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| Shah Tahmasp of Persia tried to exploit the inexperience of the young Mughal Emperor Akbar, then an adolescent. He sent an army to lay siege to Kandahar, a vital southern Afghan city held by Shah Muhammad, a governor appointed by the Mughal regent Bairam Khan. With no way to offer military assistance, Akbar was compelled to surrender Kandahar to |
] of ] tried to exploit the inexperience of the young ] Emperor ], then an adolescent. He sent an army to lay siege to ], a vital southern Afghan city held by Shah Muhammad, a governor appointed by the ] regent ]. With no way to offer military assistance, ] was compelled to surrender ] to the ]. The ] held the city on and off for almost four decades before the ] recovered it. | ||
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| Battle of Kandahar (1558) | |||||||||
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| Part of the Mughal–Persian wars | |||||||||
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 Safavid Empire |
 Mughal Empire | ||||||||
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Shah Tahmasp I Soltan Hosayn Mirza Safavi |
Muhammad Shah Qalati  | ||||||||
Shah Tahmasp of Persia tried to exploit the inexperience of the young Mughal Emperor Akbar, then an adolescent. He sent an army to lay siege to Kandahar, a vital southern Afghan city held by Shah Muhammad, a governor appointed by the Mughal regent Bairam Khan. With no way to offer military assistance, Akbar was compelled to surrender Kandahar to the Persians. The Persians held the city on and off for almost four decades before the Mughals recovered it.