Siege of Isfahan

Siege of Isfahan
	Part of Hotaki-Safavid war
Date	8 March – 23 October 1722
Location	Isfahan, Central Persia
Result	Hotaki victory; Fall of the Safavid capital;
Belligerents
Hotaki Dynasty	Safavid Empire
Commanders and leaders
Mahmud Hotaki	Sultan Husayn
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown
	80,000 Civilians killed in siege

The siege of Isfahan (Persian: سقوط اصفهان) was a six-month-long siege of Isfahan, the capital of the Safavid dynasty of Iran, by the Hotaki-led Afghan army. It lasted from March to October 1722 and resulted in the city's fall and the beginning of the end of the Safavid dynasty.

^ Axworthy 2006, pp. 54–55.

[FOOTNOTEAxworthy200654–55-1] Axworthy 2006, pp. 54–55.

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