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Persian Empire

الإمبراطورية الفارسية

Succession of empires (6th century–1979) ruling modern-day Iran and surrounding regions.

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Region
Levant & Iraq
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Home of
Nader Shah (Afshar)· Shihab al-Din al-Suhrawardi

People and things also explored

Nadir Shah sacks Delhi (1739)· Killing of Shihab al-Din al-Suhrawardi in Aleppo, 587· Afsharid Iran· Aleppo· Dastgerd· Nader Shah Mausoleum· Quchan· Sohrevard

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  • Wikidata
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islam.museum contributors. “Persian Empire”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/persian-empire/. 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.