Why is this country called the 'Graveyard of Empires'? From the Mughals to the British, they lost their faces here

Graveyard of Empires Afghanistan: Mughals, British ruled many countries of the world. India is also included in this list. But there is a Muslim country on which the dream of ruling no king has been fulfilled.

Afghanistan nickname Graveyard of Empires: Afghanistan is a country called 'Graveyard of Empires'. This is because whoever came to rule this country had to eat his face. Even if he seemed to win for a while, he had to pack up the sack and leave after a while. Whether it is Babur, Sikander or the British. For the rulers, it has always been difficult for the rulers to rule Afghanistan and there are some special reasons behind this. The stories of these defeats of the rulers also gave Afghanistan another name - 'Graveyard of Empires'.

Whenever a ruler attacked Afghanistan to rule, the blood of thousands of Afghan soldiers was shed. Statista Research has reported the number of soldiers killed in wars in Afghanistan. According to this, most Afghan soldiers were killed in the Soviet Afghan War. 14, 453 soldiers died in this war. Apart from this, about 10 thousand soldiers were killed in the Afghan Anglo War.

Inaccessible geographical location becomes the reason

The main reason behind the inability of any empire or major power to rule Afghanistan permanently is its inaccessible geographical location. At the same time, there is always a danger of enemies on it. Due to which no ruler is able to rule comfortably here. Much of Afghanistan is mountainous. The 800-km-long Hindu Kush mountain range divides Afghanistan into two parts. 75% of Afghanistan is mountainous. People live in the valleys.

From Babur to the British, everyone was defeated

After 2 decades of fighting, Babur managed to capture Kabul. But his wish to be buried in Kabul was fulfilled 9 years after his death. After Babur's death, he was first buried in Agra. Then after about 9 years, Humayun fulfilled his wish and buried him in Kabul.

Alexander the Great is said to have managed to regain the empire after a bit of resistance, but after his death on his way back, the Mauryan Empire of India controlled most of Afghanistan.

After this, the British also fought long battles to win Afghanistan 3 times after coming to India. But due to Russia's intervention, the British could not take permanent possession here.