This article is about the Afsharid royal dynasty. For the royal state, see Afsharid Iran.
Afsharid
Seal of Nader Shah
Afsharid flag under Nader Shah
Parent family
Afshar tribe
Country
Afsharid Iran
Place of origin
Greater Khorasan, Iran
Founded
1736
Founder
Nader Shah
Final ruler
Shahrokh Shah
Final head
Nader Mirza Afshar
Titles
Shah of Iran
Traditions
Shia Islam (Twelver)
Deposition
1796
The Afsharid dynasty (Persian: افشاریان) was an Iranian[1] dynasty founded by Nader Shah (r. 1736–1747) of the Qirqlu clan of the Turkoman Afshar tribe, ruling over the Afsharid Empire.[1][2]
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and Asinai). Yet, the tolerance of the Arsacid dynasty was as legendary as the first Persian dynasty, the Achaemenids. There is even an account that...
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