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Nader Shah, founder of the Afsharid dynasty, is crowned Shah of Iran.

Historical image related to Nader Shah, founder of the Afsharid dynasty, is crowned Shah of Iran. from March 8, 1736

Nader Shah

Shah of Iran from 1736 to 1747

Nader Shah Afshar was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Iran and one of the most powerful rulers in Iranian history, ruling as shah of Iran (Persia) from 1736 to 1747, when he was assassinated during a rebellion. He fought numerous campaigns throughout the Middle East, the…
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Afsharid dynasty

1736–1796 Iranian dynasty of Turkoman origin

The Afsharid dynasty was an Iranian dynasty founded by Nader Shah of the Qirqlu clan of the Turkoman Afshar tribe, ruling over the Afsharid Empire.
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List of monarchs of Iran

Rulers of Iran (678 BC–AD 1979)

The monarchs of Iran ruled for over two and a half millennia, beginning as early as the 7th century BC and enduring until the 20th century AD. The earliest Iranian king is generally considered to have been either Deioces of the Median dynasty or Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid…
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March 8

Day of the year

March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 298 days remain until the end of the year.
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