Nader Shah

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Nader Shah Afshar (Persian: نادرشاه افشارcode: fa is deprecated ) was a Shah, or king, of Iranfrom 1736 to 1747. He was also the founder of the Afsharid dynasty .

During the time he ruled Iran, he attacked India and defeated Muhammad Shah, conquered Delhi,^[1] and agreed to retreat for Indian wealth and gold.

Nader Shah Media

Statue of Nader Shah at his tomb
Court scene with Tahmasp II in the centre, and Nader to his left. From an illustrated Indian copy of the Jahangosha-ye Naderi, dated 1757/58.
Nader Shah and two of his sons
The flank march of Nader's army at the Battle of Khyber Pass has been called a "military masterpiece" by the Russian general and historian, Stepan Kishmishev.
At the Battle of Karnal, Nader crushed an enormous Mughal army that was six times greater than his own.
Portrait of Reza Qoli Mirza Afshar
The Battle of Kars (1745) was the last major field battle Nader fought in his military career.
Silver coin of Nader Shah, minted in Dagestan, dated 1741/2 (left = obverse; right = reverse)
A map of the Afsharid Empire at its greatest extent, in 1741–1745

Sources

Osterhammel, Jürgen. Unfabling the East: The Enlightenment's Encounter with Asia (2019)Princeton Universty Press. p. 68.

References

↑ AN OUTLINE OF THE HISTORY OF PERSIA DURING THE LAST TWO CENTURIES (A.D. 1722-1922). Edward G. Browne. London: Packard Humanities Institute. p. 33. Retrieved 2010-09-24.

[1] AN OUTLINE OF THE HISTORY OF PERSIA DURING THE LAST TWO CENTURIES (A.D. 1722-1922). Edward G. Browne. London: Packard Humanities Institute. p. 33. Retrieved 2010-09-24.

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