Civil War between Afsharid and Qajar
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Was a civil war in Persia that led to the end of the Afsharid Dynasty, whose place was taken by the Qajar Dynasty.
Chronology
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January 1748: Ahmad Shah Abdali declared his independence by founding the Durrani Empire.
January 1748: Erekle II and Teimuraz II, who, in 1744, had been made the kings of Kakheti and Kartli respectively by Nader himself for their loyal service, capitalized on the eruption of instability and declared de facto independence.
January 1762: Teimuraz II was the ruler of Kartli, while Irakli II was the ruler of Kakheti. After Teimuraz II's death in 1762, Irakli II assumed control over Kartli, uniting the two territories into the Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti.
January 1797: In 1796 Mohammad Khan Qajar, the founder of the Qajar dynasty, seized Mashhad and tortured Shahrokh to force him to reveal the whereabouts of Nader Shah's treasures. Shahrokh died of his injuries soon after and with him the Afsharid dynasty came to an end.
