Siege of Gurganj

1220 siege during the Mongol invasion of the Khwarazmian Empire
Event siege Q111181659
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Siege of Gurganj

Summary

Siege of Gurganj is a siege[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Siege of Gurganj is in the country of Khwarazmian Empire[3].
  • Siege of Gurganj's instance of is recorded as siege[4].
  • The location of Siege of Gurganj was Urgench[5].
  • Siege of Gurganj is part of Mongol invasion of Khwarazmian Empire and Eastern Iran[6].
  • Siege of Gurganj began on October 1220[7].
  • Siege of Gurganj ended on April 1221[8].
  • Siege of Gurganj's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.55, 'lon': 60.633333333333}[9].
  • A participant in Siege of Gurganj was Mongol Empire[10].
  • A participant in Siege of Gurganj was Khwarazmian Empire[11].

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When and Where

Siege of Gurganj began on October 1220[7]. It ended on April 1221[8]. The location of it was Urgench[5]. It is in the country of Khwarazmian Empire[3].

Context

Siege of Gurganj is part of Mongol invasion of Khwarazmian Empire and Eastern Iran[6]. Its instance of is recorded as siege[4].

Participants

Recorded participant include Mongol Empire[10] and Khwarazmian Empire[11].

Why It Matters

Siege of Gurganj has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

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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. 22d ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 41.55, 'lon': 60.633333333333}
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/35901|batch #35901]]: Siege of Gurganj Uzbekistan,Khwarazmian Empire"
  2. 23d ago · Pi bot bot · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 41.55, 'lon': 60.633333333333}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P625]]: 42°19'12"N, 59°10'48"E, Importing coordinate from enwp"
  3. 24d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 41.55, 'lon': 60.633333333333}
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P625]]: 41°33'0.00"N, 60°37'59.99"E, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1780981630519; property is not to be used on events (these belong to the location (P27"
  4. 4w ago · Vicarage · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Part of Mongol invasion of Khwarazmian Empire and Eastern Iran
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    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33939|batch #33939]]: Siege of Gurganj"
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