battle, early modern

Battle of Shahrezur

Name: Battle of Shahrezur
Location: Iraq

Battle of Shahrezur was a battle fought in 1777 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 12,000+.

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Fought1777

WhereIraq35.450N, 45.450E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeZand victory

Belligerents22px Zand Iranagainst22px Pashalik of Iraq

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	1777 (year precision)
Place	Iraq 35.450N, 45.450E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	Unknown	12,000+

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.

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In the same war

Before: Siege of Basra 1775
After: Battle of Baneh 1777
All 6 engagements of Ottoman–Persian War

Elsewhere in 1777

Battles of Saratoga United States
Battle of Princeton United States
Battle of Brandywine United States
Battle of Germantown United States
Battle of Bennington United States

Battle of Shahrezur 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 Q141539256, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Shahrezur, revision 1384080110, 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.