Battle of Gulnabad
| Battle of Gulnabad | |||||||
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 Modern-day sketch work of Mahmud Hotaki |
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Safavid Empire
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 Hotaki dynasty
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Mohammad Qoli Khan Ali Mardan Khan Rostam Khan Philippe Colombe Seyyed Abdollah |
Mahmud Hotaki Amanullah Khan Nesrollah Ashraf Hotaki |
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| Strength | |||||||
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42-50,000+
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11-20,000
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 5,000-15,000 soldiers killed | unknown, believed to be light | ||||||
42-50,000+
11-20,000
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.
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.
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