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Siege of Bost

Siege of Bost was a siege conducted in July 1638 at Lashkar Gah, in what is now Afghanistan. It was part of the Mughal–Safavid War, which ran from 1637 to 1638. The recorded result: Mughal victory.

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FOLIO FROM A MANUSCRIPT OF THE PADSHAH-NAМА (HISTORY OF THE EMPEROR) OF 'ABD AL-HAMID LAHORI QULIJ KHAN ACCEPTS THE KEYS TO A CITY IN BADAKHSHAN (probably Bust) in 1639 Attributed to Murad. Mughal, ca
FOLIO FROM A MANUSCRIPT OF THE PADSHAH-NAМА (HISTORY OF THE EMPEROR) OF 'ABD AL-HAMID LAHORI QULIJ KHAN ACCEPTS THE KEYS TO A CITY IN BADAKHSHAN (probably Bust) in 1639 Attributed to Murad. Mughal, ca. Mughal, circa 1646, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtJuly 1638
WhereLashkar Gah, Afghanistan31.566N, 64.351E
OutcomeMughal victory
Belligerents23px|border Safavid IranagainstMughal Empire
Part ofMughal–Safavid War1637 to 1638

Record

DateJuly 1638 (month precision)
to September 1638
PlaceLashkar Gah, Afghanistan
31.566N, 64.351E
KindSiege, early modern
Territorial changeBost falls to the Mughals
Strength12,000
Casualties and losses100, 300
Commanders
  • Safi of Persia
  • Mihrab Khan
  • Shah Jahan
  • Qulij Khan Turani
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Siege of Bost is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 83 in present-day Afghanistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q138660914, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Bost (1638), revision 1378917466, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.