State

Afsharid Iran

Iran ruled by Afsharid dynasty (1736—1796)

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1736–1796
Founded
1736
Ended
1796
Capital
Mashhad
Languages
Persian
Preceded by
Safavid IranSafavid Kurdistan
Succeeded by
Qajar Iran

Overview

The Guarded Domains of Iran, commonly referred to as Afsharid Iran, Afsharid Persia or the Afsharid Empire, was an Iranian empire established by the Turkoman Afshar tribe in Iran's north-eastern province of Khorasan, the Afsharid dynasty would rule over Iran during the mid 18th century. The dynasty's founder, Nader Shah, was a successful military commander who deposed the last member of the Safavid dynasty in 1736, and proclaimed himself Shah.

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All rulers (1)

  1. Nader Shah1736–1747

Records (27)

  1. 1737–1738 — Siege of KandaharSiege
  2. 1738–1740 — Nadir Shah's invasion of IndiaInvasion
  3. 1738 — Battle of Khyber PassBattle
  4. 1740 — Capture of Samarkand by Nader Shah AfsharBattle
  5. 1740 — Battle of CharjuiBattle · Persia ▸ Emirate of Bokhara
  6. 1740 — Battle of KhivaBattle · Persia ▸ Uzbekistan
  7. 1742–1745 — 1742–1745 Kartli rebellionRebellion
  8. 1743 — Siege of MosulSiege
  9. 1744 — Battle of AchabetiBattle
  10. 1745 — Battle of ErivanBattle · Persia ▸ Ottoman Empire
  11. 1750 — Fall of IsfahanSiege
  12. 1750–1751 — Durrani Campaign to KhorasanCampaign
  13. 1750 — Battle of HeratBattle · Afghanistan ▸ Persia
  14. 1750 — Battle of NishapurBattle · Afghanistan ▸ Persia
  15. 1751 — Battle of Torbat-i-JamBattle · Afghanistan ▸ Persia
  16. 1752 — Battle of AsterabadBattle · Mohammad Hasan Khan, Turkomans ▸ Zands
  17. 1752 — Battle of KermanshahBattle · Regent Karim Khan ▸ Ali Mardan Khan
  18. 1754–1755 — Durrani Campaign to KhorasanCampaign
  19. 1754 — Battle of MeshedBattle · Afghanistan ▸ Persia
  20. 1755 — Battle of SabzavarBattle · Qajar ▸ Afghanistan
  21. 1757 — Battle of LahijanBattle · Mohammad Kasan Khan of Qajar ▸ Azad Khan of Afghanistan
  22. 1757 — Battle of UrmiyaBattle · Qajar ▸ Azerbaijan
  23. 1759 — Battle of AshrafBattle · Sheikh Ali Khan Zand ▸ Mohammad Hasan Khan of Qajar
  24. 1760 — Battle of MaraghehBattle · Fath Ali Khan Afshar , Shahbaz Khan Don- boli. ▸ Azerbaijan, Kurdistan
  25. 1762 — Battle of Qara ChamanBattle · Regent Karim Khan Zand ▸ Fath Ali Afshar
  26. 1780 — Battle of ShirazBattle · Ali Murad ▸ Sadiq Khan
  27. 1795 — Battle of GirishkBattle · Zahman Shah ▸ Mahmud Mirza

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