Afsharid dynasty

The Guarded Domains of Iran,^[1][2] commonly referred to as Afsharid Iran^[a] or the Afsharid Empire,^[3] was an Iranian dynasty^[4] that originated from the Turkmen^[5] Afshar tribe. The founder of the dynasty, Nader Shah, was an Iranian^{[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]} ruler and conqueror of Turkmen^[18] origin.

Afsharid dynasty
1736–1796
Flag of Afsharid Iran (1736–1796) Imperial Coat of Arms
The Afsharids at its greatest extent under Nader Shah
Capital	Mashhad
Religion	Islam
Government	Absolute monarchy
Shahanshah
• 1736–1747	Nader Shah
• 1747–1748	Adil Shah
• 1748	Ebrahim Afshar
• 1748–1796	Shahrokh Afshar
History
• Established	1736
• Disestablished	1796
Preceded by Succeeded by Safavid dynasty Zand dynasty Qajar dynasty

Notes

1. (Persian: ایران افشاری)