Afghan–Persian wars
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The Afghan–Persian wars were a series of early 18th-century conflicts between Afghan dynasties and Safavid/Qajar Persia that reshaped political control in Iran and Afghanistan.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Afghan–Persian wars canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
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war ⓘ |
| cause |
decline of the Safavid Empire
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struggle for control of trade routes between Iran and India ⓘ tribal and dynastic rivalries in eastern Iran and Afghanistan ⓘ |
| conflictType | series of wars ⓘ |
| effect |
consolidation of Afghan political identity
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redrawing of frontiers between Iran and Afghan polities ⓘ weakening of centralized Persian authority in border regions ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Anglo–Persian War-related Afghan–Persian tensions
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Battle of Gulnabad NERFINISHED ⓘ Durrani–Qajar conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ Hotak invasion of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ Nader Shah’s campaigns against the Hotak dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian reconquest of Kandahar (1738) NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Isfahan (1722) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| location |
Afghanistan
NERFINISHED
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Central Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainParticipants |
Afghan polities
NERFINISHED
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Afsharid Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ Durrani Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Qajar Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ Safavid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
Afsharid dynasty
NERFINISHED
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Durrani Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Hotak dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Qajar dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Safavid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Afghanistan
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history of Iran ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Afsharid dynasty
NERFINISHED
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Durrani dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Hotak dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Qajar dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Safavid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
collapse of Safavid control over parts of eastern Iran
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emergence of the Durrani Empire ⓘ lasting territorial disputes between Iran and Afghanistan ⓘ rise of Nader Shah in Iran ⓘ temporary Afghan rule in Isfahan ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Ahmad Shah Durrani
NERFINISHED
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Ashraf Hotak NERFINISHED ⓘ Fath-Ali Shah Qajar NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahmud Hotak NERFINISHED ⓘ Nader Shah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | early 18th century ⓘ |
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