Siege of Bamyan

Siege of Bamyan
Part of the Mongol invasion of the Khwarazmian Empire
Date Spring 1221 Location Bamyan, Khwarazmian Empire (modern-day Afghanistan) 34°49′30″N 67°50′00″E / 34.82500°N 67.83333°E / 34.82500; 67.83333 Result Mongol victory
Belligerents
Mongol Empire	Khwarazmian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Genghis Khan Mutukan †	Jalal al-Din Mangburni
Strength
60,000	60,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Very heavy
Bamyan class=notpageimage| Location of the siege on a map of modern Afghanistan Show map of Afghanistan Bamyan Bamyan (South Asia) Show map of South Asia

The siege of Bamyan (Persian: محاصره بامیان) was a siege that took place in 1221, during the Mongol conquest of the Khwarazmian Empire. An army under the leadership of Genghis Khan, ruler of the Mongol Empire, who was in pursuit of Jalal al-Din Mangburni, the last ruler of the Khwarazmian Empire, Genghis Khan crossed the Hindu Kush and after that besieged the citadel of Shahr-e-Gholghola near modern day Bamyan. The siege had led to a devastating attack that left the city in ruins.^[1]