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Afsharid Iran (Persian: ایران افشاری), also referred as the Afsharid Empire, officially the Guarded Domains of Iran, was an Iranian empire established by the Turkoman Afshar tribe in Iran's north-eastern province of Khorasan, establishing the Afsharid dynasty that would rule over Iran during
The Afsharid dynasty (Persian: افشاریان) was an Iranian dynasty founded by Nader Shah (r. 1736–1747) of the Qirqlu clan of the Turkoman Afshar tribe, ruling over the Afsharid Empire.
The Afsharid army was always a primarily cavalry-based force. It peaked at 375,000 men in 1743, an unsustainable figure that led to the collapse of the empire's economy. Its most notable change compared to the Safavids was the use of firearms.
Afsharid Iran, also referred as the Afsharid Empire, was an Iranian empire established by the Turkoman Afshar tribe in Iran's north-eastern province of Khorasan, establishing the Afsharid dynasty that would rule over Iran during the mid-eighteenth century.
Of Turkic origin, the Afsharids ruled Iran 1736–96; at its zenith, the dynasty stretched from Iraq to northern India. Founder Nadir Shah Afshar (r. 1736–47), backed by an army of mostly Sunni Afghans, routed the armies of the Shii Safavid dynasty.
Jul 28, 2011 · AFSHARIDS, a dynasty (1148-1210/1736-96; Table 16) founded by Nāder Shah Afšār upon the abolition of the Safavid dynasty in 1148/1736. What follows is an outline history of the state founded by Nāder Shah until 1210, when it was annexed by the Qajars.
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Nader Shah or King Nader (1688-1747), the founder of Afsharid Dynasty, an enigmatic figure in Iranian history ruled from 1736 - 1747 A.D. Nader Shah, or Nader Qoli Beg was born in Kobhan, Iran, on October 22, 1688, into one of the Turkish tribes loyal to the Safavid shahs of Iran.
