Battle of Sangan - military clashes between the troops of supporters of the Shah of the Safavid dynasty Tahmasp II and the Afghan tribe of Abdali ( Durrani ) in East Khorasan in 1727 . These battles were the first battle of the resurgent Persian Empire. Despite the tactical success of the Persians, strategic, they were not able to achieve significant progress.
| Battle of Sangan |
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| Main Conflict: Wars of Nadir Shah |
| date of | 1727 |
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| A place | East Khorasan , Iran |
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| Total | Tactical victory of the Safavids |
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Tahmasp II (formally) Nadir Shah (actually) | Hussein Sultan |
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Having occupied most of Khorasan , the commander Tahmasp Nadir Shah decided to move further east and gain a foothold in the area of Sangan and Behdadin (on the border of modern Iran and Afghanistan). Both cities were swiftly captured, but the townspeople managed to send prizes to help the leaders of the Afghan Abdali tribe, which trained an army of 20,000 people. The Abdali Sangan rebelled in anticipation of the approach of these troops, but Nadir Shah promptly sent a detachment that captured one of the entrances to Sangan, and then plundered the city.
The main forces of the Abdul came too late, but the Afghans were determined to give a fight. Most of Nadir's forces were under his own command in the center of the battle line, another 2,000 shooters were commanded by Tahmasp II. The outcome of the ensuing battle is ambiguous: for example, on one flank of Nadir’s wax, they were close to fleeing, but 1000 soldiers from the reserve arrived in time for help. As a result, the Afghans began to leave the battlefield, who, despite the losses, still resisted in repeated clashes in the days following the retreat.
The expedition alone did not yield any strategic benefits, and Nadir Shah retired to upper Khorasan in order to consolidate the army again and plan an attack on Herat .
- Michael Axworthy, The Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from Tribal Warrior to Conquering Tyrant Hardcover 348 pages (July 26, 2006) Publisher: IB Tauris Language: English ISBN 1-85043-706-8
