Between 1219 and 1221, the Mongol forces under Genghis Khan invaded the lands of the Khwarazmian Empire in Central Asia. The campaign, which followed the annexation of the Qara Khitai Khanate, saw widespread devastation and atrocities. The invasion marked the completion of the Mongol conquest of Central Asia, and began the Mongol conquest of Persia.
Prince of the region of Rayy, near Teheran, Iran, with his guard wearing Turkic uniforms and sharbush headgear, in Maqamat al-Hariri, 1237 manuscript (Arabe 5847).
Genghis Khan's invasion of Central Asia from 1216 to 1224
The Khwarazmian fortress of Kyzyl-Kala participated to the resistance to the Mongol invasion.
Ruins of Muhammad's palace in Urgench.
Siege of Bukhara
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The siege of Bukhara took place in February 1220, during the Mongol invasion of the Khwarazmian Empire. Genghis Khan, ruler of the Mongol Empire, had launched a multi-pronged assault on the Khwarazmian Empire ruled by Shah Muhammad II. While the Shah planned to defend his major cities individually, the Mongols laid siege to the border town of Otrar, and struck further into Khwarazmia.
Image: UZ Bukhara Samanid mausoleum
Image: Bukhara sights 8