Battle of Kafir Qala
The Battle of Kafir Qala was fought in June 1818 between Iran and the Durrani Empire.
| Battle of Kafir Qala | |||||||
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| Part of Herati-Qajar Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Qajar Empire | Durrani Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Dowlatshah | Mahmud Shah Durrani | ||||||
The Persians had captured Herat in 1816 but were forced to abandon it when the Afghans resisted the occupation of the city with an intense guerrilla war on the countryside. In 1818 the Persian Shah, Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, sent his son Prince Mohammad Ali Mirza, known as Dowlatshah, with a huge Persian army to recapture Herat. The Persians marched from Khorasan and met the Afghan army shortly after crossing the border in the town of Kafir Qala. The battle was inconclusive and both armies retreated. The Hazara tribesmen of Bakharz and Jam looted the baggage from both sides.[1]
References
- Yusuf, Mohamed (1988). A History of Afghanistan, from 1793 A.D. to 1865 A.D. ISBN 1466222417.
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