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Battle of Kars

Battle of Kars was a battle fought in 1745 at Kars, in what is now Turkey. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Kars. It was part of Campaigns of Nader Shah, which ran from 1720 to 1747. The recorded result: Iranian victory. Recorded strength: 60,000; 40,000 Savaran-e Sepah-e Khorasan against 160,000; 100,000 Sipahi cavalry; 60,000 Janissary infantry.

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Fought1745
WhereKars, Turkey40.608N, 43.096E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeIranian victory
BelligerentsAfsharid IranagainstOttoman Empire
Casualties and losses~8,000and50,000; 35,000 killed; 18,000 wounded; 5,000 enslaved
Part ofCampaigns of Nader Shah1720 to 1747

Where it sits in Campaigns of Nader Shah

Battle of Gulnabad, 1722Siege of Isfahan, 1722Khorasan Campaign, 1726Battle of Sangan, 1727Battle of Khwar Pass, 1729Herat Campaign, 1729Battle of Herat, 1729Battle of Zarghan, 1729Battle of Murche-Khort, 1729Western Persia campaign of 1730, 1730Battle of Nahavand, 1730Herat Campaign of 1731, 1732Nader's Mesopotamian Campaign, 1732Battle of Kirkuk (1733), 1733Siege of Baghdad (1733), 1733Caucasus Campaign, 1734Nader's Central Asian Campaign, 1737Siege of Kandahar, 1737Capture of Samarkand by Nader Shah Afshar, 1740Nader's Dagestan campaign, 1741Withdrawal through Andalal, 1741Battle of Mosul, 1745Battle of Kars, 174517221745Battle of Kars, 1745
23 placed engagements of Campaigns of Nader Shah in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1745 (year precision)
to 1745
PlaceKars, Turkey
40.608N, 43.096E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength60,000; 40,000 Savaran-e Sepah-e Khorasan160,000; 100,000 Sipahi cavalry; 60,000 Janissary infantry
Casualties and losses~8,00050,000; 35,000 killed; 18,000 wounded; 5,000 enslaved
Commanders
  • Mehmed Pasha
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Placed at Kars; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Kars is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 687 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q18356954, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kars (1745), revision 1380623949, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.