Battle of Herat (1731)
E375039
The Battle of Herat (1731) was a key early 18th-century engagement in which Nader Shah’s Afsharid forces fought to secure control over the strategically vital city of Herat in Khorasan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Herat (1731) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3641553 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Herat (1731) Context triple: [Afsharid Empire, majorBattle, Battle of Herat (1731)]
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A.
Battle of Damghan (1729)
The Battle of Damghan (1729) was a decisive engagement in which Nader Shah crushed the Afghan forces controlling Iran, paving the way for his rise as the dominant military and political power in the region.
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B.
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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C.
Battle of Murchehkhort (1729)
The Battle of Murchehkhort (1729) was a decisive victory by Nader Shah that helped secure his dominance in Iran and paved the way for the eventual establishment of the Afsharid dynasty.
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D.
Battle of Yeghevārd (1735)
The Battle of Yeghevārd (1735) was a decisive engagement in which Nader Shah defeated Ottoman forces, consolidating his control over the South Caucasus and paving the way for his rise as ruler of Iran.
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E.
Battle of Karnal (1739)
The Battle of Karnal (1739) was a decisive confrontation in which Persian ruler Nader Shah crushed the Mughal Empire’s forces, leading to the sack of Delhi and marking a major step in the empire’s decline.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Herat (1731) Target entity description: The Battle of Herat (1731) was a key early 18th-century engagement in which Nader Shah’s Afsharid forces fought to secure control over the strategically vital city of Herat in Khorasan.
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A.
Battle of Damghan (1729)
The Battle of Damghan (1729) was a decisive engagement in which Nader Shah crushed the Afghan forces controlling Iran, paving the way for his rise as the dominant military and political power in the region.
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B.
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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C.
Battle of Murchehkhort (1729)
The Battle of Murchehkhort (1729) was a decisive victory by Nader Shah that helped secure his dominance in Iran and paved the way for the eventual establishment of the Afsharid dynasty.
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D.
Battle of Yeghevārd (1735)
The Battle of Yeghevārd (1735) was a decisive engagement in which Nader Shah defeated Ottoman forces, consolidating his control over the South Caucasus and paving the way for his rise as ruler of Iran.
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E.
Battle of Karnal (1739)
The Battle of Karnal (1739) was a decisive confrontation in which Persian ruler Nader Shah crushed the Mughal Empire’s forces, leading to the sack of Delhi and marking a major step in the empire’s decline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| aim | to bring Herat under Afsharid control ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Afsharid dynasty consolidation
ⓘ
rise of Nader Shah ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Afsharid forces
ⓘ
forces controlling Herat ⓘ |
| campaign |
Afsharid military campaigns
ⓘ
surface form:
Nader Shah’s Khorasan campaign
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| cityInvolved | Herat ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Afsharid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Afsharid Iran
|
| commander | Nader Shah ⓘ |
| conflict |
Afsharid–Safavid conflicts
ⓘ
surface form:
Afsharid–Hotak conflicts
|
| countryAtTime | Iran ⓘ |
| date | 1731 ⓘ |
| era | early 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | further Afsharid expansion under Nader Shah ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | struggle for dominance in eastern Iranian lands ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post-Safavid Iran ⓘ |
| location |
Herat
ⓘ
Khorasan ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Nader Shah
ⓘ
surface form:
Nader Shah Afshar
|
| objective |
securing control over Khorasan
ⓘ
seizure of Herat ⓘ |
| partOf |
Afsharid military campaigns
ⓘ
surface form:
Nader Shah’s campaigns in Khorasan
|
| precededBy | earlier Afsharid consolidation campaigns in Khorasan ⓘ |
| region | present-day western Afghanistan ⓘ |
| result | Afsharid victory ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of a key stronghold in Khorasan
ⓘ
control of routes between Iran and Central Asia ⓘ |
| theater | Khorasan theater of Nader Shah’s wars ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Herat (1731) Description of subject: The Battle of Herat (1731) was a key early 18th-century engagement in which Nader Shah’s Afsharid forces fought to secure control over the strategically vital city of Herat in Khorasan.
Referenced by (1)
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