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Caucasus Campaign

Caucasus Campaign was a campaign fought in 1734 at Caucasus, in what is now Russia; it ran into the following year. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Caucasus. It was part of Campaigns of Nader Shah, which ran from 1720 to 1747. The recorded result: Safavid victory; (effective end of the war).

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Fought1734ran into the following year
WhereCaucasus, Russia42.750N, 44.500E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeSafavid victory; (effective end of the war)
BelligerentsSafavid Iran; Erivan KhanateagainstOttoman Empire; Crimean Khanate; Lezgis; Flag of the Avars (Variant 3)|25px Avar Khanate
Casualties and lossesMinimaland50,000+ killed & wounded
Part ofCampaigns of Nader Shah1720 to 1747

Where it sits in Campaigns of Nader Shah

Battle of Gulnabad, 1722Siege of Isfahan, 1722Khorasan Campaign, 1726Battle of Sangan, 1727Battle of Khwar Pass, 1729Herat Campaign, 1729Battle of Herat, 1729Battle of Zarghan, 1729Battle of Murche-Khort, 1729Western Persia campaign of 1730, 1730Battle of Nahavand, 1730Herat Campaign of 1731, 1732Nader's Mesopotamian Campaign, 1732Battle of Kirkuk (1733), 1733Siege of Baghdad (1733), 1733Caucasus Campaign, 1734Nader's Central Asian Campaign, 1737Siege of Kandahar, 1737Capture of Samarkand by Nader Shah Afshar, 1740Nader's Dagestan campaign, 1741Withdrawal through Andalal, 1741Battle of Mosul, 1745Battle of Kars, 174517221745Caucasus Campaign, 1734
23 placed engagements of Campaigns of Nader Shah in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1734 (year precision)
to 1735
PlaceCaucasus, Russia
42.750N, 44.500E
KindCampaign, early modern
Territorial changePersian suzerainty re-established over the Caucasus
Casualties and lossesMinimal50,000+ killed & wounded
Commanders
  • Köprülü Abdullah Pasha
Caucasus CampaignCaucasus CampaignSiege of OnogurisBattle of MokhisiBattle of BazaletiBattle of the Valerik RiverBattle of AghaianiSiege of OnogurisBattle of MokhisiBattle of BazaletiBattle of the Valerik RiverBattle of AghaianiTbilisiNalchikKutaisiKislovodskMozdokTskhinvali100 km42.750N, 44.500E
Placed at Caucasus; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Caucasus Campaign is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 425 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q18162517, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Caucasus campaign of 1734–1735, revision 1371086741, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.