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Battle of Gulnabad

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1722 battle between the Safavid and Hotaki Empires in Isfahan, Iran
Hotaki-Safavid War
Part of Hotaki-Safavid War

A diagram of the battle as well as casualties
DateSunday, March 8, 1722
Location
ResultHotaki victory
Belligerents
Safavid EmpireHotak Dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Mohammad Qoli Khan
Ali Mardan Khan
Rustam Khan †
Philippe Colombe †
Seyyed Abdollah[1]		Mahmud Hotak
Ashraf Hotak
Amanullah Khan
Nesrollah[1]
Strength

42,000–50,000+[2][3][4]

  • 24 cannon

10,000[5]–11,000[6]

Casualties and losses
5,000–15,000[4][7]Unknown
Campaigns ofAshraf Hotak

TheBattle of Gulnabad (Pashto:د ګلون اباد جګړه,romanized: Dh Gulonābād Jaghrha;Persian:نبرد گلون‌آباد,romanized: Nabard-e Golūnābād) was fought between themilitary forces from theHotak dynasty and the army of theSafavid Empire on Sunday, March 8, 1722. It further cemented the eventual fall of theSafavid dynasty, which had been declining for decades.

Aftermath

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After the battle was won, the Hotak Afghans began slowly but surely to march on deeper intoPersia, and eventually towardsIsfahan, the Safavid Persian capital. Numbers and casualty figures of the Gulnabad battle are believed to be between 5,000 and 15,000 dead Safavid soldiers.

See also

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References

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  1. ^abAxworthy (2006), p. 47.
  2. ^Axworthy, Michael (2009).The Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from tribal warrior to conquering tyrant, p. 75. I.B. Tauris
  3. ^Malleson, George Bruce (1878).History of Afghanistan, from the Earliest Period to the Outbreak of the War of 1878. London: Elibron.com. p. 246.ISBN 1-4021-7278-8. Retrieved2010-09-27.{{cite book}}:ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  4. ^ab"An Outline of the History of Persia During the Last Two CenturiesAN (A.D. 1722–1922)".Edward G. Browne. London:Packard Humanities Institute. p. 30. Retrieved2010-09-24.
  5. ^A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East, ed. Spencer C. Tucker, (ABC-CLIO, 2010), 726.
  6. ^Axworthy, Michael(2009).The Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from tribal warrior to conquering tyrant, p. 45. I.B. Tauris
  7. ^Axworthy, Michael (2006).The Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from Tribal Warrior to Conquering Tyrant. London:I.B. Tauris. p. 50.ISBN 1-85043-706-8. Retrieved2010-09-27.

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