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Afsharid dynasty

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Afsharid dynasty

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Imperial Iranian dynasty of the 18th century

Key facts

Parent family
Afshar tribe
Country
Afsharid Iran
Place of origin
Dastgerd , Iran
Founder
Nader Shah
Final ruler
Shahrokh Shah
Final head
Nader Mirza Afshar
Titles
Shah of Iran
Traditions
Twelver Shia Islam

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
dynasty
Native language
Afshar dialect
Image
Afsharid Imperial Standard (3 Stripes).svg
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topic's main category
Category:Afsharid dynasty
inception
1736-01-01
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1796-01-01
different from
Afshar tribe
Commons category
Afsharid dynasty
language used
Persian
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Encyclopedic overview

The Afsharid dynasty (Persian: دودمان افشاریان, romanized: Dudemān-e Afshāriyān) was an Iranian dynasty founded by Nader Shah (r. 1736–1747) of the Qirqlu clan of the Turkoman Afshar tribe, ruling over Afsharid Iran.

List of Afsharid monarchs

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