Battle of Khwar Pass

Battle of Khwar Pass
	Part of Nader's Campaigns
	; Persian sharpshooters
Date	October 1729
Location	Near Varamin, Persia
Result	Persian victory; (Ashraf's ambush failed)
Belligerents
Safavid Loyalists	Hotaki dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Nader Shah	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Minimal	Heavy; all guns & baggage;

The Battle of Khwar Pass was a failed ambush set up by Ashraf Hotaki during his retreat in the aftermath of his defeat at the Battle of Damghan (1729). Gathering what forces lay on his route, Ashraf pulled together another formidable fighting force around the remains of his badly bloodied force, even having enough men to spare for an ambush set up at a narrow pass east of Varamin.

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