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Afghan Invasion and Fall of the Safavid Dynasty (1722–1729)

Afghan Invasion and Fall of the Safavid Dynasty (1722–1729)

  1. Hotak revolt seizes Kandahar

    Labels: Mirwais Hotak, Kandahar, Ghilzai

  2. Safavid campaigns fail to retake Kandahar

    Labels: Safavid forces, Kandahar, Georgian troops

  3. Mahmud Hotak raids Kerman province

    Labels: Mahmud Hotak, Kerman province, Hotak

  4. Battle of Gulnabad opens road to Isfahan

    Labels: Battle of, Hotak army, Isfahan

  5. Siege of Isfahan begins

    Labels: Siege of, Mahmud Hotak, Isfahan

  6. Isfahan surrenders; Sultan Husayn abdicates

    Labels: Isfahan, Sultan Husayn, Mahmud Hotak

  7. Tahmasp II proclaimed Safavid shah in exile

    Labels: Tahmasp II, Safavid dynasty, exile

  8. Russo-Persian War ends in Treaty of Saint Petersburg

    Labels: Treaty of, Peter the, Caspian coast

  9. Ottoman–Russian Treaty of Constantinople partitions Safavid lands

    Labels: Treaty of, Ottoman Empire, Russian Empire

  10. Mahmud Hotak overthrown; Ashraf takes power

    Labels: Mahmud Hotak, Ashraf Hotak, Isfahan palace

  11. Treaty of Hamedan recognizes Ashraf while Ottomans keep gains

    Labels: Treaty of, Ashraf Hotak, Ottoman Empire

  12. Nader defeats Ashraf at Damghan (Mehmandoost)

    Labels: Nader, Battle of, Ashraf Hotak

  13. Nader foils Ashraf’s ambush at Khwar Pass

    Labels: Khwar Pass, Nader, Ashraf Hotak

  14. Battle of Murche-Khort breaks Hotak field army

    Labels: Battle of, Nader, Ashraf Hotak

  15. Isfahan liberated; Hotak occupation ends

    Labels: Isfahan liberation, Nader, Tahmasp II