Persian–Afghan Wars
| Persian–Afghan Wars | |||||
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Illustration of the Battle of Damghan (1729) | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
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Hotak dynasty Sadozai Sultanate of Herat Durrani Empire Forces of Azad Khan Emirate of Herat (before 1856) Supported by: Khanate of Kalat |
Safavid Iran Afsharid Iran Qara Bayat Amirdom Khozeimeh Amirdom Ben-Shaiban Zand dynasty Qajar Iran Emirate of Herat (after 1856) | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
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Mirwais Hotak Mahmud Hotak X Ashraf Hotak X Hussain Hotak (POW) Mohammad Zaman Khan Zulfaqar Khan Allahyar Khan Ahmad Shah Durrani Azad Khan Afghan Fateh Khan (WIA) Kamran Mirza Durrani Yar Muhammad Khan Alakozai Mohammad-Yusuf Mirza Durrani (POW) Dost Mohammad Khan |
Soltan Hoseyn Rustam Khan † Philippe Colombe † Gurgin Khan † Kaikhosro † Tahmasp II Nader Shah (WIA) Shahrokh Shah Nader Mirza Afshar Karim Khan Zand Jafar Khan † Abbas Qoli Khan Ali Murad Khan † Alam Khan Khozeimeh Hasan Ali Mirza Mohammad Shah Qajar Naser al-Din Shah Qajar | ||||
The Persian–Afghan Wars were a series of direct and indirect conflicts between the Afghans and the Persians beginning with the Hotak revolt on 21 April 1709 and ending with the fall of Herat on 27 May 1863.