Siege of Gurganj

Name: Siege of Gurganj
Start: 1204

1204 CE.

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The Siege of Gurganj was fought in 1204 between the armies of Muhammad of Ghor against Ala ad-Din Muhammad of Khwarazm and his allies, the Qara Khitai. It ultimately resulted in a Ghurid retreat over desert land that preceded the Battle of Andkhud later that year.

Text from the Wikipedia article Siege of Gurganj (1204), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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