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As Kabul's principal fortress, Bala Hissar was the stage for several pivotal events in both the First (1838–1842) and Second Anglo-Afghan Wars (1878–1880). The British envoy to Kabul, Sir Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari was murdered inside the fort in September 1879 triggering a general uprising and the second phase of the Second Anglo ...
Humayun with his father Babur, emperors of the Mughal Empire Old painting showing the Great Wall of Kabul. In the 14th century, Kabul became a major trading centre under the kingdom of Timur (Tamerlane). In 1504, the city fell to Babur from the north and made into his headquarters, which became one of the principal cities of his later Mughal ...
Chihil Sutun is a historical site. It was developed in the late 18th century by Zaman Shah, one of rulers of the Durrani Empire. [1] The current palace and pavilion were originally built at the same location by then-Emir Abdur Rahman Khan at the end of the 19th century.
On 24 August 2016, attackers who are suspected members of the Taliban stormed the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul, Afghanistan, using a car bomb and automatic weapons. Thirteen people were killed, including seven university students, one policeman, three security guards at the university, a university professor (Naqib Ahmad Khpulwak ...
The architecture of Afghanistan refers to a distinct style of architecture of the modern country and its predecessor states. [1] As the connection between the three major cultural and geographic centers of Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and the Iranian plateau, the boundaries of the region prior to this time changed with the rapid advancement of armies, with the land belonging to a ...
565 – Kabul Shahi is in power. 794 – Shahi capital relocated to Kabul from Kapisa. 1461 – Wali khan Beg is in power. [4] 1502 – Arghunid Muqim in power. [4] 1504 – Siege of Kabul; Mughal Babur in power. [4] [5] 1528 – Gardens of Babur developed outside city. 1545 – Mughal Humayun in power. [6] 1637 – Char Chatta Bazaar built. [7]
Chehel Sotoun (Persian: چهلستون, lit. ' Forty Columns ') is a Persian pavilion in the middle of a park at the far end of a long pool, in Isfahan, Iran, built by Shah Abbas II to be used for his entertainment and receptions.
Amanullah brought in foreign experts to redesign Kabul. A Turkish architect designed the victory arch. [ 4 ] At that time, at the entrance of Paghman, they created a triumphal arch or monumental gate in the style of Greco-Roman classical architecture , similar to but smaller than the Arc de Triomphe in Paris , France.