Battle of Gulnabad

Battle of Gulnabad
Modern-day sketch work of Mahmud Hotaki
Date Sunday, March 8, 1722 Location Golūnābād, Isfahan, Iran Result Decisive Afghan victory
Belligerents
Safavid Empire	Hotaki dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Mohammad Qoli Khan Ali Mardan Khan Rostam Khan Philippe Colombe 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] 100 zamburaks
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 and 15,000 dead Safavid soldiers.

See also

• Battle of Damghan

References

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. "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.

Further reading

• Axworthy, Michael (2006). The Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from Tribal Warrior to Conquering Tyrant. I.B. Tauris, London. ISBN 1-85043-706-8
• Malleson, George Bruce. History of Afghanistan, from the Earliest Period to the Outbreak of the War of 1878. Elibron.com, London. 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