Siege of Isfahan

For the siege occurred in 1387, see Siege of Isfahan (1387).
Siege of Isfahan
Part of Hotaki-Safavid war
Date8 March – 23 October 1722
Location
Isfahan, Central Persia
Result Hotaki victory
  • Fall of the Safavid capital
Belligerents
Hotaki Dynasty Safavid Empire
Commanders and leaders
Mahmud Hotaki Sultan Husayn Surrendered
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown
80,000 Civilians killed in siege[1]

The siege of Isfahan (Persian: سقوط اصفهان) was a six-month-long siege of Isfahan, the capital of the Safavid dynasty of Iran, by the Hotaki-led Afghan army. It lasted from March to October 1722 and resulted in the city's fall and the beginning of the end of the Safavid dynasty.

  1. ^ Axworthy 2006, pp. 54–55.