1622
Loss of Kandahar
Jahangir loses Kandahar to Shah Abbas I of Persia while Mughal politics are strained by Prince Khurram's resistance.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Kandahar in India. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Jahangir loses Kandahar to Shah Abbas I of Persia while Mughal politics are strained by Prince Khurram's resistance.
Shah Jahan regains Kandahar when the Safavid governor defects and surrenders the strategic fortress to the Mughals.
Loses of Kandahar to the Persians
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