Afsharid dynasty
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| The Afsharid dynasty دودمان افشار |
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| Capital | Mashhad | ||||
| Language(s) | Turkish, Persian | ||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||
| Shah | Nader Shah (first) | ||||
| Shahrokh (last) | |||||
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| - Afsharid dynasty begins | 1736 | ||||
| - Afsharid dynasty ends | 1796 | ||||
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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 Islam.
