Siege of Khujand

Name: Siege of Khujand
Start: 1220

1220 CE.

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The Siege of Khujand was a siege by the Mongol army against the governor of the city of Khujand, Timur-Malik, during the Mongol invasion of the Khwarazmian Empire in 1220. This led to a Mongol victory and withdrawal of Timur-Malik who offered strong resistance before being forced to abandon the town. In which Timur-Malik fled to a small island in the Syr Darya.

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