Afsharid dynasty

Afsharid dynasty
دودمان افشار
1727–1810
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Afsharid Kingdom before the conquest of India, Oman, and Northern Central Asia
Capital		Mashhad
Languages		Turkish, Persian
Government		Monarchy
Shah		Nader Shah (first)
		Shahrokh (last)
History
•	Afsharid dynasty begins	1727
•	Afsharid dynasty ends	1810
Preceded by Succeeded by Safavid dynasty Hotaki dynasty Zand dynasty Durrani dynasty

The Afsharids (Turkish: Afşar Hanedanı, Persian: افشاریان‎) was an Iranian dynasty between 1736 and 1796 in Iran. The origin of the Afsharids shahs lay in the province of Khorasan in Iran. Founder of this Empire was Nader Shah Afshar.

The Afsharid Empire was the greatest dynasty in Iran after the Sassanids.

Resources

• Afsharids at Iranica encyclopedia