Nadr then attacked and routed theOttomanTurks, who had occupiedadjacentareas ofAzerbaijanandIraq. Meanwhile, Ṭahmāsp had rashly attacked the Turks while Nadr was absent quelling a revolt inKhorāsān, but the shah was heavily defeated and was forced to conclude peace with the Turks onignominiou...
However, he waited to hear the hopeful news from the front where his forces were divided into two groups: one proceeding via the Ghorband Valley towards Charikar and the other via Bamyan along the Hajigak Pass to join the Hazara forces led by Shahnur’s son along with Ghulam Nabi Khan wh...