Hotak invasion of Iran
E311852
The Hotak invasion of Iran was an early 18th-century Afghan campaign that toppled the Safavid dynasty and briefly established Hotak rule over much of Persia.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hotak invasion of Iran canonical | 2 |
| Afghan invasion of Iran | 1 |
| Afghan invasion of Iran (1722–1729) | 1 |
| Afghan invasion of Persia | 1 |
| Afghan occupation of Isfahan | 1 |
| Hotaki invasion of Iran | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2945015 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Hotak invasion of Iran Context triple: [Hotak dynasty, event, Hotak invasion of Iran]
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Muslim conquest of Persia
The Muslim conquest of Persia was the 7th-century series of campaigns in which Arab Muslim armies overthrew the Sasanian Empire and incorporated its territories into the early Islamic caliphate.
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Persian campaign
The Persian campaign was a World War I military operation in Iran involving clashes among Russian, Ottoman, British, and local forces over strategic control of the region.
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Battle of Lashkar Gah
The Battle of Lashkar Gah was a significant engagement during the War in Afghanistan in which coalition and Afghan forces fought Taliban insurgents for control of the strategic provincial capital of Helmand.
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D.
Seljuk invasions
The Seljuk invasions were a series of 11th-century military campaigns by the Seljuk Turks that overran much of the Armenian highlands and the wider Near East, contributing to the collapse of local Christian kingdoms and reshaping the region’s political and religious landscape.
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E.
Mughal–Safavid Wars
The Mughal–Safavid Wars were a series of early modern conflicts between the Mughal Empire of India and the Safavid Empire of Persia, primarily over control of strategic regions such as Kandahar.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Hotak invasion of Iran Target entity description: The Hotak invasion of Iran was an early 18th-century Afghan campaign that toppled the Safavid dynasty and briefly established Hotak rule over much of Persia.
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A.
Muslim conquest of Persia
The Muslim conquest of Persia was the 7th-century series of campaigns in which Arab Muslim armies overthrew the Sasanian Empire and incorporated its territories into the early Islamic caliphate.
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B.
Persian campaign
The Persian campaign was a World War I military operation in Iran involving clashes among Russian, Ottoman, British, and local forces over strategic control of the region.
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C.
Battle of Lashkar Gah
The Battle of Lashkar Gah was a significant engagement during the War in Afghanistan in which coalition and Afghan forces fought Taliban insurgents for control of the strategic provincial capital of Helmand.
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D.
Seljuk invasions
The Seljuk invasions were a series of 11th-century military campaigns by the Seljuk Turks that overran much of the Armenian highlands and the wider Near East, contributing to the collapse of local Christian kingdoms and reshaping the region’s political and religious landscape.
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E.
Mughal–Safavid Wars
The Mughal–Safavid Wars were a series of early modern conflicts between the Mughal Empire of India and the Safavid Empire of Persia, primarily over control of strategic regions such as Kandahar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military campaign
ⓘ
war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hotak invasion of Iran
ⓘ
surface form:
Afghan invasion of Iran (1722–1729)
|
| belligerent |
Ghilzai tribe
ⓘ
surface form:
Ghilzai Afghans
Persian forces loyal to the Safavids ⓘ |
| capitalCaptured | Isfahan ⓘ |
| commander |
Ashraf Hotak
ⓘ
Mahmud Hotak ⓘ |
| conflictType | invasion ⓘ |
| consequence |
Siege of Isfahan (1722)
ⓘ
surface form:
Afghan occupation of Isfahan
decline of Safavid authority ⓘ political fragmentation in Iran ⓘ |
| dynastyInvolved |
Hotak dynasty
ⓘ
Safavid Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Safavid dynasty
|
| endedBy | campaigns of Nader Shah ⓘ |
| endTime | 1729 ⓘ |
| era | late Safavid period ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Damghan (1729)
ⓘ
surface form:
Afghan–Persian War (1729–1730)
rise of Nader Shah ⓘ |
| hasCause |
internal weakness of the Safavid state
ⓘ
uprisings of Ghilzai Afghans against Safavid rule ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| languageOfBelligerents |
Pashto
ⓘ
Persian language ⓘ
surface form:
Persian
|
| location |
Iran
ⓘ
Persia ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent |
Hotak dynasty
ⓘ
Safavid Empire ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Sultan Husayn
ⓘ
Tahmasp II ⓘ |
| overthrew |
Safavid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Safavid dynasty
|
| partOf |
Hotak–Safavid conflict
ⓘ
surface form:
Hotak–Safavid conflicts
history of Afghanistan ⓘ history of Iran ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ghilzai Afghan rebellion in Kandahar ⓘ |
| regionAffected |
central Iran
ⓘ
southern Iran ⓘ western Iran ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Sunni Afghan forces versus Shia Safavid state ⓘ |
| result |
capture of Isfahan
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collapse of the Safavid dynasty ⓘ establishment of Hotak rule over parts of Iran ⓘ temporary Afghan control of the Safavid capital ⓘ |
| significantBattle | Battle of Gulnabad ⓘ |
| significantEvent | siege of Isfahan (1722) ⓘ |
| startTime | 1722 ⓘ |
| territorialChange | temporary Afghan control over central Persian territories ⓘ |
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Subject: Hotak invasion of Iran Description of subject: The Hotak invasion of Iran was an early 18th-century Afghan campaign that toppled the Safavid dynasty and briefly established Hotak rule over much of Persia.
Referenced by (7)
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