Nader Shah (1688-1747) was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty and Shah of Iran from 1736 until his assassination in 1747. Rising from a military commander serving the collapsing Safavid state, he expelled invading Afghan and Ottoman forces before seizing the throne himself, then led a series of far-reaching campaigns that extended Persian control from the Caucasus to Central Asia. In 1739 he invaded the Mughal Empire and sacked Delhi, massacring large numbers of its inhabitants in reprisal for a riot and carrying off enormous plunder, including the Peacock Throne and the Koh-i-Noor diamond. Widely regarded by historians as one of the last great Asian conquerors and military innovators, his later years were marked by increasing paranoia and brutality toward his own subjects and officers, and he was killed by a group of his own officers in 1747.
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RoleFounder of the Afsharid dynasty and Shah of Iran 1 BirthplaceDastgerd, Khorasan, Safavid Iran 1 Death PlaceQuchan, Khorasan, Afsharid Iran 1 Disputed
Birth YearSources give either 6 August 1698 or 22 October 1688 as his birth date; the infobox lists both without preferring one. Birth DateAlternate date given is 22 October 1688. Role
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How did Nader Shah rise from poverty?
He was born to a nomadic Afshar family, was raised to be a shepherd, and after his father died when he was 13 he sold firewood to support his mother and himself.
Encyclopedia.com's biography of Nadir Shah, as it spells his name, says he was born into the Afshar tribe, nomads who raised farm animals. His father made and sold caps and sheepskin coats, and Nadir was brought up to be a shepherd. When he was 13 his father died, and with no other income he supported himself and his mother by gathering sticks for firewood and carrying them to market on an ass or camel. The same source says that years later, returning in triumph from India, he led his army to his birthplace and told his generals to learn from his rise not to despise men of low estate.
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Nader Shah Afshar (born Nadr Qoli; Persian: نادرشاه افشار; 6 August 1698 or 22 October 1688 - 20 June 1747) 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.
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Nader Shah Afshar (born Nadr Qoli; Persian: نادرشاه افشار; 6 August 1698 or 22 October 1688 - 20 June 1747) 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.
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Nader Shah Afshar (born Nadr Qoli; Persian: نادرشاه افشار; 6 August 1698 or 22 October 1688 - 20 June 1747) 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.
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