Kabul

Region: Central Asia · Coordinates: 34.528, 69.172 · 18 events

Events

YearSourceAccount
AD 1333Ibn Battuta, TravelsFrom Ghazna he goes to Kabul; the old great city is now a village of Afghan tribes, who are notorious as mountain bandits
AD 1504Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur)Muqim Arghun handed Kabul over to Babur.
AD 1504Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur)Late in the second Rabi (October 1504), by God's grace, he gained Kabul, Ghazni, and their dependencies.
AD 1504Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur)A few days after taking Kabul, Muqim asked to leave and divided his territories.
AD 1504Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur)A few days after gathering troops, the first departure toward Hindustan.
AD 1505Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur)After a disastrous four-month expedition, he arrived at Kabul.
AD 1505Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur)That year the water had risen and there was no ford to cross; he returned to Kabul by way of Ghazni (the end of the four-month expedition).
AD 1505Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur)Muharram (around June 1505): his mother died after a fever.
AD 1506Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur)Muharram (around June 1506): in response to Husain's summons, he set out by the Girivand and Shibirtu roads to face the Uzbeks.
AD 1507Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur)He attacked and defeated the rebels, barely escaping death.
AD 1507Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur)Having put down the rebellion, Babur reached Sharbagh and sent a letter announcing the victory.
AD 1507Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur)On news that Shaibani was approaching, he summoned the begs at Kabul to discuss countermeasures.
AD 1507Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur)Following the Hindustan plan, he left Kabul.
AD 1508Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur)Though it was deep winter, he returned to Kabul.
AD 1508Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur)Humayun was born in the Kabul citadel.
AD 1514Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur)Babur, who had been staying at Kunduz, returned to Kabul.
AD 1517Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur)Babur brought Muhammad-i-Zaman Mirza to Kabul and married him to his daughter Masum.
AD 1519Baburnama (Memoirs of Babur)On the 31st of July (3rd of Sha'ban), Sunday, he arrived at Kabul.
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