Significant1709 – 1738 · 29 years

Hotaki–Safavid wars

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Afghanistan · Iran

Estimated casualties

Casualty figures unrecorded for this conflict.

Rebellion of the Ghilzai Afghans of Kandahar under Mirwais Hotak, their conquest of Safavid Persia in 1722, and Nader Shah's reconquest ending with the fall of Kandahar.

Belligerents5

Persia
Hotaki dynasty
Kandahar
Abdali Afghans
Mughal Empire

ON THE MAPSafavid EmpireMughal Empire (Late)

Conflict graph

SUB-CONFLICTS · 12

Battle of Kandahar1711
Battle of Kandahar1714
Battle of Farah1719
Battle of Herat1719
Battle of Kerman1721
Battle of Kerman1722
Battle of Meshed1726
Battle of Herat1729
Battle of Mehmandost1729
Battle of Murchakhar1729
Battle of Zarghan1730
Battle of Kabul1738

Sources

Derived from HCED child battles; see Wikipedia
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Cite as: Hotaki–Safavid wars (1709 – 1738). War Atlas. https://waratlas.org/c/hotaki-safavid-wars · Sources & methodology