Siege of Isfahan
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The siege of Isfahan (Persian: سقوط اصفهان) was a six-month-long siege of Isfahan, the capital of the Safavid dynasty of Iran, by the Hotaki-led Afghan army. It lasted from March to October 1722 and resulted in the city's fall and the beginning of the end of the Safavid dynasty.
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Siege of Isfahan | |||||||
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Part of Hotaki-Safavid war | |||||||
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Hotaki Dynasty | Safavid Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Mahmud Hotaki | Sultan Husayn | ||||||
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Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
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Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
80,000 Civilians killed in siege[1] |
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