Battle of Astarabad (1759)
| Battle of Astarabad (1759) | |||||||||
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| Part of the struggle for supremacy between the Zands and the Qajars | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Zand dynasty | Qajars | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Karim Khan Zand Shaykh Ali Khan Zand |
Muhammad Hasan Khan † Hoseyn Khan Develu Shahzada Muhammad (POW) | ||||||||
The Battle of Astarabad was fought outside the city of Astarabad on 14 February 1759, between the forces of Karim Khan Zand, commanded by Shaykh Ali Khan Zand, and Mohammad Hasan Khan Qajar. The battle resulted in a total Qajar defeat and caused the death of Mohammad Hasan Khan Qajar, ending the Qajar threat to the Zand dynasty until the conquests of Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar.