What the records say
- When
- 24 Oct 1733 – 26 Oct 1733
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 35.34° N, 44.45° E
- Description
- last battle in Nader Shah's Mesopotamian campaign (1733)
Battle of Kirkuk (1733)
Last battle in Nader Shah's Mesopotamian campaign (1733)
The Battle of Kirkuk, also known as the Battle of Agh-Darband or Battle of Leylan, was the last battle in Nader Shah's Mesopotamian campaign where he avenged his earlier defeat at the hands of the Ottoman general Topal Osman Pasha, in which Nader achieved suitable revenge after defeating and killing him at the battle of Kirkuk.
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