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Battle of Kars

Battle of Kars was a battle fought in 1745 at Kars, in what is now Turkey. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Kars. It was part of the Mughal–Persian Wars, which ran from 1557 to 1739. The recorded result: Iranian victory. Recorded strength: 60,000; 40,000 Savaran-e Sepah-e Khorasan against 160,000; 100,000 Sipahi cavalry; 60,000 Janissary infantry.

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Fought1745
WhereKars, Turkey40.608N, 43.096E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeIranian victory
BelligerentsAfsharid IranagainstOttoman Empire
Casualties and losses~8,000and50,000; 35,000 killed; 18,000 wounded; 5,000 enslaved
Part ofMughal–Persian Wars1557 to 1739

Where it sits in the Mughal–Persian Wars

Siege of Kandahar, 1605Siege of Kandahar, 1648Battle of Gulnabad, 1722Siege of Isfahan, 1722Battle of Sangan, 1727Battle of Khwar Pass, 1729Battle of Herat, 1729Battle of Zarghan, 1729Battle of Murche-Khort, 1729Battle of Kirkuk (1733), 1733Siege of Baghdad (1733), 1733Siege of Kandahar, 1737Withdrawal through Andalal, 1741Battle of Mosul, 1745Battle of Kars, 174516051745Battle of Kars, 1745
15 placed engagements of the Mughal–Persian Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1745 (year precision)
to 1745
PlaceKars, Turkey
40.608N, 43.096E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength60,000; 40,000 Savaran-e Sepah-e Khorasan160,000; 100,000 Sipahi cavalry; 60,000 Janissary infantry
Casualties and losses~8,00050,000; 35,000 killed; 18,000 wounded; 5,000 enslaved
Commanders
  • Mehmed Pasha
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Placed at Kars; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Kars is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q18356954, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kars (1745), revision 1380623949, 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.