“Önemsiz” bir Muhasara: Mirza Süleyman’ın Kabil Kuşatması (1556)

Year 2025, Volume: 10 Issue: Vakanüvis 10. Yıl Özel Sayısı, 152 - 173, 31.10.2025

Yakup Aslan

https://doi.org/10.24186/vakanuvis.1678732

Abstract

Bu makale Ekber Şah döneminin ilk günlerinde meydana gelen Kabil kuşatmasını askeri, stratejik ve siyasi dinamikler bakımından ele almaktadır. Makale 2 kısma ayrılmıştır. İlk kısımda özellikle Beyazid Beyat’ın hatıralarına dayanarak Kabil kuşatmasının anlatısı sunulmaktadır. İkinci kısım ise kuşatmanın askeri tarih bakımından bir değerlendirmesini ele alır. Kuşatma boyunca öne çıkan askeri teknoloji, kuşatma yöntemleri, iaşe ve coğrafi şartlar, hile ve aldatma gibi etkenler belirlenmiş ve kuşatmanın neticesine tesirleri tartışılmıştır. Kabil kuşatması, geleneksel kuşatmalar ile erken modern dönem metodik kuşatma savaşları arasında bir geçiş örneği sunmaktadır.

Keywords

Babürlü İmparatorluğu , Ekber Şah , Erken Modern , Kabil , Kuşatma Savaşları , Mu'nim Han

An “Unimportant” Siege: The Siege of Kabul by Mirza Suleiman (1556)

Abstract

This article examines the siege of Kabul in the early days of Akbar Shah's reign in terms of military, strategic and political aspects. The article is divided into two chapters. The first chapter focuses on the narration of Kabul siege, particularly by Bayazid Bayat. The second chapter contains an analysis of the siege from the perspective of military history. Factors such as military technology, siege methods, supply and geographical conditions, cunning and deception are identified and their impact on the outcome of the siege is discussed. The siege of Kabul provides a transitional example between traditional sieges and early modern methodical siege wars.

Keywords

Akbar Shah , Early Modern , Kabul , Mughal Empire , Mu'nim Khan , Siege Wars

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