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Keywords: Ruins of old Kandahar Citadel in 1881.jpg Ruins of old Kandahar Citadel Photograph of the ruins of old Kandahar citadel from the 'Bellew Collection Photograph album of Surgeon-General Henry Walter Bellew' taken by Sir Benjamin Simpson c 1881 Kandahar is the second largest city in Afghanistan and is situated in the south of the region Although the old citadel was destroyed by Nadir Shah Afshar of Persia in 1738 the Battle of Maiwand was fought in its ruins in 1880 This conflict secured the rule of Abdur Rahman as the Amir of Afghanistan 1844-1901 At the top of this fortified citadel there are the ruins of a royal residence http //www bl uk/ The British Library - http //www bl uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/r/019pho0000050s1u00073000 html Online Gallery 1881 Sir Benjamin Simpson 1831-1923 PD-Old PD-old-70 History of Kandahar Forts in Afghanistan
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