Battle of Gulnabad

Hotaki-Safavid War
	Part of Afghan Rebellions of 1709–1726
	; A diagram of the battle as well as casualties
Date	Sunday, March 8, 1722
Location	Golūnābād, Isfahan, Iran
Result	Hotaki victory
Belligerents
Safavid Empire	Hotak Dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Mohammad Qoli Khan; Ali Mardan Khan; Rustam Khan †; Philippe Colombe †; Seyyed Abdollah	Mahmud Hotak; Ashraf Hotak; Amanullah Khan; Nesrollah
Strength
42,000–50,000+; 24 cannon;	10,000–11,000 100 zamburaks;
Casualties and losses
5,000–15,000	Unknown

The Battle of Gulnabad (Pashto: د ګلون اباد جګړه, romanized: Dh Gulonābād Jaghrha; Persian: نبرد گلون‌آباد, romanized: Nabard-e Golūnābād) was fought between the military forces from the Hotak 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 Hotak Afghans 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.

References

1 2 Axworthy (2006), p. 47.
↑ Axworthy, Michael (2009). The Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from tribal warrior to conquering tyrant, p. 75. I.B. Tauris
↑ 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. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
1 2 "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
↑ 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.

External links

[Axworthy-47-1] 1 2 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

[Malleson-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. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

[Packard-4] 1 2 "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.

[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

[Axworthy-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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Battle of Gulnabad

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