Afsharid military campaigns

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18th-century military history event military campaign

Afsharid military campaigns were a series of 18th-century Persian military operations under Nader Shah that decisively crushed the Hotak dynasty and reasserted Iranian control over its eastern territories.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Nader Shah’s Khorasan campaign	1
Nader Shah’s campaigns in Khorasan	1
Persian military resurgence under Nader Shah	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	18th-century military history event ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
aftermath	instability following the assassination of Nader Shah ⓘ overextension of Afsharid military resources ⓘ
belligerent	Afsharid Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ Hotak dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Khanates of Central Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ
cause	Hotak Afghan occupation of Iran ⓘ collapse of Safavid central authority ⓘ
commander	Nader Shah NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictWith	Hotak dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Afsharid Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ
endDate	1740s ⓘ
goal	expansion of Afsharid influence ⓘ restoration of Iranian frontiers ⓘ suppression of Afghan rule in Iran ⓘ
hasPart	Afsharid campaigns in Central Asia ⓘ Afsharid campaigns in the Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ Afsharid invasion of the Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Afsharid–Hotak War NERFINISHED ⓘ Afsharid–Ottoman War NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalRegion	Greater Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ
leader	Nader Shah NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ Central Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ Khorasan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryInnovation	extensive use of field artillery ⓘ reorganization of Iranian cavalry ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of Damghan (1729) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Karnal (1739) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Murche-Khort NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Yeghevārd NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Kandahar (1737–1738) NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableCommander	Fath-Ali Khan Afshar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tahmasp Khan Jalayer NERFINISHED ⓘ
outcome	temporary emergence of Afsharid Iran as a major regional power ⓘ
partOf	Afsharid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousPolicyContext	Nader Shah’s attempt to reduce Sunni–Shia tensions ⓘ
result	defeat of the Hotak dynasty ⓘ reassertion of Iranian control over eastern territories ⓘ
startDate	1720s ⓘ
timePeriod	18th century ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hotak Empire → causeOfDestruction → Afsharid military campaigns ⓘ

Treaty of Rasht → hasCause → Afsharid military campaigns ⓘ

this entity surface form: Persian military resurgence under Nader Shah

Battle of Herat (1731) → partOf → Afsharid military campaigns ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nader Shah’s campaigns in Khorasan

Battle of Herat (1731) → campaign → Afsharid military campaigns ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nader Shah’s Khorasan campaign