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After Nader Shah was assassinated in 1747, his nephew Ali Qoli (who may have been involved in the assassination plot) seized the throne and proclaimed himself Adil Shah (meaning: The Just King). He ordered the execution of all Nader's sons and grandsons, with the exception of the 13-year-old Shahrukh Afshar, Shahrokh, the son of Reza Qoli.
Meanwhile, Nader's former treasurer, Ahmad Shah Abdali, had declared his independence by founding the Durrani Empire. In the process, the eastern territories were lost and in the following decades became part of Afghanistan, the successor-state to the Durrani Empire. The Ottomans regained lost territories in Eastern Anatolia and Mesopotamia. The northern territories, Iran's most integral regions, had a different fate. Erekle II and Teimuraz II of Kakheti, Teimuraz II, who, in 1744, had been made the kings of Kingdom of Kakheti, Kakheti and Kingdom of Kartli, Kartli respectively by Nader himself for their loyal service, capitalized on the eruption of instability, and declared ''de facto'' independence. Erekle II assumed control over Kartli after Teimuraz II's death, thus unifying the two as the Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti, becoming the first Georgian ruler in three centuries to preside over a politically unified eastern Georgia.Ehsan Yar-Shater, Yar-Shater, Ehsan
''Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. 8, parts 4-6''
Routledge & Kegan Paul (original from the University of Michigan) p 541 Due to the frantic turn of events in mainland Iran he would be able to remain ''de facto'' autonomous through the Zand dynasty, Zand period. Under the successive Qajar dynasty, Iran managed to Battle of Krtsanisi, restore Iranian suzerainty over the Georgian regions, until they would be irrevocably lost in the Russo-Persian Wars, course of the 19th century, to neighbouring Imperial Russia.Timothy C. Dowlin
''Russia at War: From the Mongol Conquest to Afghanistan, Chechnya, and Beyond''
p 728-729 ABC-CLIO, 2 dec. 2014 Meanwhile, Azad Khan Afghan (who was a member of Nader Shah's army and participated in the Indian campaign) managed to take control over the land between the Aras (river), Aras river, and the Lake Urmia, Urmia Lake by 1750. Azad Khan would later go on to capture Isfahan and occupy Shiraz, before losing all his territories by 1758 to Karim Khan. The Bakhtiari people, Bakhtiari and Zand tribes moved back to their homeland and bickered with neighboring warlords over control of Western Iran. Meanwhile, the Absheron Peninsula and surrounding territories, were under the control of the Khanate of Baku, while the Avar Khanate took control over modern day Dagestan. Alongside eastern Georgia (country), Georgia, these territories would all be re-incorporated into Qajar Iran, Iran but eventually permanently and irrevocably lost as well in the course of the 19th century, through the two Russo-Persian Wars of the century, to neighbouring Imperial Russia. The various Arab sheikhs on the coast of Iran took this lack of central government control to assert their independence. The most notable contenders were Mir Muhanna of Bandar Rig, Sheikh Naser I of Bushehr, Bandar Bushehr, 'Abdol Sheikh of the Banu Ma'in of Qeshm Island, Qeshm and Hormuz Island, Hormuz, and the Huwala Arabs controlling territory from Bandar Kangan to Bandar Lengeh. Lastly, Oman and the Uzbekistan, Uzbek khanates of Bukhara and Khiva regained independence. The Afsharid dynasty would continue to live on in parts of Khorasan with Mashhad as the capital. When the Zand empire expanded rapidly, Karim khan allowed the Afsharids to continue rule in Khorasan, showing his respect for Nader Shah. It was eventually dissolved upon the Qajar dynasty, Qajars ascension to the throne.
After Nader Shah was assassinated in 1747, his nephew Ali Qoli (who may have been involved in the assassination plot) seized the throne and proclaimed himself Adil Shah (meaning: The Just King). He ordered the execution of all Nader's sons and grandsons, with the exception of the 13-year-old Shahrukh Afshar, Shahrokh, the son of Reza Qoli.
Meanwhile, Nader's former treasurer, Ahmad Shah Abdali, had declared his independence by founding the Durrani Empire. In the process, the eastern territories were lost and in the following decades became part of Afghanistan, the successor-state to the Durrani Empire. The Ottomans regained lost territories in Eastern Anatolia and Mesopotamia. The northern territories, Iran's most integral regions, had a different fate. Erekle II and Teimuraz II of Kakheti, Teimuraz II, who, in 1744, had been made the kings of Kingdom of Kakheti, Kakheti and Kingdom of Kartli, Kartli respectively by Nader himself for their loyal service, capitalized on the eruption of instability, and declared ''de facto'' independence. Erekle II assumed control over Kartli after Teimuraz II's death, thus unifying the two as the Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti, becoming the first Georgian ruler in three centuries to preside over a politically unified eastern Georgia.Ehsan Yar-Shater, Yar-Shater, Ehsan''Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. 8, parts 4-6''
Routledge & Kegan Paul (original from the University of Michigan) p 541 Due to the frantic turn of events in mainland Iran he would be able to remain ''de facto'' autonomous through the Zand dynasty, Zand period. Under the successive Qajar dynasty, Iran managed to Battle of Krtsanisi, restore Iranian suzerainty over the Georgian regions, until they would be irrevocably lost in the Russo-Persian Wars, course of the 19th century, to neighbouring Imperial Russia.Timothy C. Dowlin
''Russia at War: From the Mongol Conquest to Afghanistan, Chechnya, and Beyond''
p 728-729 ABC-CLIO, 2 dec. 2014 Meanwhile, Azad Khan Afghan (who was a member of Nader Shah's army and participated in the Indian campaign) managed to take control over the land between the Aras (river), Aras river, and the Lake Urmia, Urmia Lake by 1750. Azad Khan would later go on to capture Isfahan and occupy Shiraz, before losing all his territories by 1758 to Karim Khan. The Bakhtiari people, Bakhtiari and Zand tribes moved back to their homeland and bickered with neighboring warlords over control of Western Iran. Meanwhile, the Absheron Peninsula and surrounding territories, were under the control of the Khanate of Baku, while the Avar Khanate took control over modern day Dagestan. Alongside eastern Georgia (country), Georgia, these territories would all be re-incorporated into Qajar Iran, Iran but eventually permanently and irrevocably lost as well in the course of the 19th century, through the two Russo-Persian Wars of the century, to neighbouring Imperial Russia. The various Arab sheikhs on the coast of Iran took this lack of central government control to assert their independence. The most notable contenders were Mir Muhanna of Bandar Rig, Sheikh Naser I of Bushehr, Bandar Bushehr, 'Abdol Sheikh of the Banu Ma'in of Qeshm Island, Qeshm and Hormuz Island, Hormuz, and the Huwala Arabs controlling territory from Bandar Kangan to Bandar Lengeh. Lastly, Oman and the Uzbekistan, Uzbek khanates of Bukhara and Khiva regained independence. The Afsharid dynasty would continue to live on in parts of Khorasan with Mashhad as the capital. When the Zand empire expanded rapidly, Karim khan allowed the Afsharids to continue rule in Khorasan, showing his respect for Nader Shah. It was eventually dissolved upon the Qajar dynasty, Qajars ascension to the throne.
List of successor states of the Afsharid Empire
* Zand Empire * Durrani Empire * Kartli-Khaketi Kingdom * Khanates of the Caucasus * Agha Jamal Fumani, Gilan Khanate * Ali Mardan Khan Bakhtiari, Bakhtiyari * Ismail III, Safavid Empire * Maymana, Maimana Khanate * Birjand, Khozeimeh Amirdom *Khanate of NishapurSee also
*Nader Shah *Afsharid EmpireReferences
Sources
* {{cite book , last1 = Fisher , first1 = William Bayne , last2 = Avery , first2= P. , last3 = Hambly , first3 = G. R. G , last4 = Melville , first4 = C. , title = The Cambridge History of Iran , volume = 7 , url = https://books.google.com/books?id=H20Xt157iYUC&q=agha+muhammad+khan+invade+georgia , publisher = Cambridge University Press , location = Cambridge , year = 1991 , isbn = 0521200954 18th century in Iran Khanates of the South Caucasus 18th century in Georgia (country) 18th century in Azerbaijan 18th century in Armenia History of Dagestan Afsharid dynasty History of the Middle East