Caucasus Campaign (1735)

Caucasus Campaign
Part of the Ottoman–Persian War (1730–35) and Naderian Wars
Maku border city of Armenia
An artist's illustration of an Armenian-Persian border town in the Caucasus
Date1734–1735
Location
Result Safavid victory[1]
(effective end of the war)
Territorial
changes
Persian suzerainty re-established over the Caucasus
Belligerents

Safavid dynasty Safavid Empire

Ottoman Empire

Lezgis
Commanders and leaders
Nader
Tahmasp Khan Jalayer
Köprülü Abdullah Pasha 
Strength
55,000–80,000 ~200,000
Casualties and losses
Minimal[2] 50,000+ killed & wounded[3]

The Caucasus Campaign of 1734–1735 was the last great campaign of the Ottoman–Persian War (1730–35) which ended in a Persian victory allowing Nader to recast Persian hegemony over almost the entire Caucasus, region, reconquering it for the Safavid state.

  1. ^ Moghtader, Gholam-Hussein(2008). The Great Batlles of Nader Shah, p. 59. Donyaye Ketab
  2. ^ Axworthy, Michael(2009). The Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from tribal warrior to conquering tyrant, p. 203. I. B. Tauris
  3. ^ Axworthy, Michael(2009). The Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from tribal warrior to conquering tyrant, p. 203. I. B. Tauris

Caucasus Campaign (1735)

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