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Some of the greatest stories buried in the folds of history...until now. A podcast that uncovers the lifetimes and achievements of prolific warlords from ancient and medieval times. Going beyond the mainstream historical figures that everyone is familiar with, providing a thorough account of lesser known warriors and leaders that were titans during their respective ages. If you would like to support my work directly, you can kindly do so here: www.patreon.com/warlordsofhistory
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Sunday Aug 14, 2022
Sunday Aug 14, 2022
Despite breathing life in the bid to restore Shah Tahmasp II to the throne in Persia, Nader is soon caught up in the petty intrigues of his unstable King. Resulting in Nader launching a military coup to firmly take control of the Safavid army. Modernizing and reshaping it into a ferociously effective force. Then embarking on campaign in 1729, displaying sheer strategic and tactical military brilliance to win a series of astonishing victories to dislodge the Afghan Hotaks from their occupation of Iran. Returning Tahmasp to his rightful place, but in service to Nader, the Shah in all but name.
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seclusion for forty days, people even say that he was a magician, on the way to Isfahan, in order to escape his grisly death, he threw himself into the river, and commited suicide
Monday Nov 07, 2022
in order not to be enslaved by the Persians, Nader freed 50000 captives, mostly females, and sent them to their homes, between the Afghan capyives there was two figures, one of them Mula Zafaran, one that had committed a lot of atrocities in Isfahan, Nader sent himto Isfahan, he was beheaded at the Naqshe Jahan square, anogher waz a mystic that had a lot of influence on both Mahmud and Ashrag, he was a mysterious figure, he was the one that had ordered Mahmud to go on fasting and...
Monday Nov 07, 2022
the Nasaqchis go set fire to them and burn all of it. after the loss at Zarqan, Ashraf wanted to take shelter at a strong cadtle named Lar, but when the Afghan commander came out of castle to pay his hommage to Ashraf, the few Persian at castle, managed to kill tolhe few Afghan soldiers and close the gates, Ashraf fled toward east, eyewitnesses say that all the way between Shiraz and Lar, there were Afghan elderly and women and children corpses, who had been killed by their relatives...
Monday Nov 07, 2022
insubordination, Nader in such occasion would punish his soldiers wighout any mercy, as he did after Murchekhort, since his troops after routing the Afghans, began to loot thd Afghan camp, Nader ordered his fierce Nasaqchis( the ones in charge of armies discipline) to block all the ways out of the valley, and then ordered all the troops to gather all the loot in front of him, and he swore to kill anyone and his family, if he find any loot witv them, after piling up the loot, he ordered
Monday Nov 07, 2022
half with a single blow, then he fled to the south, all the way being chased by Karachurlu and Afshar scouts, they reachdx the Afghans while they were crossing Fasa bridge wigb their families, without asking permission from Nader, the scouts attacked the Afghans for loot, and Afghans after offering a little resistance, tried to cross the narrow bridge, and most of them were drowned, Nader cut off ghe nose and ears of Afshar chieftain and took out the eyes of Karachurlu commandef forthis..
Monday Nov 07, 2022
actually after Morche khort, on the winter of 1730 a great battle happened between the two forces at Zarqan, Ashraf had called upon all of his garrisons, and it was a last resistance, Ashraf showed an excellent bravery, and all the Afghans according to an Afghan old tradition killed a dog threw it toward the enemy, swore to divorce their wives if they flee, and attacked the persian ljnes viciously, reportedly at this battle even managed to attack the persian artillary and split him in...
Monday Nov 07, 2022
(Naders infantry to attack the Afghans artillary, they took it, Ashraf made a hasty retreat, and Afghans and their allies rode the 360 km distance between Mehmandust and Tehran in just two days, Nader didnt give the permission to chase the Afghans, Mehmandyst although not incurring great losses on Afghans, was a serios blow to their fame and confidence.
Sunday Nov 06, 2022
their movement, and they were successful, then Nader stationed his artillary and Zamburak corp on the height of the hill. Afghans lines were too near and so it needed Naders gunners just a couple of shots to target Afghan banner bearer, a couple hundred of horsemen, and spare horses (spare horses in the east would be stationed before a great king as a sign of greatness) and then Afghan cavalry tried to penetrate Naders lines wigh no success, ghen it was the time for Jazayerchis and Tifangchi.
Sunday Nov 06, 2022
at the battle of Mehmandust, there was a hill on the northern side of the valley, not south, and in the morning when two armies faced each other, Nader spotted that hill, decided to move to that hill, the right wing of Afghans believed that it was a retreat si the right wjng chased Naders army, which was in one part(not divided in three parts (center, right and left wing),but Nader had anticipated the Afghans reactiin, and had stationed a body of musketeers and a body of cavalry to cover...
Sunday Nov 06, 2022
Naders forces resisted them, and they had another encounter near the gates of Herat, then they entered peace talks
Sunday Nov 06, 2022
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