siege, early modern
Siege of Bost
Siege of Bost was a siege conducted in July 1638 at Lashkar Gah, in what is now Afghanistan. It was part of the Mughal–Safavid War, which ran from 1637 to 1638. The recorded result: Mughal victory.
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Record
| Date | July 1638 (month precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan 31.566N, 64.351E | |
| Part of | Mughal–Safavid War (1637 to 1638) | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Result | Mughal victory | |
| Territorial change | Bost falls to the Mughals | |
| Belligerents | 23px|border Safavid Iran | Mughal Empire |
| Commanders | 23px|border Shah Safi; 23px|border Mihrab Khan | Shah Jahan; Qulij Khan Turani |
| Strength | 12,000 | |
| Casualties and losses | 100, 300 | |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Maiwand 1880, 76 km
- Fall of Kandahar 1638, 124 km
- Siege of Kandahar 1737, 124 km
- Siege of Kandahar 1605, 128 km
- Siege of Kandahar 1622, 129 km
In the same war
- Before: Fall of Kandahar February 1638
Elsewhere in 1638
- Capture of Baghdad (1638) Iraq
- Battle of Rheinfelden Switzerland
- Siege of Fuenterrabía Spain
- Siege of Breisach Germany
- Battle of Getaria Spain
Siege of Bost is one of 979 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 40 in present-day Afghanistan.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q138660914, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Bost (1638), revision 1378917466, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.