Hotak Afghan forces
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Hotak Afghan forces were the military troops of the Hotak dynasty, an Afghan power that challenged and defeated the Safavid Empire in early 18th-century Persia.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ashraf Hotak’s Afghan forces | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
army
ⓘ
military force ⓘ |
| activeDuringCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| activeFrom | early 18th century ⓘ |
| allegiance | Hotak dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations | Kandahar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedCity | Isfahan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| component |
cavalry
ⓘ
infantry ⓘ tribal levies ⓘ |
| conflict | Hotak–Safavid conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Hotak dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disestablishedInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | Afghans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | early modern period ⓘ |
| notableBattle | Battle of Gulnabad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCampaign | conquest of Isfahan ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Ashraf Hotak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mahmud Hotak NERFINISHED ⓘ Mirwais Hotak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | defeat of a larger Safavid army at Gulnabad ⓘ |
| opponent | Safavid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedReligionOfEnemy | Twelver Shia Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overthrew | Safavid rule in Isfahan ⓘ |
| politicalObjective |
establishment of Hotak rule in Iran
ⓘ
overthrow of Safavid authority in Persia ⓘ |
| primaryEthnicGroups | Ghilzai Pashtuns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryOpposingCommander | Sultan Husayn of Safavid Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Afghanistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successorForce | Afsharid military forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
encirclement maneuvers
ⓘ
mobile cavalry charges ⓘ siege and blockade of cities ⓘ |
| warfareType |
cavalry warfare
ⓘ
conventional warfare ⓘ siege warfare ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Ashraf Hotak’s Afghan forces