1750
Capture of Herat
Ahmad Shah captures Herat and incorporates western Afghanistan into his empire.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Herat in Afghanistan. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Ahmad Shah captures Herat and incorporates western Afghanistan into his empire.
Dost Mohammad captures Herat and reunifies most of Afghanistan under his government.
Dost Mohammad dies shortly after securing Herat.
Shiites capture Herat, the Government retakes it but the country falls into anarchy
A major uprising in Herat exposes the revolutionary government's weak control outside Kabul.
Omars movement captures the province of Kandahar and then captures Herat
Omars movement captures the province of Kandahar and then captures Herat
Mullah Omars movement captures Herat
Provenance
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