siege, nineteenth century

First Herat War

Name: First Herat War
Start: 1837-11-13
Location: Herat, Afghanistan

First Herat War was a siege conducted on 13 November 1837 at Herat, in what is now Afghanistan; it lasted 10 months. It was part of Great Game, which ran from 1830 to 1895. The recorded result: Iranian withdrawal.

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Fought13 November 1837lasted 10 months

WhereHerat, Afghanistan34.374N, 62.179E

OutcomeIranian withdrawal

BelligerentsPrincipality of Herat; Supported by: British Empire; East India Company; Aimaq tribesmen; Maimana Khanate; Andkhui Khanate; Sheberghan Khanate; Sar-i Pul Khanate; 23px Bukhara Emirate; Khiva KhanateagainstQajar Iran; Supported by: Russian Empire; Principality of Kandahar

Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Part ofGreat Game1830 to 1895

Record

Date	13 November 1837 to 9 September 1838
Place	Herat, Afghanistan 34.374N, 62.179E
Kind	Siege, nineteenth century
Strength	~ 45,000 total troops; Bombay Army: 500; Afghan Army: 22,000; Sunni Confederacy: 15,000; Ships: HMS Semiramis	40,000 total troops; Persian Army (Oct. 1837): 30,000+; Reinforcements (Jan. 1838): 10,000
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Unknown
Commanders	Yar Mohammad Khan Alakozai	Mohammad Shah Qajar Izydor Borowski Asef al-Dowleh

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Herat AD 652, same recorded site
Siege of Herat 1448, same recorded site
Siege of Herat 1749, same recorded site
Siege of Herat 1833, 4.2 km SE
Siege of Herat 1381, 4.2 km SE

Contested ground: this site was fought over 7 times between AD 652 and 1837.

Elsewhere in 1837

First Herat War is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 74 in present-day Afghanistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510082, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article First Herat War, revision 1385574781, 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.