Morteza Mirza Afshar
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Morteza Mirza Afshar was an Afsharid prince and the son of Nader Shah of Iran, who was renamed Nasrollah Mirza in honour of his role in the victory at Karnal. He proved to be a talented military leade
Nasrollah Mirza (detail) as depicted in the painting in the Chehel Sotoun commemorating the Battle of Karnal
Shahrokh Shah
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Shahrokh Mirza, better known by his dynastic title of Shahrokh Shah, was the Afsharid king of the western part of Khorasan from 1748 to 1796, with a two-month interruption. A grandson of the Iranian c
Detail of Shahrokh Mirza, 18th century, by Ali Ashraf
Shahrokh Shah with his grandfather Nader Shah
Portrait of Shahrokh's grandfather Nader Shah, who dismantled the Safavid dynasty of Iran and founded the Afsharid dynasty, ruling from 1736 to 1747
Coin minted in the name of Adel Shah, Mashhad mint