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The siege of Kandahar, also known as the Kandahar campaign, was led by Shah Abbas II of Safavid Empire against the Mughal-held city of Kandahar, in modern day Afghanistan. It lasted from 28 December 1648 to 22 February 1649, and ended in the permanent loss of Kandahar by the Mughals.
Kandahar, the second-largest city of Afghanistan and the capital of Kandahar Province, was a heavily defended city guarded by Afghan National Army (ANA) forces. However, amidst the 2021 Taliban offensive, the Taliban had led brutal attacks on the city, wearing down the defenses and causing many in the ANA ranks to desert and flee due to fear of being captured by the Taliban. [10]
The Mughal–Safavid war of 1649–1653 was fought between the Mughal and Safavid empires in the territory of modern Afghanistan. While the Mughals were at war with the Janid Uzbeks, the Safavid army captured the fortress city of Kandahar and other strategic cities that controlled the region. The Mughals attempted to regain the city, but their ...
Control of Afghanistan was centered around two key cities, Kabul and Kandahar; by the 1630s the Mughals were in control of Kabul, while the Safavid's controlled Kandahar. [1] A major development came in 1638 when the Safavid governor of Kandahar, Ali Mardan Khan, betrayed the Safavids and gave control of the city over to the Mughals. [2]
The Fall of Kandahar took place in 2001 during the War in Afghanistan. After the fall of Mazar-i-Sharif , Kabul and Herat , Kandahar was the last major city under Taliban control. Kandahar was where the Taliban movement had originated and where its power base was located, so it was assumed that capturing Kandahar would be difficult.
Soltan Hosayn Mirza took full power over Kandahar and ruled the province with stability and prosperity for almost four decades. [1] He died of natural causes in the reign of Shah Ismail II . The region is located in the Helmand River valley , and it extends from the Hindu Kush Mountains down to Bost, which is an important geographical landmark ...
After expelling the Afghans from Iran in 1729, Tahmasp Qoli Khan had planned to attack the Hotaks and reconquer Kandahar in 1730. However, multiple events postponed this. As Hussain Hotaki was afraid of an Afsharid attack on Kandahar he incited the Abdalis of Herat to revolt, [2] causing Nader to abandon his campaign against the Ottomans and incorporate Herat back into the Safavid Empi
Battle of Kandahar may refer to: Battle of Kandahar (1880) , the last major conflict of the Second Anglo-Afghan War Battle of Kandahar (2001) , the fall of the city in 2001, signaling the end of organized Taliban control of Afghanistan