Afsharid Iran

Iran under Afsharid dynasty from 1736 to 1796 Guarded Domains of Iranممالک محروسه ایران (Persian)Mamâlek-e Mahruse-ye Irân1736–1796 Imperial Standards Emblem The Afsharid Empire at its greatest extent in 1741–1745 under Nader ShahStatusEmpireCapitalMashhadOfficial languagesPersian (court language/literature; civil & fiscal administration)Common languages Oghuz Turkic (court language) Religion Islam (state religion) Christianity Zoroastrianism Judaism GovernmentAbsolute monarchyKing of Kings • 1736–1747 Nader Shah• 1747–1748 Adel Shah• 1748 Ebrahim Afshar• 1748–1796 Shahrokh Shah History • Established 22 January 1736• Disestablished 1796 Population• 1736-1747After 1747 estimate9,000,0006,000,000CurrencyTomanISO 3166 codeIR Preceded by Succeeded by Safavid Iran Hotak Empire Mughal Empire Khanate of Kalat Zand Iran Qajar Iran Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti Durrani Empire Khanate of Kalat Part of a series on the History of Iran Prehistoric periodBCE / BC Baradostian culture c. 36,000–18,000 Zarzian culture c. 20,000–10,000 Shulaveri–Shomu culture c. 6000–5000 Zayandeh River Culture c. 6th millennium Dalma culture c. 5th millennium Ancient pe