Siege of Samarkand (1490s)

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Siege of Samarkand
Part of Timurid Civil Wars
Ulug-Bek Madrasa in Samarkand
Date 1494 & 1496 Location Samarkand, Uzbekistan Result Samarkand victory, sieges failed
Belligerents
Timurids of Ferghana Timurids of Bukhara Timurids of Hissar	Timurids of Samarkand
Commanders and leaders
Zahir-ud-din Muhammad Babur Sultan Ali Mirza Sultan Masud Mirza	Sultan Baysonqor Mirza

The Sieges of Samarkand (1494-1496) were two failed sieges of Samarkand during the chaotic years of civil war that preceded the fall of the Timurid Empire in 1501.