- 19 - On 28th May, 1778, all the Persian troops led by Mohammad Ali Khan, son of King Karim Khan Zand, launched an attack against the forces of Almuntafiq Arabs. On 3rd June, 1778, the Persians were forced to withdraw to Persian territories after incurring grave losses. Almuntafiq Arabs, on the other hand, were making preparations to liberate Basra and waiting for the arrival of more troops from Baghdad. In early September 1778, Persian troops of some six or seven thousand men, led by Mohammad Ali Khan, son of King Karim Khan Zand, arrived to the east bank of Shatt al-Arab. They had 8 ships which they had taken from the Arabian Bandars on the Persian coast to transport their men to the west bank of Shatt al-Arab. The Persian authorities in Shiraz had sent to Sheikh Nasser of Bushehr asking for more ships. He informed them that he could not help because he himself was about to sail to Jeddah for Hajj (pilgrimage), which was on 9th Dhul-Hijja, 1192 AH (29th December, 1778).
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