Siege of Mosul (1743)

Siege of Mosul
	Part of the Ottoman–Persian War (1743–46) and the Campaigns of Nader Shah
Date	13 September – 20 October 1743
Location	Mosul, Mosul Eyalet
Result	Ottoman victory Siege suspended; Negotiated Persian withdrawal;
Belligerents
Afsharid Empire	Ottoman Empire Mamluk Iraq
Commanders and leaders
Nader Shah	Ahmad Pasha; Hussain Pasha al-Jalili
Strength
40,000+; 390 cannon; 230 mortars;	40,000+
Casualties and losses
5,000	Heavy (including civilians)

The siege of Mosul was the siege of the Ottoman-held city of Mosul in northern Mesopotamia by Nader Shah's army during the Persian invasion of the Ottoman Empire in 1743.

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[sword-1] Axworthy, Michael, "The Sword of Persia; Nader Shah, from Tribal Warrior to Conquering Tyrant", I B Tauris, 2009.

[2] Ghafouri, Ali(2008). History of Iran's wars: from the Medes to now, Etela'at Publishing

[fathilashkarsherdahan-3] thilashkar sher dahan. "Military History". miltaryhistory111.blogspot.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.

[Olson-4] Olson, Robert W. (1975). The Siege of Mosul and Ottoman-Persian Relations 1718-1743. Uralic and Altaic Series. Vol. 124. Indiana: Indiana University Publications.

[5] "La stratégie militaire, les campagnes et les batailles de Nâder Shâh - la Revue de Téhéran | Iran".

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