The Battle of Gulnabad (Persian: نبرد گلونآباد, romanized: Nabard-e Golūnābād) was fought between the military forces from Hotaki 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.
| Battle of Gulnabad | |||||||
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| Part of Hotaki-Safavid War | |||||||
 A diagram of the battle as well as casualties | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Safavid Empire |  Hotaki dynasty | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Mohammad Qoli Khan Ali Mardan Khan Rustam Khan † Philippe Colombe † Seyyed Abdollah[1] | Mahmud HotakiAmanullah Khan Nesrollah[1] Ashraf Hotaki | ||||||
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 5,000–15,000[4][7] | Unknown | ||||||
Aftermath
After the battle was won, the Hotaks 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.
See also
References
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
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