siege, early modern
Fall of Kandahar
Fall of Kandahar was a siege conducted in February 1638 at Kandahar, 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 | February 1638 (month precision) to March 1638 | |
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| Place | Kandahar, Afghanistan 31.602N, 65.659E | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Territorial change | Kandahar falls to the Mughals | |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Kandahar 1737, same recorded site
- Siege of Kandahar 1605, 4.4 km E
- Battle of Kandahar 1880, 5.7 km E
- Siege of Kandahar 1622, 5.7 km E
- Battle of Maiwand 1880, 52 km W
Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 1605 and 1880.
In the same war
- After: Siege of Bost July 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
Fall of Kandahar is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 74 in present-day Afghanistan.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q138659346, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Fall of Kandahar (1638), revision 1378916481, 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.