Abraham III of Armenia
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Abraham III was the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church between 1734 and 1737. Born in Heraklion, Crete, to a Greek mother, he was bishop of Rodosto, Thrace and then Armenian prelate of Thrace
A page from a manuscript of Abraham's chronicle, dated 1734–1736. Stored at the Bodleian Library
Nader Shah
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Nader Shah Afshar was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Iran and one of the most powerful rulers in Iranian history, ruling as the emperor of Iran from 1736 to 1747, when he was assassinated duri
Contemporary portrait of Nader Shah. Artist unknown, created in c. 1740 in Iran. Now located in the British Library in London.
Statue of Nader Shah at his tomb
Court scene with Tahmasp II in the centre, and Nader to his left. From an illustrated Indian copy of the Jahangosha-ye Naderi, dated 1757/58.
Nader Shah and two of his sons