who had seized several regions of Iran. During this period he enjoyed the support of the people, who saw him as their liberator from the foreign yoke. In 1732 he deposed Tahmasp and proclaimed the latter’s son Shah Abbas III, with himself as regent. In 1736 he proclaimed himself shah. ...
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...
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