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Was an Iranian empire established by the Turkoman Afshar tribe in Iran's north-eastern province of Khorasan, ruling Iran (Persia).
Establishment
January 1736: In 1735, after being conquered by Nadir Shah, the Salyan Khanate briefly became part of Persia.
January 1736: But the Safavids (Tahmasp II and his son Abbas III) were puppets of the Afsharids. So Nadir Shah put an end to the dynasty in 1736.
September 1736: Treaty of Constantinople was a treaty between Ottoman Empire and Afsharid Persia signed on 24 September 1736, ending the Afsharid-Ottoman War (1730-35).
Chronology
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Expansion during the rule of Nader Shah of the Afsharid Dynasty.
January 1737: In 1736 the new Persian dynasty of the Cagiari reconquered Bahrain.
March 1738: The southern and eastern areas of Afghanistan remained under their control until 1738.
January 1741: Nader Shah, the founder of the Afsharid Dynasty, conquered Khwarezm during his military campaign in Central Asia in 1740. Khwarezm was a historical region located in present-day Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan.
January 1741: In 1740, the Khanate of Bukhara was conquered by Nadir Shah, the Shah of Iran.
January 1741: Khanate of Khiva conquered by Afsharid Dynasty.
January 1742: The Persian Empire annexes almost all of Dagestan.
January 1744: The khanate was founded in 1743 as a result of revolt led by Haji Chalabi Khan against Safavid Empire.
January 1744: Afsharid conquest of Muscat by Nader Shah.
1.1.Ottoman-Persian War (1730-1735)
Was a war between the Ottoman Empire and the Safavid Empire.
1.1.1.Treaty of Constantinople (1736)
Was a treaty between the Ottoman Empire and the Safavid Empire ending the Ottoman-Safavid War of 1578-1590.
1.2.Nader Shah's invasion of the Mughal Empire
Was the invasion of India by the Afsharid ruler Nader Shah.
November 1738: Nader advanced to the river Indus before the end of year.
January 1739: In 1738, Nader Shah conquered Kandahar, the last outpost of the Hotaki dynasty in Afghanistan.
January 1739: Nader used the pretext of his Afghan enemies taking refuge in India to cross the border and invade the militarily weak but still extremely wealthy far eastern empire. In a brilliant campaign against the governor of Peshawar, he took a small contingent of his forces on a daunting flank march through nearly impassable mountain passes, and took the enemy forces positioned at the mouth of the Khyber Pass completely by surprise, decisively beating them despite being outnumbered two-to-one. This led to the capture of Ghazni, Kabul, Peshawar, Sindh and Lahore.
January 1739: The Afsharids advanced onto the Punjab and captured Lahore.
February 1739: Battle of Karnal.
March 1739: Nader Shah, the ruler of the Afsharid Dynasty, captured Delhi in 1739 after defeating the Mughal Empire. The keys to the capital were surrendered to him as a sign of submission and victory.
May 1739: Persian troops left Delhi in early May 1739.
1.3.Ottoman-Persian War (1743-1746)
Was a war between the Ottoman Empire and the Afsharid Empire.
1.3.1.Persian Invasion (1740)
Was the Persian invasion of the Ottoman Empire in the Ottoman-Persian War (1743-1746).
1.4.Nader's Dagestan campaign
Were a series of campaigns conducted by the Persian Empire under the ruling king Nader Shah between the years 1741 and 1743 in order to fully subjugate the Dagestan region in the North Caucasus Area.
January 1744: Military campaigns conducted by the Persian Empire between the years 1741 and 1743 lead to the full subjugation of the Dagestan region in the North Caucasus Area.
January 1746: Nader Shah (Afsharid Dynasty) was forced to withdraw from Dagestan (with the exception of the northernmost territories).
Expansion during the rule of Ahmad Shah Durrani in the Durrani Empire.
January 1748: After Nader Shah's death and Ahmad Shah Durrani's rise to power in 1747, Herat became part of Afghanistan.
January 1748: Ahmad Shah Durrani, also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali, was a Pashtun military leader who founded the Durrani Empire in 1747. He successfully united various Afghan tribes.
January 1748: Kasur, a town in present-day Pakistan, was captured by Ahmad Shah Durrani, the founder of the Durrani Empire.
January 1748: In 1747, Peshawar was taken by Ahmad Shah Durrani, also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali, who was the founder of the Afghan Durrani Empire. Ahmad Shah Durrani was a prominent military leader who established the empire in the region.
January 1749: Durrani conquest of Ghazni and Kabul.
January 1750: In 1749 the Mughal ruler ceded sovereignty over much of north-west India to the Afghans.
January 1751: Emir Ahmad Shah of the Durrani Empire set out westward and took possession of Mashhad, which was ruled by Shahrokh Shah.
January 1761: Shah Durrani, who was the founder of the Durrani Empire, sent an army to conquer the areas north of the Hindu Kush mountains, successfully uniting various tribes under his rule.
Was a civil war in Persia that led to the end of the Afsharid Dynasty, whose place was taken by the Qajar Dynasty.
January 1748: Ahmad Shah Abdali declared his independence by founding the Durrani Empire.
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.
Expansion during the rule of Adel Shah of Afsharid Iran.
January 1748: The Khanate of Khalkhal was established in 1684 by the Qizilbash tribes of Safavid Persia. It was ruled by the Ziyadoglu family, with its capital in Khalkhal. In 1747, the territory was annexed by the neighboring Khalkhal Khanate, led by the influential tribal leader, Fath-Ali Khan.
January 1748: Shoragei was a sultanate established around 1747.
January 1748: Baku Khanate was an autonomous Muslim principality under Iranian suzerainty, which existed between 1747 and 1806.
January 1748: The Ganja Khanate (Persia) formed as a result of the weakening of the central power in Persia after the assassination of Afsharid ruler Nadir Shah.
January 1748: The Javad Khanate formed as a result of the weakening of the central power in Persia after the assassination of Afsharid ruler Nadir Shah.
January 1748: The Maku Khanate (Nominally Persia) formed as a result of the weakening of the central power in Persia after the assassination of Afsharid ruler Nadir Shah.
January 1748: The Khanate of Khalkhal was established in 1685 by Shahverdi Khan, a descendant of the Safavid dynasty. It was later annexed by the Sarab Khanate in 1747, ending its semi-independence after 62 years. Khalkhal was strategically located in historic Azerbaijan, near the border with the Safavid Empire.
January 1748: Zanjan Khanate was an 18th-19th century khanate based in Zanjan. It was one of the Khanates located in historic Azerbaijan which remained semi-independent for 63 years.
January 1748: The Talysh Khanate (Persia) formed as a result of the weakening of the central power in Persia after the assassination of Afsharid ruler Nadir Shah.
January 1748: The Ardabil Khanate formed as a result of the weakening of the central power in Persia after the assassination of Afsharid ruler Nadir Shah.
January 1748: The Erivan Khanate (Persia) formed as a result of the weakening of the central power in Persia after the assassination of Afsharid ruler Nadir Shah.
January 1748: The Nakhichevan Khanate (Persia) formed as a result of the weakening of the central power in Persia after the assassination of Afsharid ruler Nadir Shah.
January 1748: The Tabriz Khanate formed as a result of the weakening of the central power in Persia after the assassination of Afsharid ruler Nadir Shah.
January 1748: After the death of Nader Shah in 1747 his huge empire disintegrated and the former Persian provinces in the Caucasus (velayats), formed two dozen khanates with various forms of autonomy.
January 1748: The Khoy Khanate formed as a result of the weakening of the central power in Persia after the assassination of Afsharid ruler Nadir Shah.
January 1748: The Urmia Khanate formed as a result of the weakening of the central power in Persia after the assassination of Afsharid ruler Nadir Shah.
Were a series of wars between Persia and Russia in the period 1651-1828.
5.1.Persian Expedition of 1796
Was a Russian military campaign in Persia.
May 1796: Russia conquered the fortress of Derbent on May 10th, 1796.
July 1796: In June, Russian General Zubov's troops took most of northern Azerbaijan without resistance, including the Baku, Shirvan, and Ganja khanates.
January 1797: After Russian empress Catherine the Great died that month and Paul succeeded her on the throne, the Russian army under general Valerian Zubov was recalled from Persia.
January 1743: The State of Las Bela was founded in 1742 by Jam Ali Khan I, a Baloch chieftain. It was established in the region of present-day Pakistan, near the Arabian Sea. Las Bela was known for its strategic location and its rulers played a significant role in the history of the region.
January 1747: Afsharid occupation by Nader Shah between 1740 and 1746.
January 1747: The Mombasa Sultanate gains independency, which is disputed by Oman.
July 1747: Assassination of Nader Shah. Muscat regains independence.
January 1748: The Khanate of Bukhara is controlled by the non-Genghisid descendants of the Uzbek emir Khudayar Bi.
January 1748: The Salyan Khanate was founded in 1747.
January 1748: After Nader's death, the Zand tribe, under the guidance of Karim Khan, went back to their original land. Karim Khan declared Shiraz his capital.
January 1749: The Karadagh Khanate was founded in 1748 by Kazim Khan Karadakhlu, a prominent leader in the region. The territory gained independence from the Safavid Empire and became a separate entity under his rule.
January 1749: The Karabakh Khanate was a semi-independent Turkic khanate on the territories of modern-day Armenia and Azerbaijan established in about 1748 under Iranian suzerainty.
January 1749: The Shirvan Khanate (Persia) formed as a result of the weakening of the central power in Persia after the assassination of Afsharid ruler Nadir Shah.
January 1754: In 1166/1753 Azad Khan Afghan annexed the central Zagros provinces.
November 1754: Shiraz surrendered to the Zands on 13 Ṣafar 1168/29 November 1754
January 1758: By June 1757, Azad Khan Afghan had lost Isfahan, Tabriz, and Urmia to the resurgent Qajars.
January 1761: By 1760, Karim Khan had defeated all his rivals and controlled all of Iran except Khorasan.
January 1784: Al-Muḥarraq passed to the control of the Āl Khalīfah dynasty in 1783 with the rest of Bahrain.
Disestablishment
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.
January 1797: After Russian empress Catherine the Great died that month and Paul succeeded her on the throne, the Russian army under general Valerian Zubov was recalled from Persia.
Selected Sources
Perry, J. R. (1987): "Āzād Khan Afḡān" in: Encyclopædia Iranica, https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/azad-khan-afgan-d
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