Siege of Samarkand | |||||||
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Part of Timurid-Uzbek Wars Timurid Civil Wars | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Timurids of Ferghana Timurids of Bukhara |
Khanate of Bukhara Timurids of Samarkand | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Zahir-ud-din Babur Sultan Ali Mirza |
Muhammad Shaybani Sultan Baysonqor Mirza |
The Siege of Samarkand (1497) was a successful siege by the two armies of Emir Babur of Fergana and Sultan Ali of Bukhara of the city of Samarkand . In May 1497, the city was captured after 7 months of siege.