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formidable to give him hope of its early surrender. He was forced to adopt blockading methods. He ordered to build a new city in the vicinity of Kandahar and called it Nadir-Abad to quarter his army, as he was sure that the siege would last several months. One of his generals, Imam Ali Beg, advanced against Kilat-i-Ghilzai, which fell after a stubborn siege of two months. It was here that General Saidal Khan and a number of other Ghilzai leaders fell into the hands of the Persians. Nadir ordered that Saidal Khan be deprived of his sight, for he looked upon him as a dangerous foe.
Nadir gave orders to build towers all around the city of Kandahar, and connecting them with small batteries in such a way, that the intercourse of the besieged with the country outside was completely cut off. In spite of these measures, the city held out for full one year. Nadir was then forced to change his tactics. The city of Kandahar stood on the face of a hill, and a wall ran all round it, fortified by a large number of bastions. The Persians made themselves masters of some of the most commanding eminences and from there they bombarded the city. Mean-
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