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The Safavid Siege of Kandahar 1649: Shah Abbas II's Vengeance
In 1649, Shah Abbas II of Safavid Persia launched a campaign to recapture Kandahar from the Mughal Empire. This episode walks through the siege itself: the winter march, the artillery duel at the Arg-e-Mukhlis, the role of gholam artillery commander Rostam Khan, and the Mughal collapse of morale under starving conditions. We explore how the Safavid recovery of Kandahar restored Persian prestige on the eastern frontier and put Shah Jahan on the defensive in the war of succession. We also touch on the contradictory accounts in the Tarikh-e Alamara-ye Abbasi and the Padshahnama, and what the…
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