Siege of Khiva (1922)

Not to be confused with Siege of Khiva (1924) or Siege of Khiva (1920).
Siege of Khiva
Part of the Basmachi movement
DateApril-May 1922
Location
Khorezm People's Soviet Republic
Result
Belligerents
Basmachi movement Russian SFSR
Khorezm PSR
Commanders and leaders
Molla Abdulkahhar
Junaid Khan		 Unknown
Strength
15,000 (claimed) Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Heavy

The Siege of Khiva was a military engagement during the Basmachi Movement in Central Asia, led by Junaid Khan of Khiva and Molla Abdulkahhar against the Khorezm People's Soviet Republic.

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