Destruction of Bukhara by the Mongols

Name: Destruction of Bukhara by the Mongols
Start: 1220

Type Event Region Central Asia Time 1220

After Bukhara fell in 1220 CE, Genghis Khan ordered systematic destruction of the city;…

Timeline

1220Walls and citadel of Bukhara · UzbekistanMongol forces were ordered to demolish Bukhara's walls, gates, and citadel fortifications, and executed the last garrison resisting in the citadel, to intimidate other cities of Transoxiana.
1220Great Mosque of Bukhara · UzbekistanMongol forces seized artisans, scholars, and wealth and carried them off to Mongolia; Genghis Khan addressed the populace in the city's mosque, proclaiming himself the scourge of punishment sent from heaven, dealing a severe blow to Bukhara's prosperity.

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