Caucasus Campaign (1735)
The Caucasus Campaign of 1734–1735 was the last great campaign of the Ottoman–Persian War (1730–35) which ended in a Persian victory allowing Nader to recast Persian hegemony over almost the entire Caucasus, region, reconquering it for the Safavid state.
| Caucasus Campaign | |||||||||
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| Part of the Ottoman–Persian War (1730–35) and Naderian Wars | |||||||||
An artist's illustration of an Armenian-Persian border town in the Caucasus | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Safavid Empire |
Ottoman Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Nader Tahmasp Khan Jalayer | Köprülü Abdullah Pasha † | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 55,000-80,000 | ~200,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Minimal | 50,000+ killed & wounded | ||||||||
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