Western Persia campaign of 1730

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Western Iran campaign
Part of the Ottoman–Persian War (1730–35) and Naderian Wars
Western Iran, Kermanshah Province
Date March – August 1730 Location Western Iran Result Safavid victory[1] Territorial changes Western Persia regained
Belligerents
Safavid Empire	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Nader Shah	Osman Pasha Suleiman Pasha
Strength
30,000 25,000 at the outset 5,000 joined later from Qazvin	45,000+ 15,000 at Nahavand 30,000 at Malayer
Casualties and losses
unknown	heavy a large portion of the Ottoman cannon and baggage

Nader's Western Persia campaign of 1730 was his first against perhaps his most formidable of adversaries, namely the Ottomans, where he proved triumphant in conquest. The great successes of his expedition, however, were rendered null when Shah Tahmasp II decided to take personal command of the theatre in Nader's absence, forcing a furious Nader to return and rectify the situation after forcing Tahmasp's abdication in favour of his infant son Abbas III.