siege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Siege of Kerman
Siege of Kerman was a siege conducted in 1794 at Kerman, in what is now Iran. The recorded result: Qajar victory; • Fall of the Zand dynasty.
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Fought1794
WhereKerman, Iran30.283N, 57.083E
OutcomeQajar victory; • Fall of the Zand dynasty
BelligerentsZand_Dynasty_flag|25px Zand IranagainstFlag_of_Agha_Mohammad_Khan|21px Qajar Iran
Record
| Date | 1794 (year precision) | |
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| Place | Kerman, Iran 30.283N, 57.083E | |
| Kind | Siege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic | |
| Territorial change | Capture of Kerman by the Qajars | |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Sirjan 1393, 164 km SW
- Operation Eagle Claw 1980, 330 km N
- Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran 1941, 433 km NW
- Battle of Dschask 1620, 522 km S
- Battle of the Persian Gate on the Mountain 330 BC, 528 km W
Elsewhere in 1794
- Battle of Fleurus Belgium
- Battle of Racławice Poland
- Glorious First of June
- Battle of Praga Poland
- Battle of Fallen Timbers United States
Siege of Kerman is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 189 in present-day Iran.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1268596, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Kerman, revision 1379773937, 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.