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Siege of Balkh

1370 Timurid conquest of the city of Balkh
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Siege of Balkh

Summary

Siege of Balkh is a siege[1]. It draws 173 Wikipedia views per month (siege category, ranking #193 of 1,415).[2]

Key Facts

  • Siege of Balkh's instance of is recorded as siege[3].
  • Siege of Balkh took place at Balkh[4].
  • Siege of Balkh is part of Timurid conquests and invasions[5].
  • Siege of Balkh took place on 1370[6].
  • Siege of Balkh's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.758055555556, 'lon': 66.898888888889}[7].
  • A participant in Siege of Balkh was Timur[8].
  • Among those involved in Siege of Balkh was Husayn[9].

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When and Where

Siege of Balkh took place on 1370[6]. It took place at Balkh[4].

Context

Siege of Balkh is part of Timurid conquests and invasions[5]. Its instance of is recorded as siege[3].

Participants

Recorded participant include Timur[8] and Husayn[9].

Why It Matters

Siege of Balkh draws 173 Wikipedia views per month (siege category, ranking #193 of 1,415).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10]

Related Entities

Balkh Timur

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 36.758055555556, 'lon': 66.898888888889}
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P625]]: 36°45'29.02"N, 66°53'56.00"E, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1780981630519; property is not to be used on events (these belong to the location (P2"
  2. 27d ago · Vicarage · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Q889
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/34158|batch #34158]]: Siege of Balkh == Afghanistan"
  3. 7w ago · पाटलिपुत्र · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → Timurid conquests and invasions
    Image → Timur during attack on Balkh 1370.jpg
    Part of → —
    Coordinates → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Timur during attack on Balkh 1370.jpg"
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