Location Samarkand Samarkand Uzbekistan Samarkand, Samarkand, Uzbekistan 39.6667, 66.8000 1220 CE Capital Of Khwarezm dynasty State Sogdia Substate Timurid Emirates State Timurid Empire State People Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan Abu Sa'id Mirza Abu'l-Khayr Khan Ahmad Sanjar Ahmad ibn Asad +42 more Groups Tajik people Iranian peoples Tocharians Arab people Persian people +85 more Topics Younger Subboreal Period Iron Age Europe Iron Age, Near and Middle East Iron Age Cold Epoch Classical antiquity +39 more Subjects Origins Environment Movements Technology Watercraft +18 more Commodities Weapons Water Hides and feathers Gem materials Domestic animals +7 more Locations Cyropolis Tajikistan Khujand Leninabad Tajikistan Samarkand Samarkand Uzbekistan Cite this entry Moran, J. (2017). Samarkand Samarkand Uzbekistan. History Atlas. Retrieved 14 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/locations/samarkand-samarkand-uzbekistan/ Related events Loading related events…