Afsharid dynasty
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 Seal of Nader Shah
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 Afsharid flag under Nader Shah
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| Parent family | Afshar tribe |
| Country | Afsharid Iran |
| Place of origin | Greater Khorasan, Iran |
| Founded | 1736 |
| Founder | Nader Shah |
| Final ruler | Shahrokh Shah |
| Final head | Nader Mirza Afshar |
| Titles | Shah of Iran |
| Traditions | Shia Islam (Twelver) |
| Deposition | 1796 |
The Afsharid dynasty (Persian: افشاریان) was an Iranian dynasty founded by Nader Shah (r. 1736–1747) of the Qirqlu clan of the Turkoman Afshar tribe.
List of Afsharid monarchs
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| 1 | Nader Shah |
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8 March 1736 | 20 June 1747 | 11 years, 104 days |
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| 2 | Adel Shah |
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6 July 1747 | 1 October 1748 | 1 year, 87 days | — |
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| 3 | Shahrokh Shah | — | 1 October 1748 | January 1750 | 1 year, 92 days | — |
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| 4 | Ebrahim Afshar | — | 8 December 1748 | 1749 | — |
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Family tree
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| Ebrahim Khan (d. 1738) |
Nader Shah (r. 1736–1747)1 |
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Adel Shah (r. 1747–1748)2 |
Ebrahim Afshar (r. 1748)3 |
Reza Qoli Mirza (b. 1719 – d.1747) |
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Shahrokh Shah (r. 1748–1796)4 |
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Nader Mirza (d. 1803) |
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