Battle of Astarabad (1759)
| Battle of Astarabad (1759) | |||||||||
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| Part of the struggle for supremacy between Zand and Qajar | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Zand dynasty | Qajars | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Shaykh Ali Khan Zand |
Mohammad Hassan Khan Qajar † | ||||||||
The Battle of Astarabad was fought outside the city of Astarabad on February 14, 1759, between the forces of Karim Khan Zand, commanded by Shaykh Ali Khan Zand, and Mohammad Hasan Khan Qajar. The battle resulted in a total Qajar defeat and caused the death of Mohammad Hasan Khan Qajar, ending the Qajar threat to the Zand dynasty until the conquests of Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar.