Siege of Samarkand (1490s)
| Siege of Samarkand | |||||||
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| Part of Timurid Civil Wars | |||||||
| Ulug-Bek Madrasa in Samarkand | |||||||
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| 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.