[2] However, some remnants of the rebellions of Sheikh Ahmad Madani and Mohammad Khan Baloch fled to Kish and held it against Safavid forces for a brief period.

They slowly consolidated their position around Isfahan by taking notable villages and towns in Iraq-e Ajam[8][7][6] and then moved south.

[9] They first subdued Hajji Baqer, the Arab warlord that controlled the district of Qomisheh[8][9][7] and besieged Shiraz by July 28.

[9] On April 14, 1724, Shiraz fell,[9] allowing Hotak forces to spread to take more major towns in the South.

As Willem Floor notes in his book "The Rise and Fall of Nader Shah: Dutch East India Company Reports, 1730-1747": "During the 1726-1730 period the Afghans certainly were not the absolute masters of Larestan or the Garmsirat.

In October 1729 Neda Khan, the Afghan governor of Lar, was unable to destroy Sulgari, because he lacked the proper artillery.

For his logistical and military support Neda Khan relied on the local Sunni Arab petty rulers.

On December 20, 1727, the Afghans entered Bandar Abbas (a town which had been controlled by Shah Ahmad since October 1727)[9] and by September 1728 the rebellion was crushed and he was executed.