Conquest of Kandahar

Conquest of Kandahar
Part of Dost Mohammad's campaigns

Sketch of Kandahar in 1857
Date14 November 1855 – September 1856
Location
Result Afghan victory[1]
Territorial
changes
Annexation of Kandahar into Kabul
Belligerents
Principality of Qandahar Emirate of Afghanistan
Commanders and leaders
Rahmdil Khan
Sadiq Khan
Sultan Ali
Mohammad Umar
Khushdil Khan
Alam Khan
Sultan Ahmad Khan
Dost Mohammad
Sher Ali Khan[2]
Haidar Khan
Azam Khan
Karim Khan
Sharif Khan
Jalal al-Din Khan
Strength
Unknown
600 men on the conspiracy at Mala Khan[3]
880 men (in coup)[4]
Unknown number of entourage troops

The Conquest of Kandahar took place on 14 November 1855, and its consolidation lasted as long as September 1856. Following the death of Kohandil Khan, the ruler of Kandahar under the Dil brothers, the region had fallen into a succession crisis between Rahmdil Khan, the brother of Kohandil, and Kohandil's sons, who wished to gain power for themselves. Dost Mohammad Khan, the ruler of the Emirate of Afghanistan, sought to take advantage of the anarchy and chaos, and conquer Kandahar for himself.

  1. ^ Lee 2019, p. 317.
  2. ^ Lee, Jonathan (2019). Afghanistan: A History from 1260 to the Present. Reaktion Books. p. 188. ISBN 9781789140101.
  3. ^ Noelle 1997, p. 243.
  4. ^ McChesney & Khorrami 2012, p. 219-220.