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Battle of Qara Chaman

Battle of Qara Chaman was a battle fought in 1762 in what is now Iran. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Q138081753. The recorded result: Zand victory; Karim Khan besieges Urmiya. Recorded strength: Unknown; Large amounts of artillery against 35,000; Large amounts of artillery.

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Fought1762
WhereIran37.622N, 47.157E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeZand victory; Karim Khan besieges Urmiya
BelligerentsZand Iran; Supported by: Kartvelian Gunners; Amarlu Kurds; ShamluagainstAfshars of Urmia; Donboli Kurds; Karabakh Khanate
Part ofQ138081753

Where it sits in Q138081753

Fall of Isfahan, 1750Siege of Astarabad, 1752Siege of Kermanshah, 1752Battle of Kazzaz, 1756Battle of Qara Chaman, 176217501762Battle of Qara Chaman, 1762
5 placed engagements of Q138081753 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1762 (year precision)
to 1762
PlaceIran
37.622N, 47.157E
KindBattle, early modern
Territorial changeAzerbaijan up to Urmia conquered by the Zands
StrengthUnknown; Large amounts of artillery35,000; Large amounts of artillery
Commanders
  • Karim Khan Zand
  • Shaykh Ali Khan Zand
  • Fath-Ali Khan Afshar
  • Shahbaz Khan Donboli
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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.

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Battle of Qara Chaman 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 Q140753375, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Qara Chaman, revision 1373622752, 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.