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Caucasus Campaign

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Caucasus Campaign
Part of the Ottoman–Persian War (1730–1735) and Naderian Wars
Maku border city of Armenia
An artist's illustration of an Armenian-Persian border town in the Caucasus
Date1734–1735
Location
Result
Afshar Victory
Territorial
changes
Persian suzerainty re-established over the Caucasus
Belligerents

Safavid dynasty Safavid Iran

Ottoman Empire

Lezgis
Flag of the Avars (Variant 3) Avar Khanate
Commanders and leaders
Nader Shah
Tahmasp Khan Jalayer
Köprülü Abdullah Pasha 
Surkhay I (AWOL)
Ahmad Khan
Sorkhai of Avaria
Casualties and losses
Minimal[1] 50,000+ killed & wounded[2]

Template:Campaignbox Ottoman-Persian War (1730-35)

The Caucasus Campaign of 1734–1735 (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) was the last great campaign of the Ottoman–Persian War (1730–1735) which ended in a Persian victory allowing Nader to recast Persian hegemony over almost the entire Caucasus, region, reconquering it for the Safavid state.

  1. Axworthy, Michael(2009). The Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from tribal warrior to conquering tyrant, p. 203. I. B. Tauris
  2. Axworthy, Michael(2009). The Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from tribal warrior to conquering tyrant, p. 203. I. B. Tauris