Battle of Damghan (1729)
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The Battle of Damghan (1729) was a decisive engagement in which Nader Shah crushed the Afghan forces controlling Iran, paving the way for his rise as the dominant military and political power in the region.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Damghan (1729) canonical | 2 |
| Afghan–Persian War (1729–1730) | 1 |
| Battle near Damghan in 1729 | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Damghan (1729)
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle near Damghan in 1729
|
| associatedDynasty |
Afsharid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Afsharid
Hotaki ⓘ
surface form:
Hotak
Safavid Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Safavid
|
| associatedPerson |
Nader Shah
ⓘ
surface form:
Nader Shah Afshar
Tahmasp II ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nader’s later establishment of the Afsharid dynasty ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Hotak Afghan forces of Ashraf Shah
ⓘ
forces of Nader (in the name of the Safavid dynasty) ⓘ |
| combatantSide1 | Persian army loyal to Safavid pretender Tahmasp II ⓘ |
| combatantSide2 |
Hotak Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Hotak Afghan Empire
|
| commander |
Ashraf Hotak
ⓘ
Nader ⓘ |
| commandStructureSide1 | army commanded personally by Nader ⓘ |
| commandStructureSide2 | Afghan army commanded personally by Ashraf Hotak ⓘ |
| conflictIn |
Hotak–Safavid conflict
ⓘ
surface form:
Afsharid–Hotak conflict
|
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| date | 29 September 1729 ⓘ |
| era |
Afghan occupation of Iran
ⓘ
late Safavid period ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Mihmandoost
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Murche-Khort
|
| historicalImpact |
contributed to the political fragmentation of the Hotak state
ⓘ
marked the beginning of the end of Hotak rule in Iran ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Khorasan
ⓘ
surface form:
Khorasan–Mazandaran frontier zone
|
| location | near Damghan, Iran ⓘ |
| opposingForces | Afghan cavalry-centered army ⓘ |
| outcome |
Nader emerged as dominant military leader in Iran
ⓘ
severe losses for Afghan forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Nader’s campaigns to restore the Safavid dynasty ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Mihmandoost ⓘ |
| primaryTheater | north-central Iranian plateau ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Afsharid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Afsharid dynasty
Hotak dynasty ⓘ Safavid Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Safavid dynasty
|
| result |
decisive Persian victory
ⓘ
defeat of Hotak Afghan forces ⓘ |
| significance |
broke Afghan control over central Iran
ⓘ
paved the way for Nader’s rise as de facto ruler of Iran ⓘ restored Safavid authority in Isfahan shortly afterward ⓘ |
| territorialChange | Persian reconquest of territory in northern and central Iran ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | early modern gunpowder warfare ⓘ |
| usedForces | Persian infantry with muskets and artillery ⓘ |
| year | 1729 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Afghan–Persian War (1729–1730)
this entity surface form:
Battle near Damghan in 1729