Siege of Isfahan

Siege of Isfahan
Part of Hotaki-Safavid war
Date 8 March – 23 October 1722 Location Isfahan, Central Persia Result Hotaki victory Fall of the Safavid capital
Belligerents
Hotaki Dynasty	Safavid Empire
Commanders and leaders
Mahmud Hotaki	Sultan Husayn
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown
80,000 Civilians killed in siege[1]

The siege of Isfahan (Persian: سقوط اصفهان) was a six-month-long siege of Isfahan, the capital of the Safavid dynasty of Iran, by the Hotaki-led Afghan army. It lasted from March to October 1722 and resulted in the city's fall and the beginning of the end of the Safavid dynasty.