The Battle of Gulnabad (Sunday, March 8, 1722) was fought between the
military forces
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...
from
Hotaki Dynasty
The Hotak dynasty ( ps, fa, ) was an Afghan monarchy founded by Ghilji Pashtuns that briefly ruled portions of Iran and Afghanistan during the 1720s. It was established in April 1709 by Mirwais Hotak, who led a successful revolution against t ...
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 battle was won, the Hotaks began slowly but surely to march on deeper into
Persia
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
, 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
*
Battle of Damghan
References
Further reading
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Axworthy, Michael (2006).
The Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from Tribal Warrior to Conquering Tyrant'.
I.B. Tauris
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, 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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