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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
Caucasus
Result
Afshar Victory
Territorial
changes
Persian suzerainty re-established over the Caucasus
Belligerents

Safavid dynasty Safavid Iran

Ottoman Empire

File:Lezgian flag.svg 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