Persian Civil Wars
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Empires, Dynasties, Civil Wars, Coups
- Curriculum: 18th Century European History, Eastern European History, Asian History, Middle Eastern History
- Geographical Location: Armenia, Iraq, Turkey, Asia Minor, Afghanistan, South Asia, India, Persia
- Date: 1725-1794
Article abstract: At issue: Control and enlargement of the Persian Empire. Result: Final establishment of Qājār Dynasty.
Background
Governance of the lands that constituted Persia was in dispute at the beginning of the eighteenth century, as successive leaders tried to expand and control this multiethnic state. After years of domination by non-Iranian Arabs, the Safavid Dynasty became the leading Iranian ruling family, but because it was surrounded by enemies, its primacy was contested. The Afghani revolt at Kandahar, under Mīr Wais Khan, and the...
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