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Siege of Kandahar

Siege of Kandahar was a siege conducted in April 1737 at Old 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: Afsharid victory. Recorded strength: 80,000 against Unknown.

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FoughtApril 1737ran into the following year
WhereOld Kandahar, Afghanistan31.602N, 65.659E
OutcomeAfsharid victory
BelligerentsAfsharid IranagainstHotak dynasty
Casualties and lossesUnknownandAll killed or captured
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, 1737
15 placed engagements of the Mughal–Persian Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateApril 1737 (month precision)
to 24 March 1738
PlaceOld Kandahar, Afghanistan
31.602N, 65.659E
KindSiege, early modern
Territorial changeKandahar and environs are incorporated into Afsharid Persia, part of the city was destroyed by Nader Shah; Fall of the Hotak dynasty
Strength80,000Unknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownAll killed or captured
Commanders
  • Hussain Hotaki
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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 1737

Siege of Kandahar is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 74 in present-day Afghanistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510145, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Kandahar, revision 1379222200, 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.