What the records say
- When
- 1727
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 34.40° N, 60.26° E
- Description
- 1727 Safavid Iran victory in Afghanistan
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Sangan
1727 Safavid Iran victory in Afghanistan
The Battle of Sangan, was an engagement involving the Loyalist forces of Tahmasp II of Safavid Iran led by Nader and the Abdali Afghan tribes in and further beyond southern Khorasan in the autumn of 1727. This armed struggle was one of the initial battles between the resurgent Safavid cause and that of the Afghans. The engagement technically ended in a Safavid victory.
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