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<![CDATA[Nader Shah, ruler of Persia from 1736 to 1747, embodied ruthless ambition, energy, military brilliance, cynicism and cruelty. His reign was filled with bloodshed, betrayal and horror. Yet Nader Shah is central to Iran's early modern history. From a shepherd boy he rose to liberate his country from foreign occupation, and make himself Shah. He took eighteenth-century Iran from political collapse to become the dominant power in the region, recovering Herat and Kandahar, conquering Moghul Delhi, plundering the enormous treasures of India, repeatedly defeating Ottoman Turkey, and overrunn.;Maps and Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Note on Transliteration; Preface; Prologue: Zenith; 1. The Fall of the Safavid Dynasty; 2. Tahmasp Qoli Khan; 3. War with the Afghans; 4. War with the Ottomans; 5. Coup d'État; 6. Nader Shah; 7. To the Gates of Delhi; 8. The Ruin of Persia; 9. Towers of Skulls; 10. Full Circle; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index.

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Author

Axworthy, Michael;Shah of Iran Nādir Shāh

Publisher

I.B. Tauris : Distributed by Palgrave Macmillan

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781845119829

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Historical Fiction, History, Biography

Rating

4.14 / 5 (41 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13