{{Infobox military conflict
, conflict = Siege of Samarkand
, partof = Campaigns of Babur
, image = Muhammad Shaybani.jpg
, image_size = 250
, caption = Muhammad Shaybani
, date = 1501
, place =
Samarkand
Samarkand ( ; Uzbek language, Uzbek and Tajik language, Tajik: Самарқанд / Samarqand, ) is a city in southeastern Uzbekistan and among the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central As ...
,
Uzbekistan
, image_flag = Flag of Uzbekistan.svg
, image_coat = Emblem of Uzbekistan.svg
, symbol_type = Emblem of Uzbekistan, Emblem
, national_anthem = "State Anthem of Uzbekistan, State Anthem of the Republ ...
, result = Initial Mughal victory, Uzbek victory for second time
, combatant1 =
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire was an Early modern period, early modern empire in South Asia. At its peak, the empire stretched from the outer fringes of the Indus River Basin in the west, northern Afghanistan in the northwest, and Kashmir in the north, to ...
, combatant2 = Khanate of Bukhara
, commander1 = Babur
, commander2 = Muhammad Shaybani
, strength1=Unknown, strength2=Unknown,
casualties1=Unknown, casualties2=Unknown
, campaignbox = {{Campaignbox Babur
The siege of Samarkand was the third and last campaign against the
city
A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...
between Mughal and Uzbeks. Four years after its recapture by the forces of Babur, he lost his kingdom and capital following a rebellion. In 1501, Babur and his army besieged the city again. However, his invasion attempt was beaten off by Shaybani, an Uzbek tribal chief whose conquests were known across Central Asia.