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Nader Shah
Nader Shah Afshar was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Iran and one of the most powerful rulers in Iranian history, ruling as the emperor of Iran (Persia) from 1736 to 1747, when he was assassinated during a rebellion. He fought numerous campaigns throughout the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and South Asia, emerging victorious from the battles of Herat, Mihmandust, Murche-Khort, K…
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politics · Shah of Iran from 1736 to 1747 · military leader · politician · governor · shah · monarch · royalty · military personnel · also Nader Shah, Nāder Shāh Afshār, Nadir Shah, Nader Shah Afshar, Shah
Born 22 October 1688 · Died 19 June 1747 · Q192868
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My coming to Cabul and possessing myself thereof was purely out of zeal for Islam and friendship for you...my stay on this side of the Attock is with a view that when those infidels (the Marathas) move towards Hindustan, | may send an army of the victorious Kizzilbash to drive them to the abyss of hell
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insider.si.edu: The rise and fall of Nader Shah : Dutch East India Company reports, 1730-1747 / Willem Floor
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“My coming to Cabul and possessing myself thereof was purely out of zeal for Islam and friendship for you...my stay on this side of the Attock is with a view that when those infidels (the Marathas) move towards Hindustan, | may send an army of the victorious Kizzilbash to drive them to the abyss of hell”
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Died 1747-06-19.
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Career landmark: shah (1736–1747).
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1688· 1 entry
Born 1688-10-22.
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