Afsharid Iran

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_region
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Afsharid_Empire
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Isfahan
gptkb:Mashhad
gptkb:Shiraz
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Abassi
gptkb:Toman
gptkbp:declinedAfter internal strife
succession disputes
assassination of Nader Shah
gptkbp:dissolved 1796
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Afsharid_dynasty
gptkbp:era Early modern period
gptkbp:established 1736
gptkbp:flag Flag of Afsharid Iran.svg
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Nader_Shah
gptkbp:governmentType absolute monarchy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Afsharid Iran
gptkbp:lastRuler gptkb:Shahrukh_Afshar
gptkbp:leaderTitle gptkb:Shah
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Nader_Shah's_army
gptkbp:notableAchievement Defeated Mughal Empire at Karnal
Expanded empire to its greatest territorial extent since Sassanids
Restored Iranian sovereignty over lost territories
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Karnal
gptkb:Sack_of_Delhi
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Nader_Shah
gptkb:Adil_Shah
gptkb:Ebrahim_Afshar
gptkb:Shahrukh_Afshar
Ali Qoli Mirza
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Persian
gptkbp:population estimated 10 million (at peak)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Hotak_dynasty
gptkb:Safavid_Empire
gptkbp:region gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:Southwest_Asia
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Twelver_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
parts of India
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Quchan,_Afsharid_Iran
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6