Region: Central Asia · Coordinates: 39.655, 66.964 · 18 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| AD 1124 | History of Liao (Liaoshi) | Yelü Dashi crushed a 100,000-strong coalition of Western states at Xunsigan (Samarkand) and camped there for 90 days; the year (1124, just before his accession) is uncertain in the source. |
| AD 1220 | History of Yuan (Yuanshi), Annals | He took the city of Samarkand and camped on the Yardish River. |
| AD 1271 | Marco Polo, The Travels (Yule translation) | Samarkand, a great city ruled by Kaidu, nephew of the Great Khan, where Christians and Saracens live. |
| AD 1333 | Ibn Battuta, Travels | He parts from Tarmashirin and goes to Samarkand. Along the Foulons (fullers') river stand waterwheels and irrigated gardens, but much of the palace and city lies destroyed, with neither walls nor gates left; the author writes that the people are friendlier to strangers than those of Bukhara |
| AD 1496 | Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) | In Ramadan (around May 1496), the Tarkhan faction rebelled in Samarkand. |
| AD 1496 | Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) | Babur's second attempt to take Samarkand (winter). |
| AD 1497 | Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) | Babur camped on the Kulba (ploughshare) meadow before Samarkand, his second attack. |
| AD 1497 | Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) | At the end of Rabi (late November 1497), Babur entered the Samarkand citadel and camped at Bustan-Sarai: capture of Samarkand. |
| AD 1497 | Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) | Babur sat on the throne and began to rule Samarkand (start of the narrative of his reign). |
| AD 1500 | Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) | Sultan Ali Mirza quarrelled with Muhammad Tarkhan. |
| AD 1500 | Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) | Shaibani Khan took Samarkand. |
| AD 1500 | Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) | Babur resumed the attack on Samarkand (Qambar-ali defended Sangzar). |
| AD 1500 | Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) | Babur took Samarkand by surprise. |
| AD 1500 | Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) | After gaining Samarkand, Babur sent envoys in all directions. |
| AD 1501 | Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) | Babur was besieged by Shaibani at Samarkand. |
| AD 1501 | Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) | As the siege dragged on and food ran out, Samarkand was handed over to Shaibani. |
| AD 1511 | Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) | He took Samarkand after nine years. |
| AD 1511 | Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur) | Babur's companions agreed to the plan to march on Samarkand (quoting Haidar): he entered Samarkand after nine years (translator's note section). |