siege, early modern

Siege of Nishapur

Name: Siege of Nishapur
Location: Nishapur, Iran

Siege of Nishapur was a siege conducted in 1750 at Nishapur, in what is now Iran; it ran into the following year. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Nishapur. It was part of Q132717587. The recorded result: Qara Bayat victory.

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Fought1750ran into the following year

WhereNishapur, Iran36.213N, 58.796E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeQara Bayat victory

Belligerents18px Durrani EmpireagainstQara Bayat Amirdom

Casualties and losses12,000 killed and wounded during the withdrawalandUnknown

Part ofQ132717587

Record

Date	1750 (year precision) to 1751
Place	Nishapur, Iran 36.213N, 58.796E
Kind	Siege, early modern
Territorial change	Durrani retreat from Nishapur
Casualties and losses	12,000 killed and wounded during the withdrawal	Unknown
Commanders	Ahmad Shah Durrani

Placed at Nishapur; 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 Nishapur AD 652, same recorded site
Siege of Nishapur 1220, same recorded site
Battle of Megara 1359, 183 km NW
Battle of Geok Tepe 1880, 228 km N
Battle of Geok Tepe 1879, 229 km N

Elsewhere in 1750

Siege of Nishapur 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 Q135910484, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Nishapur (1750–1751), revision 1370744025, 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.