Battle of Gulnabad
Battle of Gulnabad | |
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Part of Hotaki-Safavid War | |
Isfahan, Iran | |
Result |
Hotaki victory |
Safavid Empire
Hotaki dynasty
Ali Mardan Khan
Rustam Khan †
Philippe Colombe †
Seyyed Abdollah[1]
Ashraf Hotaki
- 24 cannon
- 100 zamburaks
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The Battle of Gulnabad (
military forces from Hotaki Dynasty and the army of the Safavid Empire on Sunday, March 8, 1722. It further cemented the eventual fall of the Safavid dynasty
, which had been declining for decades.
Aftermath
After the battle was won, the Hotaks began slowly but surely to march on deeper into
Persia, and eventually towards Isfahan
, 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
References
- ^ a b Axworthy (2006), p. 47.
- ^ Axworthy, Michael (2009). The Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from tribal warrior to conquering tyrant, p. 75. I.B. Tauris
- ISBN 1-4021-7278-8. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
- ^ a b "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. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East, ed. Spencer C. Tucker, (ABC-CLIO, 2010), 726.
- ^ Axworthy, Michael(2009). The Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from tribal warrior to conquering tyrant, p. 45. I.B. Tauris
- ISBN 1-85043-706-8. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
Further reading
- ISBN 1-85043-706-8
- ISBN 1-4021-7278-8
- J. P. Ferrier (1858). History of the Afghans. Publisher: Murray.
External links
- World Timelines – Battle of Gulnabad: Afghans defeat Safavids and take control of most of Persia
- Conflicts, some details on the battle
- Battle of Gulnabad, brief