Nader Mirza Afshar
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Nadir Mirza Afshar (Persian: نادرمیرزا افشار) was the great-grandson of
Shahrukh Afshar, emperor of Khorasan.[1]
Biography
In 1785, Shahrukh appointed Nadir Mirza as crown prince of
Agha Muhammad Khan, the founder of the Qajar dynasty
. Shahrokh was tortured and killed and the Qajar Shah appointed a Qajar Governor for Khorasan.
When Agha Muhammad Khan died in 1797 and
Persia, Nadir Mirza Afshar was appointed as Governor of Khorasan. However Nadir Mirza was an ambitious man and wanted to regain independence so in 1802 he rebelled against the Qajar Shah from his capital, Mashhad
.
His rebellion was a disaster as he was taken prisoner to
Sir John Malcolm
.
Notes
- Mohammad Qaneii, History of Torbat-e-Heydariyeh, pp. 103–104.
References
- ^ "Furg Citadel: One of The Most Important Historical Fortresses in Iran - Tourism news". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
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