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Gurganj

Type Object Region Central Asia Time 1221

Gurganj (also written Ulagachin, Yuligagan) was one of the Khwarazmian Empire's capitals, located on the lower Amu Darya;…

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  1. c. 1221Gurganj · KhwarazmMongol forces arrived outside Gurganj; the Khwarazmian commander Timur Qalq held the city with his troops, and the Mongols began the siege and cut off the Amu Darya waterways.
  2. c. 1221Gurganj · KhwarazmThe siege lasted several months; the defenders sortied repeatedly, while the Mongols assaulted with catapults and mining tactics; food and water within the city gradually ran short, and the fighting was extremely brutal.
  3. c. 1221Gurganj · KhwarazmGurganj finally fell; the Mongols carried out large-scale massacres and destruction within the city, which was reduced to ruins, and the Khwarazmian western system of rule collapsed along with it.

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