The Battle of Gulnabad (Sunday, March 8, 1722) was fought between the
military forces from
Hotaki Dynasty and the army of the
Safavid Empire
Safavid Iran or Safavid Persia (), also referred to as the Safavid Empire, '. was one of the greatest Iranian empires after the 7th-century Muslim conquest of Persia, which was ruled from 1501 to 1736 by the Safavid dynasty. It is often conside ...
. It further cemented the eventual fall of the
Safavid dynasty
The Safavid dynasty (; fa, دودمان صفوی, Dudmâne Safavi, ) was one of Iran's most significant ruling dynasties reigning from 1501 to 1736. Their rule is often considered the beginning of modern Iranian history, as well as one of th ...
, 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
Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...
, 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
*
Battle of Damghan
References
Further reading
*
Axworthy, Michael (2006).
The Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from Tribal Warrior to Conquering Tyrant'.
I.B. Tauris, London.
*
Malleson, George Bruce.
History of Afghanistan, from the Earliest Period to the Outbreak of the War of 1878'. Elibron.com, London.
* 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
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