siege, early modern

Siege of Astarabad

Name: Siege of Astarabad
Location: Iran

Siege of Astarabad was a siege conducted in 1752 in what is now Iran. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Q138081753. The recorded result: Qajar victory. Recorded strength: 45,000; Siege artillery against 35,000.

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Fought1752

WhereIran36.847N, 54.430E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeQajar victory

BelligerentsZand Iranagainst22px Qajars

Casualties and losses12,000 killed; 15,000 capturedandUnknown

Part ofQ138081753

Where it sits in Q138081753

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Record

Date	1752 (year precision) to 1752
Place	Iran 36.847N, 54.430E
Kind	Siege, early modern
Strength	45,000; Siege artillery	35,000
Casualties and losses	12,000 killed; 15,000 captured	Unknown
Commanders	Karim Khan Zand Ismail III	Mohammad Hasan Khan Qajar

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Damghan 1729, 71 km S
Siege of Gerdkuh 1253, 80 km S
Battle of Megara 1359, 229 km E
Battle of Ray AD 811, 303 km SW
Battle of Robat Karim 1915, 324 km SW

In the same war

Before: Fall of Isfahan 1750
After: Siege of Kermanshah 1752

Elsewhere in 1752

Siege of Astarabad is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 157 in present-day Iran.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q140467806, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Astarabad, revision 1385149347, read 2026-11-14, 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.