battle, early modern
Battle of Nahavand
Battle of Nahavand was a battle fought in 1730 at Nahavand, in what is now Iran. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Nahavand. It was part of Q18210700. The recorded result: Safavid victory. Recorded strength: 6,000 against 2,000.
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Record
| Date | 1730 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Nahavand, Iran 34.188N, 48.377E | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Territorial change | Persian army recaptures Nahavand | |
| Strength | 6,000 | 2,000 |
| Casualties and losses | None | 1,500 soldiers massacred, 500 taken as captives. Ottoman army fled according to Axworthy's account. Or entire garrison was annihilated |
| Commanders | ||
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Hamadan 1503, 69 km N
- Siege of Gundishapur AD 642, 212 km S
- Battle of Susa 647 BC, 223 km S
- Battle of the Uxian Defile 331 BC, 223 km S
- Siege of Hulwan 1046, 234 km W
Elsewhere in 1730
- Battle of Yegach Russia
Battle of Nahavand 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 Q140378233, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Nahavand (1730), revision 1375998160, 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.