{{Infobox military conflict , conflict = Siege of Samarkand , partof = Campaigns of Babur , image = Shaybani.jpg , image_size = 250 , caption = Muhammad Shaybani , date = 1501 , place = Samarkand,

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, result = Mughal victory , combatant1 = Flag of the Mughal Empire

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, combatant2 = War flag of Khanate of Bukhara

Khanate of Bukhara , commander1 = Flag of the Mughal Empire

Babur , commander2 = War flag of Khanate of Bukhara

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

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by both belligerents. Four years after its recapture by the forces of Babur, there was a rebellion that lost the King of Ferghana his kingdom and his capital. In 1501, Babur and his army felt ready to besiege the city again. However, his invasion attempt was beaten off by Shaybani, an Uzbek tribal chief whose conquests were known across Central Asia.

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