Information about Shah Rukh of Persia

Shahrokh Shah Afshar (Persian: شاهرخ, c. 1730 – 1796) was a king of Afsharid dynasty and a contemporary of Zand kings. He reigned until 1796.

As the teenage son of Reza Gholi Mirza and Nader Shah's grandson, he was elected by the nobels following the assassination of Ebrahim Afshar. His fourth son, Nadir Mirza of Khorasan, became the prince of Khorasan. He made Mashhad the capital of his kingdom. Shahrokh was a contemporary of Mirza Mohammad, who claimed to be Soleyman III of Safavid, son of shah Soleyman I Safavi's daughter and a clergy man. Encouraged by the nobles, he came to believe he was the true heir to the throne. Thus he captured and blinded Shahrokh.

In 1749 During struggle to power, the son of Khanate of Tabriz, Azad Khan Afghan began a campaign for independence, which rubbed the province of Atropatene (current Azerbaijan) off the Persian empire, while in the west the Qajar tribe led by Mohammad Hassan Khan took over the region of Mazandaran.

In 1750 Soleyman III was captured and blinded by the followers of Shahrokh, subsequent to which Shahrokh was reinstated as Shah.

In 1760 when Karim Khan took control of Persia, he did not try to depose Shahrokh out of respect for Nader, however, the realm of Shahrokh was reduced to the province of Khorasan.

In 1796 Agha Muhammad Khan conquered Khorasan and had Shahrokh tortured to death because he thought that he knew of Nadir's treasures.

Preceded by Ebrahim Shah Afshar	King of Persia (1st time) 1748–1749	Succeeded by Soleyman III Safavi
Preceded by Ebrahim Shah Afshar	Ruler of Azerbaijan (as part of Persia) 1748–1749	Succeeded by Azad Khan Afghan
Preceded by Ebrahim Shah Afshar	Ruler of Mazandaran (as part of Persia) 1748–1749	Succeeded by Mohammad Hasan Khan Qajar
Preceded by Soleyman III Safavi	King of Persia (2nd time) 1750–1760	Succeeded by Karim Khan Zand
Preceded by Soleyman III Safavi	Ruler of Khorasan 1750–1796	Succeeded by Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar

fɒːɾˈsiː in Perso-Arabic script (Nasta`liq style):
Pronunciation: [fɒːɾˈsiː]
Spoken in: Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and areas of Uzbekistan and Pakistan.
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Afsharids (Persian: سلسله افشار) were an Iranian dynasty from Khorasan that ruled the Persian Empire in the 18th century. At this time, the empire reached its greatest extent since Sassanid Empire.
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Nader Shah
King of Persia

Reign 1736–1747
Born August 6, 1698
Died June 19, 1747
Buried
Predecessor Abbas III
Successor Adil Shah Nāder Shāh Afshār (Persian:
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Ebrahim Shah Afshar (? – 1748) was king of Iran from July to September of 1748. He was Adil Shah's brother and Nader Shah's nephew. He toppled his brother in order to seize the power, and blinded him on July 6.
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Nadir Mirza Afshar was great-grandson of Nader Shah the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Persia. He was the fourth son of Shah Rukh emperor of Khorasan.

In 1785 Shahrokh appointed Nadir Mirza as crown prince of Khorasan.
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Mashhad
مشهد
Imam Reza A.S. shrine

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Safavi is an adjective, created for the name "Safi". Translated to English, "Safavi" would correspond roughly to "Safi-ish" or "Safidian"

"Safavi" is the correct Persian language reference to "Safi", the name of Sheikh Safi Al-Din Ardebili.
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Shah Rukh or Shah Rokh or Shahrokh means side projection of the king's face in Persian. The name can also refer to:

Shahrokh Music - Persian musician
Shah Rukh Khan - Bollywood actor

Shah Rukh (Shah Rokh, Shahrokh
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1746 1747 1748 - 1749 - 1750 1751 1752

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History of Iran

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Shah Rukh or Shah Rokh or Shahrokh means side projection of the king's face in Persian. The name can also refer to:

Shahrokh Music - Persian musician
Shah Rukh Khan - Bollywood actor

Shah Rukh (Shah Rokh, Shahrokh
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17th century - 18th century - 19th century
1730s 1740s 1750s - 1760s - 1770s 1780s 1790s
1757 1758 1759 - 1760 - 1761 1762 1763

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Karim Khan Zand, (Persian: کریم خان زند), (c. 1705- 1779), also called Karim Khan the Great (Bozorg), ruler and de facto Shah of Iran from 1760 until 1779. He founded the Zand dynasty.
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BCE Zayandeh River Civilization Sialk civilization 7500–1000 Jiroft civilization (Aratta) Proto-Elamite civilization Bactria-Margiana Complex Elamite dynasties 2800–550 Kingdom of Mannai Median Empire 728–550 Achaemenid Empire Seleucid Empire Greco-Bactrian
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Khorasan (Persian: خراسان) (also transcribed as Khurasan and Khorassan, anciently called Traxiane during Hellenistic and Parthian times is currently a region located in north eastern Iran, but historically referred to a much
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Muḥammad Khān Qājār (Persian: محمد خان قاجار)‎‎ (1742-1797) was the chief of Qajar tribe.
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Shah Rukh Of Persia