Kandahar through time
Afghanistan
Theme 7 · 324 or 321 to 187 BCE
Portions of Major Rock Edicts 12 and 13 and of Pillar Edict 7, in Greek and Aramaic
Theme M8a · 1526 to 1707 CE
The Mughal empire: the emperors
Ceded to Akbar in 1595, lost to Shah Abbas I in 1622, recovered in 1638, and lost for good to Shah Abbas II in 1649 despite three sieges