battle, notable, early modern

Battle of Damghan

Name: Battle of Damghan
Location: Mehmandust, Iran

Battle of Damghan was a battle fought in 1729 at Mehmandust, in what is now Iran. The recorded result: Safavid victory. Recorded strength: 16,000 against 25,000–50,000 or 30,000.

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Fought1729

WhereMehmandust, Iran36.250N, 54.700E

OutcomeSafavid victory

BelligerentsSafavid EmpireagainstHotak Emirate

Casualties and losses3,000 or 4,000and10,000-12,000 killed

Record

Date	1729 (year precision) to 5 October 1729
Place	Mehmandust, Iran 36.250N, 54.700E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Territorial change	The Hotak dynasty lost territory in Persia
Strength	16,000	25,000–50,000 or 30,000
Casualties and losses	3,000 or 4,000	10,000-12,000 killed
Commanders	Nader Shah	Ashraf Hotak

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Gerdkuh 1253, 50 km W
Battle of Megara 1359, 222 km NE
Battle of Ray AD 811, 303 km W
Battle of Robat Karim 1915, 326 km W
Battle of Geok Tepe 1880, 359 km NE

Elsewhere in 1729

Battle of Damghan 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 Q2888384, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Damghan (1729), revision 1380230144, 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.