Battle of Gulnabad

Hotaki-Safavid War
	Part of Afghan Rebellions of 1709–1726
	; A diagram of the battle as well as casualties
Date	Sunday, March 8, 1722
Location	Golūnābād, Isfahan, Iran
Result	Hotaki victory
Belligerents
Safavid Empire	Hotak Dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Mohammad Qoli Khan; Ali Mardan Khan; Rustam Khan †; Philippe Colombe †; Seyyed Abdollah	Mahmud Hotak; Ashraf Hotak; Amanullah Khan; Nesrollah
Strength
42,000–50,000+; 24 cannon;	10,000–11,000 100 zamburaks;
Casualties and losses
5,000–15,000	Unknown

The Battle of Gulnabad (Pashto: د ګلون اباد جګړه, romanized: Dh Gulonābād Jaghrha; Persian: نبرد گلون‌آباد, romanized: Nabard-e Golūnābād) was fought between the military forces from the Hotak dynasty and the army of the Safavid Empire on Sunday, March 8, 1722. It further cemented the eventual fall of the Safavid dynasty, which had been declining for decades.