Treaty of Hamedan
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The Treaty of Hamedan was a treaty between the Ottoman Empire and the Hotak dynasty signed in October 1727 in Hamedan, ending the Ottoman–Hotaki War (1726–1727).
As Ottoman expansion into Persia continued, Ashraf Hotak, having recently toppled his cousin, Mahmud Hotak from power, was claiming himself as the sole legitimate ruler of all Persia, and demanded that the Ottomans cede all their annexed territories.[1] Ashraf also claimed himself as the Sunni caliph.[2] The Ottomans saw this as a diplomatic insult, and broke off all ties, and declared war on the Afghans.[3] One of the main goals of the Ottomans was to restore the Safavid dynasty as a vassal state to the throne. And as a result, Ashraf Hotak executed Soltan Hoseyn, the former Safavid shah.[3] War began as the Ottomans opened hostility in the Azerbaijan region in 1726.[3]