Afsharid dynasty
1736–1796 Iranian dynasty of Turkoman origin
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The Afsharid dynasty (Persian: دودمان افشاریان, romanized: Dudemān-e Afshāriyān) was an Iranian[1] dynasty founded by Nader Shah (r. 1736–1747) of the Qirqlu clan of the Turkoman Afshar tribe, ruling over Afsharid Iran.[1][2]
| Afsharid | |
|---|---|
Seal of Nader Shah | |
_-_No._1.svg) Imperial flag of Nader Shah | |
| Parent family | Afshar tribe |
| Country | Afsharid Iran |
| Place of origin | Dastgerd, Iran |
| Founded | 1736 |
| Founder | Nader Shah |
| Final ruler | Shahrokh Shah |
| Final head | Nader Mirza Afshar |
| Titles | Shah of Iran |
| Traditions | Twelver Shia Islam |
| Deposition | 1796 |
List of Afsharid monarchs
| No. | Shah | Portrait | Reigned from | Reigned until | Time in office | Seal | Coinage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nader Shah | .jpg) |
8 March 1736 | 20 June 1747 | 11 years, 104 days | |
 | |
| 2 | Adel Shah |  |
6 July 1747 | 1 October 1748 | 1 year, 87 days | N/a |  | |
| 3 | Shahrokh Shah | .jpg) |
1 October 1748 | 14 January 1750 | 1 year, 105 days | N/a |  | |
| 4 | Ebrahim Afshar | N/a | 8 December 1748 | June-July 1749 | 205 days | N/a |  | |
| 5 | Shahrokh Shah | |
20 March 1750 | 1796 | 45 years, 287 days | N/a | | |
Family tree
| Imam Qoli (d. 1704) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ebrahim Khan (d. 1738) | Nader Shah (r. 1736–1747)1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adel Shah (r. 1747–1748)2 | Ebrahim Afshar (r. 1748–1749)4 | Reza Qoli Mirza (b. 1719 – d.1747) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shahrokh Shah (r. 1748–1750)3 (r. 1750–1796)5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nader Mirza (d. 1803) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||