Battle of Kars (1745)

The Battle of Kars was the last major engagement of the Perso-Ottoman war of 1743-1746 which resulted in the complete rout of the Ottoman army. The battle was also the last of the great military triumphs of Nader Shah as soon after his victory he was assassinated by a faction within his officer corps. In terms of strategic effect, however, the victory at Kars though impressive in its own right brought only diplomatic benefits helping to end hostilities rather than to further expand Nader's dominion in the west. In any case the Persian empire was at this point plagued by ever more numerous rebellions against the Shah, making foreign expansion a distant prospect.