battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Kafir Qala

Name: Battle of Kafir Qala
Location: Afghanistan

Battle of Kafir Qala was a battle fought in 1818 in what is now Afghanistan. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. The recorded result: Disputed, see Result.

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Fought1818

WhereAfghanistan34.660N, 61.108E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeDisputed, see Result

BelligerentsDurrani EmpireagainstQajar Iran

Casualties and lossesUnknownand10,000 Killed

Record

Date	1818 (year precision)
Place	Afghanistan 34.660N, 61.108E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Casualties and losses	Unknown	10,000 Killed
Commanders	Fateh Khan Barakzai Sher Dil Khan Kohan Dil Khan Mohammad Khan Qaraei-Torbati	Hasan Ali Mirza

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. 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, 103 km E
First Herat War 1837, 103 km E
Siege of Herat 1448, 103 km E
Siege of Herat 1749, 103 km E
Siege of Herat 1833, 106 km E

Elsewhere in 1818

Battle of Kafir Qala 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 Q4871362, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kafir Qala, revision 1380455377, 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.