Rodrigo Nieto
the Citadel: a story of war and strife
You can find it in the city of Herat. Dating back to the year 1304 AD and conducted by Malik Fakhruddin Kart. It is a citadel and was named after another well-known governor named Kart. There are stories that are based on struggles, suffering and sacrifice, and this is the case of the Ekhtiyaruddin Citadel. The citadel was the center of an empire, the Timurid, for 100 years (from the years 1405 to 1506). When the empire began to disintegrate, was it was damaged by Uzbeks and Persians. Back in the 19th century the citadel was protected by the contenders outside of Kabul until a named Emir Abdur Rahman proposed an alliance in the year 1881.
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