Afsharid dynasty

Afsharid
Seal of Nader Shah
Afsharid flag under Nader Shah
Parent family	Afshar tribe
Country	Afsharid Iran
Place of origin	Greater Khorasan, Iran
Founded	1736
Founder	Nader Shah
Final ruler	Shahrokh Shah
Final head	Nader Mirza Afshar
Titles	Shah of Iran
Traditions	Shia Islam (Twelver)
Deposition	1796

The Afsharid dynasty (Persian: افشاریان) was an Iranian^[1] dynasty founded by Nader Shah (r. 1736–1747) of the Qirqlu clan of the Turkoman Afshar tribe, ruling over the Afsharid Empire.^[1][2]