Siege of Mosul (1743)

Siege of Mosul
Part of the Ottoman–Persian War (1743–46) and the Campaigns of Nader Shah
Date13 September – 20 October 1743
Location
Result

Ottoman victory

  • Siege suspended
  • Negotiated Persian withdrawal[1][2]
Belligerents
Afsharid Empire

Ottoman Empire

Mamluk Iraq
Commanders and leaders
Nader Shah Ahmad Pasha[3]
Hussain Pasha al-Jalili[4]
Strength

40,000+[5]

40,000+[6]
Casualties and losses
5,000[1] Heavy[1] (including civilians)

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

  1. ^ a b c d e 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
  3. ^ fathilashkar sher dahan. "Military History". miltaryhistory111.blogspot.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  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".
  6. ^ "La stratégie militaire, les campagnes et les batailles de Nâder Shâh - la Revue de Téhéran | Iran".

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