15 Facts About Afsharid Iran

Afsharid Iran, referred as the Afsharid Empire was an Iranian empire established by the Turkoman Afshar tribe in Iran's north-eastern province of Khorasan, ruling Iran (Persia).

Finally, the Afsharid dynasty was overthrown by Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar in 1796, who would establish a new native Iranian empire and restore Iranian suzerainty over several of the aforementioned regions.

Afsharid Iran agreed and thus became a figure of national importance.

Afsharid Iran ended up losing all of Nader's recent gains to the Ottomans, and signed a treaty ceding Georgia and Armenia in exchange for Tabriz.

Afsharid Iran denounced the treaty, seeking popular support for a war against the Ottomans.

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Afsharid Iran faced Topal again with a larger force and defeated and killed him.

Afsharid Iran then besieged Baghdad, as well as Ganja in the northern provinces, earning a Russian alliance against the Ottomans.

Afsharid Iran began to suspect his son was behind the attempt and confined him to Tehran.

Afsharid Iran ordered the execution of all Nader's sons and grandsons, with the exception of the 13-year-old Shahrokh, the son of Reza Qoli.

Afsharid Iran reigned in Mashhad and from the 1750s his territory was mostly confined to the city and its environs.

Afsharid Iran believed that Safavid Shi'ism had intensified the conflict with the Sunni Ottoman Empire.

Afsharid Iran's army was a mix of Shi'a and Sunni and included his own Qizilbash as well as Uzbeks, Afghans, Christian Georgians and Armenians, and others.

Afsharid Iran wanted Persia to adopt a form of religion that would be more acceptable to Sunnis and suggested that Persia adopt a form of Shi'ism he called "Ja'fari", in honour of the sixth Shi'a imam Ja'far al-Sadiq.

Afsharid Iran banned certain Shi'a practices which were particularly offensive to Sunnis, such as the cursing of the first three caliphs.

Afsharid Iran had the chief mullah of Persia strangled after he was heard expressing support for the Safavids.