Afghan Turkestan Campaign (1838–39)
| Afghan Turkestan Campaign (1838-39) | |||||||||
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| Part of Dost Mohammad's campaigns | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Emirate of Kabul |
Kunduz Khanate Emirate of Bukhara | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Dost Mohammad Khan Akram Khan Josiah Harlan |
Muhammad Murad Beg Ishan Sudur Ishan Uraq | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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4,000 (Initial under Josiah Harlan) 6,000 (At Kahmard) | Unknown | ||||||||
The Afghan Turkestan Campaign of 1838-39 began in the winter of 1838 and ended in March 1839. The campaign was sent as a result of the tyranny of the Kunduz Khanate's ruler, Murad Beg. It was also launched for reasons such as additional revenue gain and tribute from many of the Uzbek states present in the region, including an attempt at subjugating the prominent states of Khulm and Qataghan. Dost Mohammad also feared the rise of Murad Beg and that the Kunduz Khanate was slowly enroaching on Bamiyan.