Military operation

Herat Campaign

4 May 1729 – 1 Jul 1729 · 36.30° N, 59.60° E

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When
4 May 1729 – 1 Jul 1729
Kind
Military operation
Coordinates
36.30° N, 59.60° E
Description
nadir shah invasion Afgans

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Herat campaign of 1729

First Herat Campaign

The Herat campaign of 1729 consisted of a series of intermittent and fluid engagements culminating in the finale of Nader's military operations against the Abdali Pashtuns. Nader having recently concluded a successful campaign against his own monarch and prince, the badly humiliated Tahmasp II, set out from Mashhad on 4 May 1729, making sure that the Shah also accompanied him on this journey where he could be kept un…

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