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Post by balamir on Jul 2, 2007 15:36:07 GMT 3
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Post by Temüjin on Jul 2, 2007 22:27:04 GMT 3
IF it happened, it must have happened during the end of the Safavid Dynasty, when the Afghan Ghilzai tribe occupied Isfahan and the Ottomans occupied western Iran. i'm not sure if such a battle occured, i would assume the Ottomans & Afghans would have been allies sort of since they each took slices of the Persian Empire. I will consult my book on Nadir Shah if there was ever an encounter between the two.
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Post by H. İhsan Erkoç on Jul 4, 2007 21:09:22 GMT 3
Yes indeed, the battle took place. It was fought at a place named Andijân (probably not the same place at Ferghâna). The Ottoman commander was Ahmed Pasha while the Iranian Afghan army was commanded by Ashraf Khân.
The battle lasted for two days. The Ottomans had more advantages at the beginning and it looked as if the Afghans were going to lose. But Ashraf Khân sent secret messengers to clan troops inside the Ottoman army, telling them that if they switched sides, he would give them independent states to every clan. In the second day of the battle, the clan warriors of the Ottoman army switched sides, joining the Afghan army. The Ottoman army was defeated soon, withdrawing to Hamadân while leaving it's heavy cannons behind.
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Post by Temüjin on Jul 4, 2007 22:49:47 GMT 3
ah, Andijan, now i remember...
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