Siege of Mashhad (1730)

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Siege of Mashhad
Part of Herat campaign of 1730–1732
Date1730
Location
Mashhad, Khorasan, Safavid Iran
Result Safavid victory[1][2]
Belligerents
Safavid Iran
Afghan loyalists		 Sadozai Sultanate of Herat
Commanders and leaders
Nader
Ebrahim Khan Afshar		 Zulfaqar Khan Abdali
Strength
Unknown 8,000

The Siege of Mashhad (Persian: محاصره مشهد) was an unsuccessful siege on 1730 led by Zulfaqar Khan Abdali against Safavid Iran

Background

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Main article: Herat campaign of 1730–1732

In January Zulfaqar Khan revolted from Farah. After a 3-month conflict, Zulfaqar Khan entered Herat on April 21, 1730 and Allahyar Khan fled the city. He was given refuge by Nader's brother Ibrahim Khan.

Siege

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after fall of Herat, Zulfiqar Khan thought that Nader will be defeated or killed in war with Ottomans[2].so he attacked Mashhad with 8,000 soldiers[3] in July 1730, roughly two weeks into the confrontation, and in defiance of Nadir's direct orders to remain in the citadel[3] Ibrahim Khan attacked Zulfiqar Khan's army. Zulfiqar Khan defeated the Persian army and forcing it to withdraw into the city walls which now came under siege[2] when news of Zulfaqar Khan's invasion reached Nader, on August 16 Nader left Tabriz behind and marched his force to Khorasan. he gave his soldiers short rest during the long route from Tabriz to Mashhad he wanted to reach Mashhad as soon possible because if Ibrahim Khan killed and city fell conflict with Zulfiqar Khan becoming more difficult.[2] when the siege lasted a month, during the siege Zulfiqar Khan achieved a lot of gunpowder so he ordered his soldiers to put Fuses in holes of citadel and light fuses with gunpowder and blow up walls of citadel[2] when Nader entered city, he heard an explosion so he ordered attack the Zulfiqar Khan's army. Zulfiqar Khan defeated in battle with Nader and retreated to Herat.

Aftermath

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after Zulfiqar Khan retreated to Herat, Nader besieged and conquered Herat

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Fisher, William Bayne; Avery, P.; Hambly, G. R. G.; Gershevitch, Ilya; Melville, C.; Boyle, John Andrew; Frye, Richard Nelson; Yarshater, Ehsan; Jackson, Peter (1968). The Cambridge History of Iran. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-20095-0.
  2. ^ a b c d e Nasser 1992, p. 154–160.
  3. ^ a b Sajjad 2017, p. 265–266.

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