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People: William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford
Topic: Glorious Revolution (Spain), or Spanish Revolution of 1868
Location: Fontenoy Bourgogne France

Attempts to ratify the treaty ending the …

Years: 1743 - 1743

Attempts to ratify the treaty ending the Ottoman-Afsharid War are impeded by Persia's insistence that a small Shiite sect, the Ja'fari, be declared orthodox, and by Ottoman haughtiness in torturing the ambassadors of Nadir Shah.

Nader Shah in 1743 declares war on the Turks and, after demanding the surrender of Baghdad, begins a long march to Constantinople.

However, when he learns that the Ottoman ulema (Muslim legal council) has made respectable a holy war against Persia, ...

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Eastern Southeast Europe (1743 - 1743)