Herat campaign of 1731
| Ottoman–Persian War (1730–35) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Naderian Wars | |||||||||
 An illustration of a Persian gunner firing a zamburak | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Safavid Empire |
 Ottoman Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Nader | Köprülü Abdullah Pasha † | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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15–18,000[3] (main body of 40,000 never engaged)[4] |
80,000[5]
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| negligible[6] |
40–50,000 killed & wounded[7] 32 cannon captured | ||||||||
- ^ Moghtader, Gholam-Hussein(2008). The Great Batlles of Nader Shah,p. 56. Donyaye Ketab
- ^ Axworthy, Michael(2009). The Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from tribal warrior to conquering tyrant,p. 205. I. B. Tauris
- ^ Axworthy, Michael(2009). The Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from tribal warrior to conquering tyrant,p. 203. I. B. Tauris
- ^ Ghafouri, Ali(2008). History of Iran's wars: from the Medes to now,p. 383. Etela'at Publishing
- ^ Farrokh, Kaveh(2011). Iran at War: 1500–1988, p. 114. Osprey Publishing
- ^ Axworthy, Michael(2009). The Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from tribal warrior to conquering tyrant,p. 203. I. B. Tauris
- ^ Axworthy, Michael(2009). The Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from tribal warrior to conquering tyrant,p. 203. I. B. Tauris