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Shah Abbas II and the Safavid Recovery of Kandahar 1648
In 1648, the young Safavid shah Abbas II accomplished what his grandfather had failed to do: he took Kandahar from the Mughals in a swift, decisive campaign. This episode dives into the political background of the 1640s — the decline of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, the neglect of the Kandahar garrison, and the bold winter march of the Safavid army under the command of the Armenian grand vizier Mirza Muhammad Beg. We explore the siege itself, the role of the Qizilbash and gholam troops, and the diplomatic fallout that nearly escalated into a full Mughal-Safavid war. The conversation also…
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