Kandahar

Also known as Qandahar, historically Candahar, the city is the second largest in Afghanistan. It is the capital of the Kandahar Province, and it is one of the most culturally significant cities of the Pashtuns. Related BRANCH Articles: Antoinette Burton, “On the First Anglo-Afghan War, 1839-42: Spectacle of Disaster”; Zarena Aslami, “The Second Anglo-Afghan War, or The Return of the Uninvited”

Coordinates

Latitude: 31.628871000000
Longitude: 65.737174900000

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Timeline of Events Associated with Kandahar

Date Event Manage
Apr 1839

Kandahar taken by the British

Butler's 'Remnants of an Army'In April 1839, Kandahar was taken by the British in the First Anglo-Afghan War. Image: Detail: ‘Remnants of an Army’ by Elizabeth Butler portraying William Brydon arriving at the gates of Jalalabad as the only survivor of a 16,500 strong evacuation from Kabul in January 1842. This image is in the public domain in the United States as its copyright has expired.

Articles

Antoinette Burton, “On the First Anglo-Afghan War, 1839-42: Spectacle of Disaster”

Related Articles

Zarena Aslami, “The Second Anglo-Afghan War, or The Return of the Uninvited”