battle, early modern

Nader's Sindh Expedition

Name: Nader's Sindh Expedition
Location: Hindu Kush, Afghanistan

Nader's Sindh Expedition was a battle fought in 1740 at Hindu Kush, in what is now Afghanistan. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Hindu Kush. It was part of the Nadir Shah's invasion of India, which ran from 1738 to 1740. The recorded result: Afsharid victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought1740

WhereHindu Kush, Afghanistan35.000N, 71.000E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeAfsharid victory

Belligerents36px Persian EmpireagainstKalhora dynasty

Part ofNadir Shah's invasion of India1738 to 1740

Where it sits in the Nadir Shah's invasion of India

3 placed engagements of the Nadir Shah's invasion of India in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1740 (year precision)
Place	Hindu Kush, Afghanistan 35.000N, 71.000E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Territorial change	The Persian Empire subjugates Sindh and solidifies its hold on the rest of the newly annexed lands from the Mughal Empire.
Strength	Unknown	Unknown
Commanders	Nader Shah	Noor Mohammad Kalhoro

Placed at Hindu Kush; 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 Maravar Pass 1985, 24 km SE
Siege of Kunar Khas 1945, 42 km S
Siege of Jalalabad 1928, 81 km SW
Battle of Jellalabad 1841, 81 km SW
Siege of Malakand 1897, 88 km SE

In the same war

Before: Battle of Karnal 24 February 1739
All 3 engagements of Nadir Shah's invasion of India

Elsewhere in 1740

Capture of Samarkand by Nader Shah Afshar Uzbekistan
Siege of St. Augustine United States
Action of 8 April 1740 United Kingdom
Siege of Fort Mose United States
Battle of Giria India

Nader's Sindh Expedition is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 74 in present-day Afghanistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q22948432, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Nader Shah's Sindh expedition, revision 1370629175, 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.