Nadir Shah, Iranian ruler and conqueror who created an Iranian empire that stretched from the Indus River to the Caucasus, an extent that rivaled the ancient Iranian empires. He reformed Iran’s military forces under the Safavid dynasty but later deposed
Nadir Shah pursued a policy of centralization. By fighting wars of conquest, he created a huge empire, which besides Iran included, either as provinces or as vassalages, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Dagestan, Afghanistan, and Baluchistan and the Khiva and Bukhara khanates. Nadir Shah led a ca...
It was likely intended to serve as a reminder that even though Nadir Shah had been victorious in 1739, the Mughal empire had persisted over 100 years later. In reality, however, the Mughal treasury and their influence never recovered from the 1739 attack. ...
However, he waited to hear the hopeful news from the front where his forces were divided into two groups: one proceeding via the Ghorband Valley towards Charikar and the other via Bamyan along the Hajigak Pass to join the Hazara forces led by Shahnur’s son along with Ghulam Nabi Khan wh...