Afsharid conquests in the Persian Gulf and Oman

Afsharid Conquest of the Persian Gulf
Part of Nader's Campaigns
Bandar-e-Bushehr, historically one of Persia's most important port cities around the Persian Gulf
Date 1730s–1747 Location Persian Gulf and its surroundings Result Afsharid victory The Afsharid empire becomes the arbiter of the Persian gulf until the collapse of the empire Territorial changes Most of the islands and surrounding coastlines of the Persian Gulf are either annexed or brought under Persian suzerainty but most regain their independence after the empire collapses
Belligerents
Afsharid Iran Afsharid army Afsharid navy	Omani Empire
Commanders and leaders
Nader Shah Mohammad Taqi Khan	Sultan Bin Murshid

Afshar conquests in the Persian Gulf and Oman — It was intended to transform the Afshar empire into the hegemonic state of the Gulf by capturing the Persian Gulf and its surrounding territories. All campaigns to capture these regions were initially very successful and many targets were captured. However, Mohammad Taghi Khan, whom Nadir Shah Afshar had appointed as admiral, rebelled, and as a result of the loss of power directed at suppressing this rebellion, some of the earlier territories were lost. However, in the end, Muhammad Taghi Khan was captured, the rebellion was suppressed and the previously lost territories were returned.^[1]

The rule of the Afshar empire in these lands continued until the death of Nadir Shah Afshar. After the assassination of Nadir Shah in 1747, the entire Afshar empire was engulfed in internal turmoil and the empire was divided. Thus, the gulf regions were lost to the central government and the local magistrates were able to regain their power.^[2]