Battle of Gulnabad

Battle of Gulnabad
Part of Hotaki-Safavid War

A diagram of the battle as well as casualties
DateSunday, March 8, 1722
Location
Golūnābād, Isfahan, Iran
Result Hotaki dynasty victory
Belligerents
Safavid Empire Hotaki dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Mohammad Qoli Khan
Ali Mardan Khan
Rustam Khan †
Philippe Colombe †
Seyyed Abdollah[1]		 Mahmud Hotaki
Amanullah Khan
Nesrollah[1]
Ashraf Hotaki
Strength

42,000–50,000+[2][3][4]

  • 24 cannon

10,000[5]–11,000[6]

Casualties and losses
5,000–15,000[4][7] Unknown

The Battle of Gulnabad (Pashto: ده ګلونآبد جنګ, romanized: Dh Gulonābād Džng; 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.

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  2. ^ Axworthy, Michael (2009). The Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from tribal warrior to conquering tyrant, p. 75. I.B. Tauris
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  4. ^ a b "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
  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.