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Siege of Kandahar

Siege of Kandahar was a siege conducted in November 1605 at Kandahar, in what is now Afghanistan; it ran into the following year. It was part of the Mughal–Persian Wars, which ran from 1557 to 1739. The recorded result: Mughal victory.

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FoughtNovember 1605ran into the following year
WhereKandahar, Afghanistan31.608N, 65.705E
OutcomeMughal victory
BelligerentsSafavid EmpireagainstMughal Empire
Part ofMughal–Persian Wars1557 to 1739

Where it sits in the Mughal–Persian Wars

Siege of Kandahar, 1605Siege of Kandahar, 1648Battle of Gulnabad, 1722Siege of Isfahan, 1722Battle of Sangan, 1727Battle of Khwar Pass, 1729Battle of Herat, 1729Battle of Zarghan, 1729Battle of Murche-Khort, 1729Battle of Kirkuk (1733), 1733Siege of Baghdad (1733), 1733Siege of Kandahar, 1737Withdrawal through Andalal, 1741Battle of Mosul, 1745Battle of Kars, 174516051745Siege of Kandahar, 1605
15 placed engagements of the Mughal–Persian Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateNovember 1605 (month precision)
to January 1606
PlaceKandahar, Afghanistan
31.608N, 65.705E
KindSiege, early modern
Territorial changeKandahar remains in the Mughal Empire
Commanders
  • Jahangir
Siege of KandaharSiege of KandaharBattle of KandaharSiege of KandaharSiege of KandaharFall of KandaharBattle of MaiwandSiege of KandaharFall of KandaharBattle of MaiwandChamanQalatLashkar GahTarin Kowt100 km31.608N, 65.705E
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 5 times between 1605 and 1880.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1605

Siege 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 Q7510146, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Kandahar (1605–1606), revision 1370742269, 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.