Historical figures in Kandahar
The atlas holds 4 people and 4 moments here, from 1522 to 1997. The most recorded lives are Osama bin Laden, Babur and Aurangzeb. Among them Business Leaders and Engineers and Inventors, across the Age of Exploration and the Mughal Empire.
Notable people
Aurangzeb
in 1649
1 moment here
Aurangzeb (Muhi al-Din Muhammad, later Alamgir I) was the sixth Mughal emperor, ruling from 1658 until 1707.…
Babur
in 1522
1 moment here
Zahir al-Din Muhammad Babur was a Timurid prince from the Fergana Valley who founded the Mughal Empire.…
Humayun
in 1545
1 moment here
Nasir al-Din Muhammad Humayun was the second Mughal emperor. His reign in northern India was interrupted by defeat and exile, followed by a…
Osama bin Laden
in 1997
1 moment here
Saudi-born founder and first emir of al-Qaeda. His documented movements include childhood and education in Saudi Arabia and England; militant…
Moments
- 1522 Siege and annexation of Kandahar Babur
- 1545 Recovery of Kandahar Humayun
- 1649 First Kandahar siege attempt Aurangzeb
- 1997 Move to Kandahar Osama bin Laden