The Chihlzina, or Forty Steps, is an enclave carved into a rocky mountainside, accessible by climbing up forty stone steps, hewn from the mountain itself. The enclave is guarded by two stone lions, now chained and defaced. Inside, the enclave contains inscriptions narrating the Old City conquest by Persian forces under Zahir ud-din Muhammad Babur, descendent of Genghis Khan, in the 16th century. Other inscriptions inside tell the story of a second conquest of the city by the Mogul Empire in the 17th century Oct. 4.
| Date Taken: | 10.04.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 10.12.2010 06:36 |
| Photo ID: | 328130 |
| VIRIN: | 101004-A-7424T-224 |
| Resolution: | 4029x2676 |
| Size: | 1.91 MB |
| Location: | KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, AF |
| Web Views: | 83 |
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