11 Facts About Adel Shah

Ali-qoli Khan, commonly known by his regnal title Adel Shah was the second shah of Afsharid Iran, ruling from 1747 to 1748.

Adel Shah was the nephew and successor of Nader Shah, the founder of the Afsharid dynasty.

Adel Shah ruled a considerably smaller realm than that of his predecessor.

Adel Shah's rule was only secured in eastern Iran, and he later attempted to secure it in western Iran as well.

Adel Shah was the eldest son of Ebrahim Khan, a brother of Nader Shah, the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Iran.

Adel Shah then ran in trouble with his uncle over the latter's decision to levy 100,000 tomans on him combined with Nader's suspiciousness.

Adel Shah's death led to a power vacuum, which resulted in his vast empire being divided by various sovereigns.

The eastern parts of his domain were seized by Uzbek and Afghan sovereigns; a former Uzbek commander of Nader Adel Shah named Muhammad Rahim Khan Manghit, deposed Abu al-Fayz Khan and became the new ruler of Bukhara; Ahmad Khan, the leader of the Abdali tribe and formerly part of the Afghan cadre of Nader Adel Shah's army, fled to the city of Naderabad in Kandahar.

Adel Shah's men massacred sixteen descendants of Nader Shah, which included three sons of Nader Shah, five sons of Reza Qoli Mirza and eight sons of Nasrollah Mirza.

Adel Shah was instead sent back to Kalat, where he was imprisoned.

Adel Shah was executed at the request of Shahrokh and the mother of Nasrollah Mirza.