Afsharid Empire

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:area up to 3,000,000 km² at its height
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Mashhad
gptkbp:country gptkb:Iran
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Toman
gptkbp:dissolved 1796
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Afsharid
gptkbp:established 1736
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Afghans
gptkb:Turkmens
gptkb:Baloch
gptkb:Persians
gptkb:Azerbaijanis
gptkb:Kurds
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Afsharid_Empire_flag
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Nader_Shah
gptkbp:governmentType Absolute monarchy
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Early modern period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Afsharid Empire
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Nader_Shah's_army
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Afshar_tribe
gptkbp:notableAchievement Defeated Mughal Empire at Karnal
Restored Iranian control over lost territories
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Karnal
gptkb:Sack_of_Delhi_(1739)
Restoration of Iranian sovereignty over the Caucasus
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Nader_Shah
gptkb:Adil_Shah
gptkb:Ebrahim_Afshar
gptkb:Shahrukh_Afshar
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Nader_Shah
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Persian
gptkbp:population estimated 10-15 million at its height
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Hotak_dynasty
gptkb:Safavid_Empire
Mughal Empire (in some territories)
gptkbp:religion Shia Islam
Sunni Islam
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Zand_dynasty
gptkb:Durrani_Empire
gptkb:Qajar_dynasty
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Caucasus
gptkb:Central_Asia
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Persian_Gulf_coast
parts of India
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nadir_Shah
gptkb:Padshah
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5