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Siege of Kandahar

Siege of Kandahar was a siege conducted in 1648 at Kandahar, in what is now Afghanistan; it ran into the following year. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Kandahar. It was part of the Mughal–Persian Wars, which ran from 1557 to 1739. The recorded result: Safavid victory. Recorded strength: 40,000 against 7,000.

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Fought1648ran into the following year
WhereKandahar, Afghanistan31.621N, 65.716E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeSafavid victory
BelligerentsSafavid IranagainstMughal Empire
Casualties and losses2,000, including 600 Qizilbashand400
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, 1648
15 placed engagements of the Mughal–Persian Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1648 (year precision)
to 1649
PlaceKandahar, Afghanistan
31.621N, 65.716E
KindSiege, early modern
Territorial changeKandahar falls to the Safavids
Strength40,0007,000
Casualties and losses2,000, including 600 Qizilbash400
Commanders
  • Shah Abbas II
  • Mihrab Khan
  • Daulat Khan Mayi
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Placed at Kandahar; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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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 Q132798136, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Kandahar (1648–1649), revision 1380918288, 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.