Hotak invasion of Iran

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The Hotak invasion of Iran was an early 18th-century Afghan campaign that toppled the Safavid dynasty and briefly established Hotak rule over much of Persia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military campaign
war
alsoKnownAs Hotak invasion of Iran
surface form: Afghan invasion of Iran (1722–1729)
belligerent Ghilzai tribe
surface form: Ghilzai Afghans

Persian forces loyal to the Safavids
capitalCaptured Isfahan
commander Ashraf Hotak
Mahmud Hotak
conflictType invasion
consequence Siege of Isfahan (1722)
surface form: Afghan occupation of Isfahan

decline of Safavid authority
political fragmentation in Iran
dynastyInvolved Hotak dynasty
Safavid Empire
surface form: Safavid dynasty
endedBy campaigns of Nader Shah
endTime 1729
era late Safavid period
followedBy Battle of Damghan (1729)
surface form: Afghan–Persian War (1729–1730)

rise of Nader Shah
hasCause internal weakness of the Safavid state
uprisings of Ghilzai Afghans against Safavid rule
historicalPeriod early 18th century
languageOfBelligerents Pashto
Persian language
surface form: Persian
location Iran
Persia
mainBelligerent Hotak dynasty
Safavid Empire
opposingCommander Sultan Husayn
Tahmasp II
overthrew Safavid Empire
surface form: Safavid dynasty
partOf Hotak–Safavid conflict
surface form: Hotak–Safavid conflicts

history of Afghanistan
history of Iran
precededBy Ghilzai Afghan rebellion in Kandahar
regionAffected central Iran
southern Iran
western Iran
religiousContext Sunni Afghan forces versus Shia Safavid state
result capture of Isfahan
collapse of the Safavid dynasty
establishment of Hotak rule over parts of Iran
temporary Afghan control of the Safavid capital
significantBattle Battle of Gulnabad
significantEvent siege of Isfahan (1722)
startTime 1722
territorialChange temporary Afghan control over central Persian territories

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Subject: Hotak invasion of Iran
Description of subject: The Hotak invasion of Iran was an early 18th-century Afghan campaign that toppled the Safavid dynasty and briefly established Hotak rule over much of Persia.

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Hotak dynasty event Hotak invasion of Iran
Afghan invasions hasPart Hotak invasion of Iran
this entity surface form: Hotaki invasion of Iran
Sultan Husayn causeOfDownfall Hotak invasion of Iran
this entity surface form: Afghan invasion of Persia
Hotak invasion of Iran alsoKnownAs Hotak invasion of Iran
this entity surface form: Afghan invasion of Iran (1722–1729)
Battle of Gulnabad partOf Hotak invasion of Iran
this entity surface form: Afghan invasion of Iran
Siege of Isfahan (1722) followedBy Hotak invasion of Iran
this entity surface form: Afghan occupation of Isfahan
Hotak tribe associatedWithEvent Hotak invasion of Iran