Atlas of Battles

commander, 21 engagements

Battles of Nader Shah

Battles of Nader Shah

Shah of Iran (r. 1736–47) and founder of the Afsharid dynasty, 1698 to 1747

Nader Shah is recorded as a commander at 21 placed engagements in the atlas between 1727 and 1745: 16 battles and 5 sieges across 9 present-day countries, most in Iran (6), Iraq (5), Afghanistan (3). Taken in date order, the sites lie 15,036 km apart end to end, 752 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Mughal–Persian Wars (11), Ottoman–Persian War of 1730–1735 (3), Nadir Shah's invasion of India (2).

Battle of SanganBattle of Khwar PassBattle of HeratBattle of ZarghanBattle of Murche-KhortBattle of NahavandSiege of Baghdad (1733)Siege of GanjaSiege of KandaharCapture of Samarkand by Nader Shah AfsharNader's Sindh ExpeditionSiege of MosulSiege of KarsBattle of MosulBattle of KarsBattle of DamghanBattle of Kirkuk (1733)Battle of SamarraBattle of YeghevārdBattle of KarnalBattle of DamghanBattle of Kirkuk (1733)Battle of SamarraBattle of YeghevārdTehranBaghdadKabulTashkentMashhadKuwait CityBakuIsfahanMultanPeshawar1000 km35.228N, 57.048E
21 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1727: 1 engagements1729: 5 engagements5 in 17291730: 1 engagements1733: 3 engagements1734: 1 engagements1735: 1 engagements1737: 1 engagements1739: 1 engagements1740: 2 engagements1741: 1 engagements1743: 1 engagements1744: 1 engagements1745: 2 engagements17271745
21 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Sangan, 1727Battle of Damghan, 1729Battle of Khwar Pass, 1729Battle of Herat, 1729Battle of Zarghan, 1729Battle of Murche-Khort, 1729Battle of Nahavand, 1730Battle of Kirkuk (1733), 1733Siege of Baghdad (1733), 1733Battle of Samarra, 1733Siege of Ganja, 1734Battle of Yeghevārd, 1735Siege of Kandahar, 1737Battle of Karnal, 1739Capture of Samarkand by Nader Shah Afshar, 1740Nader's Sindh Expedition, 1740Withdrawal through Andalal, 1741Siege of Mosul, 1743Siege of Kars, 1744Battle of Mosul, 1745Battle of Kars, 174517271745
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1727Battle of SanganIranSafavid victory
1729Battle of DamghanMehmandust, Iran545 km NWSafavid victory
1729Battle of Khwar PassIran498 km SSafavid victory
1729Battle of HeratHerat, Afghanistan895 km ESafavid victory
1729Battle of ZarghanZarqan, Iran1,027 km SWSafavid victory
1729Battle of Murche-KhortMurcheh Khvort, Iran387 km NSafavid victory
1730Battle of NahavandNahavand, Iran312 km NWSafavid victory
1733Battle of Kirkuk (1733)Kirkuk, Iraq380 km WSafavid victory
February 1733Siege of Baghdad (1733)Baghdad, Iraq221 km SOttoman victory
19 July 1733Battle of SamarraSamarra, Iraq85 km NOttoman victory
3 November 1734Siege of GanjaGanja, Azerbaijan763 km NSafavid victory
1735Battle of YeghevārdArmenia164 km WSafavid victory; Effective end of the war
April 1737Siege of KandaharOld Kandahar, Afghanistan2,130 km EAfsharid victory
24 February 1739Battle of KarnalKarnal, India1,111 km EAfsharid victory
1740Capture of Samarkand by Nader Shah AfsharSamarkand, Uzbekistan1,437 km NWPersian victory
1740Nader's Sindh ExpeditionHindu Kush, Afghanistan628 km SEAfsharid victory
1741Withdrawal through AndalalDagestan, Russia2,206 km NWPersian withdrawal harried,; causing heavy casualties
13 September 1743Siege of MosulMosul, Iraq826 km SWInconclusive; Siege suspended; Negotiated Persian withdrawal
1744Siege of KarsKars, Turkey472 km NOttoman victory
1745Battle of MosulIraq475 km SIranian victory
1745Battle of KarsKars, Turkey475 km NIranian victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.