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Battle of Fort Tabarsi

Battle of Fort Tabarsi was a battle fought in 1848 at Persis, in what is now Iran; it ran into the following year. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Persis. The recorded result: Government victory. Recorded strength: ~10,000 (Babi claim) against 600.

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Fought1848ran into the following year
WherePersis, Iran30.000N, 52.000E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeGovernment victory
BelligerentsQajar IranagainstBabis
Casualties and losses0andAll defenders were killed or massacred

Record

Date1848 (year precision)
to 1849
PlacePersis, Iran
30.000N, 52.000E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength~10,000 (Babi claim)600
Casualties and losses0All defenders were killed or massacred
Commanders
  • Naser al-Din Shah Qajar
  • Mullá Husayn-i-Bushru'i
  • Muhammad-Hasan-i-Bushru'i
  • Muhammad-Baqir-i-Bushru'i
  • Mullá Yusif-i-Ardibili
  • Quddús
Battle of Fort TabarsiBattle of Fort TabarsiBattle of the Persian Gate on the MountainBattle of the Persian Gate on the MountainShirazBandar-e BushehrFasaBehbehanMarv Dasht100 km30.000N, 52.000E
Placed at Persis; 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

Elsewhere in 1848

Battle of Fort Tabarsi is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 157 in present-day Iran.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q432427, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Fort Tabarsi, revision 1370110486, 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.