Search results
Reza Qoli Mirza Afshar (Persian: رضا قلی میرزا افشار; 1719–1747) was the eldest son of Nader Shah, King of Afsharid Iran. After his father's coronation in 1736, Reza Qoli, aged 17, became the Governor of the province of Khorasan.
Nader had left his son Reza Qoli Mirza to rule Iran in his absence. Reza had behaved highhandedly and somewhat cruelly but he had kept the peace in Iran. Having heard rumours that his father had died, he had made preparations for assuming the crown.
Reza Qoli Mirza Afshar was the eldest son of Nader Shah Afshar. In 1736, his father entrusted him with Khorasan. From Khorasan, Reza sieged Andkhui in 1737 and Balkh shortly afterward. He then crossed the Oxus, against his father’s wishes and successfully sieged Qarshi and engaged in campaigns into the Kunduz region and Badakhshan.
Feb 1, 2021 · English: An Indian portrait of Afsharid prince Reza Qoli Mirza Afshar, in Lucknow, 1800-20. Opaque pigments with gold on paper Image: 21.6 x 14.7 cm Inscription: (front) Nader Qoli Mirza
Reza Qoli Mirza Afshar ( Persian: رضا قلی میرزا افشار; 1719–1747) was the eldest son of Nader Shah, King of Afsharid Iran. After his father's coronation in 1736, Reza Qoli, aged 17, became the Governor of the province of Khorasan.
Nader Mirza Afshar. Titles. Shah of Iran. Traditions. Shia Islam ( Twelver) Deposition. 1796. The Afsharid dynasty ( Persian: افشاریان) was an Iranian [1] dynasty founded by Nader Shah ( r. 1736–1747) of the Qirqlu clan of the Turkoman Afshar tribe, ruling over the Afsharid Empire. [1] [2]
Media in category "Reza Qoli Mirza Afshar" The following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total.
Reza Qoli Mirza Afshar (1719–1749) was the first son of the Afsharid conqueror Nader Shah. When Nader came under the service of a Persian nobleman who hired him as a courier, Nader killed his assistant courier. Though his speech to the Persian king Sultan Husayn convinced the king to pardon him...
Nader Shah Afshar (born in 1688 in Dargaz County – murdered in 1747 in Quchan), known as Nader Qoli before his coronation and nicknamed Tahmasp Qoli Khan, came from Khorasan’s Afshar tribe and reigned over Iran from 1736 to 1747 [1], as the founder of the Afsharid dynasty.
During Nader Shah’s absence, his son, Reza Qoli Mirza, as the regent of the kingdom, had proceeded to execute Tahmasb II and his son Abbas III who lived in captivity. His reasons for this action were unexplained, although he claimed that he feared their rebellion in face of rumours that Nader had been assassinated in India.
