Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 5 engagements

Kandahar: contested ground

The ground around Kandahar was fought over 5 times between 1605 and 1880: 1 battle and 4 sieges, in 3 different wars. All 5 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of KandaharSiege of KandaharFall of KandaharBattle of KandaharSiege of KandaharSiege of KandaharChamanQalatLashkar GahTarin Kowt200 km31.610N, 65.691E
5 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Kandahar, 1605Siege of Kandahar, 1622Fall of Kandahar, 1638Siege of Kandahar, 1737Battle of Kandahar, 188016051880
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
November 1605Siege of KandaharKandaharMughal–Persian Wars
20 May 1622Siege of KandaharKandaharMughal–Safavid War
February 1638Fall of KandaharKandaharMughal–Safavid War
April 1737Siege of KandaharOld KandaharMughal–Persian Wars
1 September 1880Battle of KandaharKandaharSecond Anglo-Afghan War

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.