Battle of Herat (1731)
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The Battle of Herat (1731) was a key early 18th-century engagement in which Nader Shah’s Afsharid forces fought to secure control over the strategically vital city of Herat in Khorasan.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Herat (1731) canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| aim | to bring Herat under Afsharid control ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Afsharid dynasty consolidation
ⓘ
rise of Nader Shah ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Afsharid forces
ⓘ
forces controlling Herat ⓘ |
| campaign |
Afsharid military campaigns
ⓘ
surface form:
Nader Shah’s Khorasan campaign
|
| cityInvolved | Herat ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Afsharid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Afsharid Iran
|
| commander | Nader Shah ⓘ |
| conflict |
Afsharid–Safavid conflicts
ⓘ
surface form:
Afsharid–Hotak conflicts
|
| countryAtTime | Iran ⓘ |
| date | 1731 ⓘ |
| era | early 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | further Afsharid expansion under Nader Shah ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | struggle for dominance in eastern Iranian lands ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post-Safavid Iran ⓘ |
| location |
Herat
ⓘ
Khorasan ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Nader Shah
ⓘ
surface form:
Nader Shah Afshar
|
| objective |
securing control over Khorasan
ⓘ
seizure of Herat ⓘ |
| partOf |
Afsharid military campaigns
ⓘ
surface form:
Nader Shah’s campaigns in Khorasan
|
| precededBy | earlier Afsharid consolidation campaigns in Khorasan ⓘ |
| region | present-day western Afghanistan ⓘ |
| result | Afsharid victory ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of a key stronghold in Khorasan
ⓘ
control of routes between Iran and Central Asia ⓘ |
| theater | Khorasan theater of Nader Shah’s wars ⓘ |
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