battle, early modern

Capture of Samarkand by Nader Shah Afshar

Name: Capture of Samarkand by Nader Shah Afshar
Location: Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Capture of Samarkand by Nader Shah Afshar was a battle fought in 1740 at Samarkand, in what is now Uzbekistan. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Samarkand. It was part of Q18378963. The recorded result: Persian victory.

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Fought1740

WhereSamarkand, Uzbekistan39.655N, 66.976E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomePersian victory

BelligerentsAfsharid IranagainstKhanate of Bukhara

Part ofQ18378963

Record

Date	1740 (year precision)
Place	Samarkand, Uzbekistan 39.655N, 66.976E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Territorial change	Persian capture of Samarkand
Commanders	Nader Shah

Placed at Samarkand; 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

Siege of Samarkand 1220, 1.4 km W
Siege of Samarkand 1497, 1.4 km W
Siege of Samarkand 1501, 1.4 km W
Siege of Samarkand 1494, 1.4 km W
Siege of Samarkand 1868, 1.4 km W

Elsewhere in 1740

Nader's Sindh Expedition Afghanistan
Siege of St. Augustine United States
Action of 8 April 1740 United Kingdom
Siege of Fort Mose United States
Battle of Giria India

Capture of Samarkand by Nader Shah Afshar is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 40 in present-day Uzbekistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q65168385, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Capture of Samarkand (1740), revision 1381775429, 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.