Afsharid dynasty

The Guarded Domains of Iran ممالک محروسه ایران
1736–1796
Flag (1736–1748) Imperial Coat of Arms (1736–1748)
Greatest borders during Nader Shah
Capital	Mashhad
Government	Absolute monarchy
Shah
• 1736–1747	Nader Shah (first)
• 1748–1748	Shahrokh Afshar (last)
History
• Established	1736
• Disestablished	1796
Preceded by Succeeded by Safavid dynasty Zand dynasty Qajar dynasty

The Afsharid dynasty (Persian: سلسله افشار) was an Iranian dynasty, that originated from the Turkmen Afshar tribe.

Afsharid Shahs of Iran

Name		Portrait	Title	Reign years
1	Nader Shah		Shahanshah, Sultan bar salatin-e-jahan	1736– 1747
2	Adel Shah		Shah	1747–1748
3	Ebrahim Afshar	—	Shah	1748–1749
4	Shahrokh Shah	—	Shah	1748–1796

Sources

• Tucker, Ernest (2012). "Afshārids". In Fleet, Kate; Krämer, Gudrun; Matringe, Denis; Nawas, John; Rowson, Everett (ed.). Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE. Brill. The Afshārids (r. 1149–1210/1736–96) were a Persian dynasty founded by Nādir Shāh Afshār, replacing the Ṣafavid dynasty.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)
• Yarshater, Ehsan (2004). "IRAN ii. IRANIAN HISTORY (2) Islamic period". Encyclopædia Iranica. Vol. XIII, Fasc. 3. p. 238–241. The Afšār were a Turkmen tribe that during the Mongol conquest was transferred to Azerbaijan (...)