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Siege of Kabul

Siege of Kabul was a siege conducted in 1504 at Kabul, in what is now Afghanistan. The recorded result: Timurid victory.

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Map showing Ancient Persia in light yellowish and the the land called Sind (most of today's Afghanistan and part of Pakistan) in pinkish. A number of ancient references are made to the names shown in . William R. Shepherd, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1504
WhereKabul, Afghanistan34.533N, 69.166E
OutcomeTimurid victory
BelligerentsTimuridsagainstArghuns

Record

Date1504 (year precision)
PlaceKabul, Afghanistan
34.533N, 69.166E
KindSiege, early modern
Commanders
  • Abdul Beg Arghun
Siege of KabulSiege of KabulSiege of the British Residency in KabulSiege of the Sherpur CantonmentBattle of KabulBattle of CharasiabSecond Battle of CharasiabBattle of CharasiabBamianGhazniGardizCharikarParachinarMayda ShahrBaraki BarakMehtar Lam100 km34.533N, 69.166E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1504 and 1879.

Elsewhere in 1504

Siege of Kabul is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 74 in present-day Afghanistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510123, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Kabul (1504), revision 1370742178, 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.