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Afsharid Iran

الدولة الأفشارية

Iran ruled by Afsharid dynasty (1736—1796).

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Levant & Iraq
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Nader Shah (Afshar)

People and things also explored

Nadir Shah sacks Delhi (1739)· Dastgerd· Nader Shah Mausoleum· Persian Empire· Quchan· Nader Shah (Afshar)

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islam.museum contributors. “Afsharid Iran”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/afsharid-iran/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.

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Nadir Shah sacks Delhi (1739)

Nadir Shah Afshar broke the Mughal army at Karnal, entered Delhi in 1739, massacred multitudes of its people and carried its treasury, with the Peacock Throne, to Iran.