Afsharid dynasty
Imperial Iranian dynasty of the 18th century
The Afsharids 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.
Afsharid dynasty دودمان افشار | |||||||||||||
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| 1727–1810 | |||||||||||||
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.svg) Afsharid Kingdom before the conquest of India, Oman, and Northern Central Asia | |||||||||||||
| Capital | Mashhad | ||||||||||||
| Common languages | Turkish, Persian | ||||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||
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• Afsharid dynasty begins | 1727 | ||||||||||||
• Afsharid dynasty ends | 1810 | ||||||||||||
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The Afsharid Empire was the greatest dynasty in Iran after the Sassanids.
