Afsharid | |
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![]() Seal of Nader Shah | |
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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]