battle, early modern

Battle of Khanaqin

Name: Battle of Khanaqin
Location: Iraq

Battle of Khanaqin was a battle fought in 1775 in what is now Iraq. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Ottoman–Persian War, which ran from 1775 to 1776. The recorded result: Zand victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 3,000+.

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Fought1775

WhereIraq34.333N, 45.383E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeZand victory

Belligerents22px Zand Iranagainst22px Pashalik of Baghdad

Casualties and lossesNegligibleand2,000

Part ofOttoman–Persian War1775 to 1776

Where it sits in the Ottoman–Persian War

6 placed engagements of the Ottoman–Persian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1775 (year precision)
Place	Iraq 34.333N, 45.383E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	Unknown	3,000+
Casualties and losses	Negligible	2,000

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 Jalula AD 637, 21 km W
Siege of Hulwan 1046, 46 km E
Battle of Maskin AD 691, 120 km SW
Battle of Samarra 1733, 124 km W
Battle of Istabulat 1917, 138 km W

In the same war

Before: Battle of Hella 1775
After: Battle of Ashar Creek 1775
All 6 engagements of Ottoman–Persian War

Elsewhere in 1775

Battles of Lexington and Concord United States
Battle of Bunker Hill United States
Siege of Boston United States
Battle of Quebec Canada
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga United States

Battle of Khanaqin is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 173 in present-day Iraq.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q141539240, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Khanaqin (1775), revision 1379881212, 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.