Battle of Gulnabad
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 | |||||||
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Mohammad Qoli Khan Ali Mardan Khan Rustam Khan † Philippe Colombe † Seyyed Abdollah |
Mahmud Hotaki Amanullah Khan Nesrollah Ashraf Hotaki | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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42,000–50,000+
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10,000–11,000
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 5,000–15,000 | Unknown | ||||||
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