Ebrahim Mirza or Ebrahim Shah Afshar ( fa, ابراهیم‌شاه) (died 1749) was the

Shah of Persia Iranian monarchism is the advocacy of restoring the monarchy in Iran, which was abolished after the 1979 Revolution. Historical background Iran first became a constitutional monarchy in 1906, but underwent a period of autocracy during the year ...

during the

Afsharid Empire Afsharid Iran ( fa, ایران افشاری), also referred as the Afsharid Empire was an Iranian empire established by the Turkoman Afshar tribe in Iran's north-eastern province of Khorasan, ruling Iran ( Persia). The state was ruled by the ...

from July to September 1748. Born with the name Mohammad-Ali, he was the son of

Ebrahim Khan Afshar Ebrahim Khan Afshar was a military commander and statesman during the eighteenth century in Afsharid Persia. He was the younger brother of the Shah of Iran, Nader Shah, and was appointed to high office after Nader came to prominence due to his mi ...

(Mohammad-Ebrahim Beg), and thus Adel Shah's brother and

Nader Shah Nader Shah Afshar ( fa, نادر شاه افشار; also known as ''Nader Qoli Beyg'' or ''Tahmāsp Qoli Khan'' ) (August 1688 – 19 June 1747) was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Iran and one of the most powerful rulers in Iranian ...

's nephew. After his father's death in 1739, he took the name Ebrahim Beg. He toppled his brother in order to seize the power, and he blinded him on July 6, 1748. However, two months later his own troops rebelled against him. He was slain on 24 September, ending his short reign. Ebrahim was succeeded by Nader's grandson, Shahrokh Mirza, who was elected by the nobles to ascend to the throne.

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* {{Afsharid Rulers Afsharid monarchs Murdered Persian monarchs 1749 deaths Year of birth unknown 18th-century murdered monarchs Ethnic Afshar people 1749 murders in Asia