Back Zərqan döyüşü (1729) Azerbaijani زرقان دؤیوشو AZB نبرد زرگان Persian Battaglia di Zarghan Italian Битва при Зеркане Russian
| Battle of Zarghan | |||||||||
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| Part of Nader's Campaigns | |||||||||
 Illustration of the battle showing Nader leading his troops against the Afghans | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Safavid Loyalists |
 Hotaki dynastylocal Arab tribes | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Nader Shah | Ashraf Hotaki | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 20,000–30,000 | 10,000–20,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
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The Battle of Zarghan was the last battle of Ashraf Hotaki's career as a statesman. Having been repeatedly bludgeoned by Nader's army through the Battles of Mihmandoost and Murche-Khort Ashraf had withdrawn from Isfahan and escaped south to Shiraz to rebuild his army in an ultimately futile attempt to reverse his fortunes. Although he found some local support amongst a few of the tribes he was decisively beaten, for the last time, after which he disappeared from Persia as well as the historical records, with no consensus being reached concerning the manner of his demise.