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Herat Campaign

Herat Campaign was a battle fought in 1729 at Khorasan Province, in what is now Iran. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Khorasan Province. It was part of Campaigns of Nader Shah, which ran from 1720 to 1747. The recorded result: Safavid victory. Recorded strength: Unknown, comparable to the Abdali: ~20,000 against 27,000; 15,000 under Allahyar; 12,000 under Zulfaqar.

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Fought1729
WhereKhorasan Province, Iran36.300N, 59.600E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeSafavid victory
BelligerentsSafavid loyalistsagainstAbdali Pashtuns
Casualties and lossesModerateandHeavy
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, 174517221745Herat Campaign, 1729
23 placed engagements of Campaigns of Nader Shah in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1729 (year precision)
to 1729
PlaceKhorasan Province, Iran
36.300N, 59.600E
KindBattle, early modern
Territorial changeHerat becomes a vassal of the Safavids
StrengthUnknown, comparable to the Abdali: ~20,00027,000; 15,000 under Allahyar; 12,000 under Zulfaqar
Casualties and lossesModerateHeavy
Commanders
Herat CampaignHerat CampaignBattle of NishapurSiege of NishapurOperation TrapBattle of DandanaqanBattle of NishapurSiege of NishapurOperation TrapBattle of DandanaqanKashmarQuchanKaka100 km36.300N, 59.600E
Placed at Khorasan Province; 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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Herat Campaign is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 189 in present-day Iran.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q18206397, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Herat campaign of 1729, revision 1384146171, 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.