Afghan Rebellions of 1709–1726
| Afghan Rebellions of 1709–1726 | |||||||||
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| Part of Persian–Afghan Wars | |||||||||
Isfahan to the south side, 1840 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Hotak dynasty Sadozai Sultanate of Herat |
Safavid Iran Safavid loyalists | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Mirwais Hotak Mahmud Hotak X Ashraf Hotak Mohammad Zaman Khan |
Sultan Husayn Tahmasp II Lotf-Ali Khan Daghestani Rustam Khan † Philippe Colombe † Gurgin Khan † Kaikhosro † Safi Quli Khan † Baba Ali Beg † | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
| Estimates range from 1,000,000+ Persian civilian deaths to as much as 1/3 of Iran's population under Hotak rule | |||||||||
The Afghan Rebellions of 1709–1726 were a series of uprisings in which the Ghilzai Hotakis exploited Safavid weakness to rebel in Kandahar, establish an independent Afghan state, and invade Persia. The Afghans captured major cities and forced the surrender of Isfahan in 1722.
These revolts included the Persian–Afghan War (1709–1711) and the Afghan conquest of Persia (1717–1722), culminating in Russian and Ottoman interventions in Persia and subsequent wars with Nader Shah.