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Imperial Iranian dynasty of the 18th century
The Afsharid dynasty (Persian: سلسله افشار) was an Iranian dynasty,[1] that originated from the Turkmen[2] Afshar tribe.
The Guarded Domains of Iran ممالک محروسه ایران | |||||||||||
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| 1736–1796 | |||||||||||
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 Greatest borders during Nader Shah | |||||||||||
| Capital | Mashhad | ||||||||||
| Government | Absolute monarchy | ||||||||||
| Shah | |||||||||||
• 1736–1747 | Nader Shah (first) | ||||||||||
• 1748–1748 | Shahrokh Afshar (last) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1736 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1796 | ||||||||||
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| Name | Portrait | Title | Reign years | |
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| 1 | Nader Shah | Shahanshah, Sultan bar salatin-e-jahan |
1736– 1747 | |
| 2 | Adel Shah | Shah | 1747–1748 | |
| 3 | Ebrahim Afshar | — | Shah | 1748–1749 |
| 4 | Shahrokh Shah | — | Shah | 1748–1796 |
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- ↑ Tucker 2012.
- ↑ Yarshater 2004, p. 238–241.
- Tucker, Ernest (2012). "Afshārids". In Fleet, Kate; Krämer, Gudrun; Matringe, Denis; Nawas, John; Rowson, Everett (ed.). Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE. Brill.
The Afshārids (r. 1149–1210/1736–96) were a Persian dynasty founded by Nādir Shāh Afshār, replacing the Ṣafavid dynasty.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link) - Yarshater, Ehsan (2004). "IRAN ii. IRANIAN HISTORY (2) Islamic period". Encyclopædia Iranica. Vol. XIII, Fasc. 3. p. 238–241.
The Afšār were a Turkmen tribe that during the Mongol conquest was transferred to Azerbaijan (...)