Siege of Kapisa

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Siege of Kapisa
partof=the Wars of Cyrus the Great


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date=543? BC or 533? BC
place=Kapisa, Kamboja?,
or Kandahar, Arachosia?
result=Persian victory.
territory=Kamboja or Arachosia annexed by Persia.
combatant1=Kamboja Kingdom?,
or Arachosia
combatant2=Achaemenid Empire
commander1=Unknown
commander2=Cyrus the Great,
unknown others
strength1=Unknown
strength2=Unknown
casualties1=Unknown
casualties2=Unknown

The Siege of Kapisa took place during the rule of Cyrus the Great, the first emperor of Persia. He laid siege to this city and captured it, then in vengeance for the ruthless resistance destroyed it, or perhaps might have burned it first, but the greatly preserved ruins are still seen today. In the language of the historian who wrote this, it suggests Cyrus did not intend to completely destroy the city. In this case, it was most likely a great upsetting struggle worth being recorded in history. In this vague siege it is unknown how long it lasted, but it was either in 543 BC, in his eastern campaigns, or in 533 BC, during his organization of the empire, or proposed invasion of India, in coming back from or starting it is not known, but likely in starting. Furthermore, evidence from his chronology shows the Siege having a better chance of taking place in 543 BC. It was recorded by Pliny [Natural History, VI, pp 23, 25] .

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*Pliny, (Natural History), VI

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