Battle of Kars (1745)
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The Battle of Kars was the last major engagement of the Ottoman–Persian War. The battle resulted in the complete and utter destruction of the Ottoman army. It was also the last of the great military t
A diagram of the battle of Kars, illustrating the devastating flanking manoeuvre by Nader's cavalry reserve
Kars Citadel. Nader allowed all the captured wounded soldiers of the Ottoman army return to Kars to seek help.
Military of Afsharid Iran
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The military of Afsharid Iran had their origins in the relatively obscure yet bloody inter-factional violence in Khorasan during the collapse of the Safavid state. The small band of warriors under loc
Battle of Kars (1745)
…infantry in the centre, artillery batteries interspersed between these columns and the cavalry in two bodies each on either flank. Nader ordered his Jazāyerchi to advance against the centre and after firing a single massed volley, draw their shamshirs and charge. The battle raged with either side feeding in a…
Jezayel muskets on display in Mashhad's Museum of Nader Shah.
Shamshirs (swords) from the Afsharid era, displayed at Nader Shah's Museum in Mashhad.
A lightly armoured Persian Lancer
A field cannon from the Afsharid period.