Siege of Bost (1638)
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| Siege of Bost (1638) | |||||||||
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| Part of the Mughal–Safavid War (1637–1638) | |||||||||
Surrender of the Safavids under Mihrab Khan to the Mughal general Qulij Khan Turani at the Siege of Bost (1638). Padshahnama (c.1640). Musée Guimet (MA 3318) | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Safavid Iran | Mughal Empire | ||||||||
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Shah Safi Mihrab Khan |
Shah Jahan Qulij Khan Turani | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 12,000 | |||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 100 †, 300 wounded | |||||||||
The Siege of Bost, from July 28 to September 3, 1638, was a siege of the fortress of Bost (modern Lashkari Bazar) led by the Mughal Empire general Qulij Khan Turani sent by Shah Jahan, against the Safavids under Mihrab Khan, an Armenian ghulam of the ruler of Iran Safi of Persia. The siege was part of the Mughal–Safavid War (1637–1638), and followed the Fall of Kandahar in March 1638.