siege, nineteenth century

Siege of Kahun

Name: Siege of Kahun
Location: Kahun Fort, Afghanistan

Siege of Kahun was a siege conducted in May 1840 at Kahun Fort, in what is now Afghanistan. The recorded result: Marri victory; British capitulate; Marri return to Kahun. Recorded strength: 140 against 2,000.

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FoughtMay 1840

WhereKahun Fort, Afghanistan29.333N, 69.250E

OutcomeMarri victory; British capitulate; Marri return to Kahun

BelligerentsUnited Kingdom; Support: Bugti TribeagainstMarri Tribe

Record

Date	May 1840 (month precision) to September 1840
Place	Kahun Fort, Afghanistan 29.333N, 69.250E
Kind	Siege, nineteenth century
Strength	140	2,000
Commanders	Lewis Brown (commander)

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

Nearest engagements

Battle of Miani 1843, 117 km SE
Battle of Kachhi 1142, 186 km W
Battle of Aror AD 712, 189 km S
Battle of Longewala 1971, 220 km SE
Siege of Multan 1848, 230 km NE

Elsewhere in 1840

Siege of Kahun 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 Q7510133, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Kahun, revision 1370742187, 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.