siege, early modern
Siege of Kandahar
Siege of Kandahar was a siege conducted on 20 May 1622 at Kandahar, in what is now Afghanistan; it lasted 32 days. It was part of the Mughal–Safavid War, which ran from 1622 to 1623. The recorded result: Safavid victory. Recorded strength: 2,000 against 6,000.
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Record
| Date | 20 May 1622 to 21 June 1622 | |
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| Place | Kandahar, Afghanistan 31.620N, 65.716E | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Territorial change | Kandahar falls to Safavid iran | |
| Strength | 2,000 | 6,000 |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Kandahar 1880, 0.4 km S
- Siege of Kandahar 1605, 1.7 km SW
- Siege of Kandahar 1737, 5.7 km W
- Fall of Kandahar 1638, 5.7 km W
- Battle of Maiwand 1880, 57 km W
Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 1605 and 1880.
Elsewhere in 1622
- Battle of Wimpfen Germany
- Battle of Mingolsheim Germany
- Battle of Fleurus Belgium
- Battle of Macau People's Republic of China
- Battle of Höchst Germany
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 Q139892445, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Kandahar (1622), revision 1382312928, 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.