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Nader Shah

1688 - 1747

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Nader Shah Afshar (born Nader Qoli; Persian: نادرشاه افشار; 6 August 1698 or 22 October 1688 – 20 June 1747) was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Iran and one of the most powerful rulers in Iranian history, ruling as the emperor of Iran (Persia) from 1736 to 1747, when he was assassinated during a rebellion. He fought numerous campaigns throughout the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and South Asia, emerging victorious from the battles of Herat, Mihmandust, Murche-Khort, Kirkuk, Yeghevārd, Khyber Pass, Karnal, and Kars. Nader belonged to the Turkoman Afshars, one of the seven Qizilbash tribes that helped the Safavid dynasty establish their power in Iran. Nader rose to power during a period of chaos in Iran after a rebellion by the Hotaki Afghans had overthrown the weak emperor Soltan Hoseyn (r. 1694–1722), while the arch-enemy of the Safavids, the Ottoman Empire, as well as the Russian Empire, had seized Iranian territory for themselves. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2024). Nader Shah is the 813th most popular politician (down from 551st in 2024), the 30th most popular biography from Iran (down from 26th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Iranian Politician.

Nader Shah was a Persian ruler who invaded and conquered much of the Mughal Empire in 1738. He was most famous for his military conquests.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Nader Shah ranks 813 out of 19,576. Before him are Marie of Romania, Hostilian, Raymond Poincaré, John Zápolya, Archduke Otto of Austria, and Louis the Stammerer. After him are Michael VI Bringas, Feodor I of Russia, Robert Mugabe, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, Christian IV of Denmark, and Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria.

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Among people born in 1688, Nader Shah ranks 3. Before him are Frederick William I of Prussia, and Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden. After him are Emanuel Swedenborg, Gyeongjong of Joseon, Juraj Jánošík, Alexander Pope, James Francis Edward Stuart, Giuseppe Castiglione, Maria Luisa of Savoy, Pierre de Marivaux, and Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel. Among people deceased in 1747, Nader Shah ranks 1. After him are Amaro Pargo, Giovanni Bononcini, Alain-René Lesage, Alessandro Marcello, Catherine Opalińska, Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, Giuseppe Crespi, Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen, and Philip Johan von Strahlenberg.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Nader Shah ranks 30 out of 631. Before him are Malik-Shah I (1055), Tughril (990), Xerxes II of Persia (-500), Tahmasp I (1514), Khosrow I (501), and Ferdowsi (940). After him are Mansur Al-Hallaj (858), Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj (817), Nizam al-Mulk (1018), Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201), Jami (1414), and Darius II (-475).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Nader Shah ranks 12. Before him are Ali Khamenei (1939), Cambyses II (-550), Malik-Shah I (1055), Xerxes II of Persia (-500), Tahmasp I (1514), and Khosrow I (501). After him are Nizam al-Mulk (1018), Darius II (-475), Antiochus III the Great (-241), Rashid-al-Din Hamadani (1247), Ardashir I (180), and Shapur I (150).

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