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Mughal Siege of Kandahar (1622)

Type Event Region Asia Time 1622

After Safavid Persia seized Kandahar in 1622, Mughal prince Khurram (later Shah Jahan) led a large army north from India to besiege the city, but the…

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  1. 1622Kandahar · AfghanistanSafavid Persian shah Abbas I, taking advantage of Mughal succession turmoil, ordered Husayn Ali Khan to lead a force that surprised and captured Kandahar in May 1622, severing the Mughal overland route to Central Asia.
  2. 1622Before the walls of Kandahar · AfghanistanMughal prince Khurram (Shah Jahan) was ordered to lead a large corps from Lahore via Kabul northward, camping before Kandahar to besiege it; but the long logistical line, desert climate, and stubborn defense left the campaign deadlocked.
  3. 1622Kandahar · AfghanistanUnder the combined pressures of a threatening Persian relief force, epidemic disease in the camp, and failing provisions, the Mughal army was forced to raise the siege and withdraw south; Kandahar thereafter remained under Persian control until Shah Jahan briefly recovered it again in 1653.

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