Siege of Mosul (1743)
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The siege of Mosul was the siege of the Ottoman-held city of Mosul in northern Mesopotamia by Nader Shah's army during the Persian invasion of the Ottoman Empire in 1743.
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Siege of Mosul | |||||||
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Part of the Ottoman–Persian War (1743–46) and the Campaigns of Nader Shah | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Afsharid Empire | Mamluk Iraq | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Nader Shah |
Ahmad Pasha[3] Hussain Pasha al-Jalili[4] | ||||||
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40,000+[5] | 40,000+[6] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
5,000[1] | Heavy[1] (including civilians) |
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