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Kabul

Kabul is a city in present-day Afghanistan, strategically placed on routes between Central Asia and India. Babur, the last Timurid prince expelled from Central Asia, took Kabul and used it as his base. From there he invaded India and founded the Mughal Empire, as Timurid rule in Central Asia came to an end.

Kabul
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Mentioned in 5 profiles

Timurid EmpireMilitary, DeclineYuezhiDeclineKushan EmpireFoundation, MilitaryGhaznavid EmpireFoundationPersianChange

Mentioned in 15 state histories

Indo-Greek KingdomAlchon HunsNezak HunsTurk ShahisHindu ShahisDurrani EmpireKataghan KhanatePrincipality of KandaharEmirate of AfghanistanSaqqawist EmirateDemocratic Republic of AfghanistanIslamic State of Afghanistanand 3 more

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kabul. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kabul
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