"Safavid Empire" . . "Decisive Hotaki Afghan victory" . . . "1722-10-23Z"^^ . "unknown" . "Minimal" . "10-20,000" . "The siege of Isfahan was a six-month-long siege of Isfahan, the capital of the Safavid dynasty of Iran, by the Hotaki-led Afghan army. It lasted from March to October 1722 and resulted in the city's fall and the beginning of the end of the Safavid dynasty."@en . "Hotaki Safavid War"@en . . . "Hotaki Dynasty" .