Afshar and Zand Dynasties
By newmoon | December 10th, 2008 | Category: History | No Comments »III) From Safavids to Modern Iran
Afshar and Zand Dynasties
Nader’s Rise to Power:
Nader Gholi Afshar Gharakhlou, son of a cloak tailor from the Khorasan province in the north east of Iran, was born on 1688 in Daregaz. His father died when Nader was very young and the young boy had to support his mom. He was [...]