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Muhammad Shaybani's Uzbek Conquests (1501–1510)

Type Event Region Central Asia Time 1501–1510

Shaybani Khan led a Uzbek nomadic confederation south from north of the Syr Darya, taking Samarkand and Bukhara in 1500–1501, then sweeping away rema…

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  1. 1500–1501Samarkand · SamarkandShaybani Khan defeated the Timurid descendant Babur, occupied Samarkand, and immediately marched south to take Bukhara, establishing Uzbek control over the two great cities of Transoxiana and destroying the Timurid regime's foundation of rule in the region.
  2. 1501–1507Transoxiana · TransoxianaShaybani consolidated control over key points such as Khiva and Termez, repeatedly defeated Babur's attempts to restore his rule, and gradually advanced toward Khwarazm, coming into confrontation with the Timurid remnant regime in Herat.
  3. 1507–1510Herat · HeratIn 1507 Shaybani captured Herat, ending Timurid rule in Khwarazm. His power reached Fergana to the east and the Safavid frontier to the west, making him the strongest nomadic polity in Central Asia in the early 16th century, until his decisive battle with the Safavids in 1510.

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