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Afghan Turkestan Campaign (1838–39)

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With the fall of Balkh, and news of the fall of Saighan and Kahmard reaching Murad Beg, he surrendered and signed a treaty. This treaty saw Dost Mohammad further grow influence in Balkh, now able to control the politics of the province. Dost Mohammad also as a result of this treaty, extended his
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Thus with the intent of campaigning in Afghan Turkestan, Dost Mohammad dispatched Akram Khan and Josiah Harlan in September 1838. The Afghan army left Kabul and arrived at Bamiyan before leaving it in the last week of October 1838. The Army then reached
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polities. After staying in Kahmard for 22 days, the Afghan Army departed once again, now further reinforced by over 2,000 Uzbeks and Hazaras. The army continued its march and arrived at
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for power. Afghan control over their recent conquests were lost as a result of the war, and Dost Mohammad would not re-enter the region until 1843, in the
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began in the winter of 1838 and ended in March 1839. The campaign was sent as a result of the tyranny of the
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State and Tribe in Nineteenth Century Afghanistan The Reign of Amir Dost Muhammad Khan (1826-1863)
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The "Ancient Supremacy": Bukhara, Afghanistan, and the Battle for Balkh, 1731-1901
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After leaving an Afghan garrison at Saighan, the Afghan forces departed for
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and Qataghan. Dost Mohammad also feared the rise of Murad Beg and that the
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The man who would be king : the first American in Afghanistan
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took hold, and Dost Mohammad Khan was in a contest with
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In March 1839, Dost Mohammad recalled the army back to
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Index

Afghan Turkestan
Afghan
Kunduz
Kahmard
Saighan
Emirate of Kabul
Kunduz Khanate
Emirate of Bukhara
Dost Mohammad Khan
Josiah Harlan
Muhammad Murad Beg
Emirate of Bukhara
Emirate of Bukhara
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1st Ghilzai
Chindawol
1st Herat
Shahda
Nimla
3rd Herat
Attock
4th Herat
Kafir Qal'eh
Multan
2nd Civil War
3rd Civil War
Shopian
Nowshera

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