Afshar (Afsharid-related) lineage

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The Afshar (Afsharid-related) lineage refers to a Turkic tribal line associated with the Afsharid dynasty founded by Nader Shah in 18th-century Iran, whose members and offshoots held power in various regions of the Persianate world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Turkic tribal lineage
historical dynasty-related lineage
associatedWithDynasty Afsharid dynasty
linked to: Afsharid Empire
associatedWithTribe Afshar tribe
courtLanguage Persian
culturalSphere Persianate
dynasticCenter Isfahan
Mashhad
emergedInCentury 18th century
ethnicOrigin Turkic
linked to: Turkic languages
foundedBy Nader Shah
governanceForm monarchical
heldPowerIn Iran
Khorasan
parts of Central Asia
parts of the Caucasus
historicalPeriod early modern Iran
linked to: Safavid Empire
influencedRegion Afghanistan
Central Asia
Iraq
the Caucasus
linked to: Caucasus
languageTradition Turkic
legitimacyBasis Turkic tribal leadership
military conquest
militaryTradition gunpowder warfare
tribal cavalry
notableCampaignsUnder Nader Shah's Caucasian campaigns
Nader Shah's Indian campaign
Nader Shah's Ottoman campaigns
partOf Oghuz Turkic tribal confederation
politicalRole successor to Safavid authority in Iran
politicalSphere Persianate world
politicalStructure tribal-military elite
powerBase Khorasan Afshar tribes
linked to: Afshar tribe
precededBy Safavid dynasty-related lineages
primaryRegion Iran
producedRuler Nader Shah
Reza Qoli Mirza Afshar
Shahrokh Shah Afshar
linked to: Shahrokh Shah
relatedTo Afsharid claimants in the Caucasus
Afsharid rulers of Khorasan
linked to: Afsharid Empire
religiousAffiliation Twelver Shia Islam
linked to: Twelver Shia
roseAfter decline of the Safavid dynasty
succeededBy Qajar dynasty-related lineages
Zand dynasty-related lineages
usedTitle Khan
Shah of Iran

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Alivardi Khan dynasty Afshar (Afsharid-related) lineage