Mohammad Khan Baluch's Rebellion

Mohammad Khan Baloch's Rebellion
	Part of Nader's Campaigns
	; Arg of Karim Khan was a stronghold in southern Persia erected during the eighteenth century
Date	1733–1734
Location	Southern Persia
Result	Safavid victory; Rebellion quelled;
Territorial; changes	The south of the empire is brought back under government control
Belligerents
Safavid Empire	Forces loyal to Mohammad Khan Baloch
Commanders and leaders
Nader; Tahmasp Khan Jalayer; Ahmad Khan (POW); Kirklu Karim Khan (POW)	Mohammad Khan Baloch (POW)
Strength
~5,000 (Ahmad Khan) ~12,000 (Kirklu Karim Khan) ~12,000 (Tahmasp Khan Jalayer)	Unknown

In the aftermath of Nader's crippling defeat and expulsion from Ottoman Baghdad, the commander who was put in charge of the 12,000 soldiers to maintain the siege of the city, Mohammad Khan Baloch, fled from Mesopotamia and returned to southern Persia, where, taking advantage of Nader's shattered prestige due to his ignominious defeat at the hands of Topal Pasha at the Battle of Samarra, Mohammad Khan raised the banner of rebellion in the south of the country. He also allied with Sheikh Ahmad Madani's revolt.^[1]

Nader Guli sent the Shirazian vali to Megasets to suppress the uprising. Upon his arrival, he himself rebelled against Nader Guli and even collected troops for a campaign on Isfahan. Mohammad Khan Baloch went to the Bender area to recruit soldiers, and interrupted a number of residents who did not want to join him. Mohammad Khan Baloch took those who agreed to serve with him into his army and went to Shiraz, where he began to prepare for the campaign on Isfahan.

^ Axworthy, Michael (2009-02-28). The Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from Tribal Warrior to Conquering Tyrant. Bloomsbury Academic. pp. 139–143. ISBN 978-1-84511-982-9.

[:3-1] Axworthy, Michael (2009-02-28). The Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from Tribal Warrior to Conquering Tyrant. Bloomsbury Academic. pp. 139–143. ISBN 978-1-84511-982-9.

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