Crossed the Hindu Kush and besieged Bamyan
· Shahr-e Gholghola, Bamyan, Afghanistan

Wikimedia Commons · Public Domain · file Genghis crossed the Hindu Kush and besieged the fortress near Bamyan. The death of his favored grandson Mutukan during the operation prompted an especially destructive response. The article's infobox gives July 1221, while its introduction more broadly says spring 1221; month confidence is therefore reduced.