Battle of Gulnabad

Battle of Gulnabad

Modern-day sketch work of Mahmud Hotaki
DateSunday, March 8, 1722
LocationGolūnābād, Isfahan, Iran
Result Decisive Afghan victory
Belligerents
Safavid Empire Hotaki dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Mohammad Qoli Khan
Ali Mardan Khan
Rostam Khan
Seyyed Abdollah[1]		 Mahmud Hotaki
Amanullah Khan
Nesrollah[1]
Ashraf Hotaki
Strength

42-50,000+[2][3][4]

  • 24 cannon

11-20,000[5][6]

Casualties and losses
5,000-15,000 soldiers killed[4][7] unknown, believed to be light

The Battle of Gulnabad (Sunday, March 8, 1722) was fought between the military forces from Hotaki Dynasty and the army of the Safavid Empire. It further cemented the eventual fall of the Safavid dynasty, which had been declining for decades.

Aftermath

After the war was won, the Hotaki's began slowly but sure 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 to 15,000 dead Safavid soldiers.

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Axworthy (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. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "AN OUTLINE OF THE HISTORY OF PERSIA DURING THE LAST TWO CENTURIES (A.D. 1722-1922)". Edward G. Browne. London: Packard Humanities Institute. p. 30. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
  5. ↑ Axworthy, Michael(2009). The Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from tribal warrior to conquering tyrant,p. 77. I. B. Tauris
  6. ↑ "Last Afghan empire". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  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. Retrieved 2010-09-27.

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