Seizure and destruction of Bukhara by Genghis Khan's Mongol army. It took place in February 1220 in what is now Uzbekistan. The setting was Bukhara. It was part of the Mongol invasion of Khwarazmian Empire and Eastern Iran. Those involved included the Mongol Empire and the Khwarazmian Empire.
Before and after
- 1220Construction of Notre-Dame de Chartres
- 1220Construction of York Minster
- 1220Construction of Salisbury Cathedral
- 1220Siege of Samarkand
- February 1220Siege of Bukhara (1220)
- 13 May 1220Birth of Alexander Nevsky
- from October 1220 to April 1221Siege of Gurganj
- 1221Construction of Burgos Cathedral
- 24 November 1221Battle of Indus
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The era
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