Siege of Kandahar
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The siege of Kandahar began when Nader Shah's Afsharid army invaded southern Afghanistan to topple the last Hotaki stronghold of Loy Kandahar, which was held by Hussain Hotaki. It took place in the Ol
Illustration of siege of Kandahar By Nader Shah in 1738
Kandahar and its environs
Ruins of Old Kandahar Citadel that was destroyed by the Persian Afsharid army in 1738.
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
Siege of Kandahar
…The siege of Kandahar (Persian: محاصرهٔ قندهار) began when Nader Shah's Afsharid army invaded southern Afghanistan to topple the last Hotaki stronghold of Loy Kandahar, which was held by Hussain Hotaki. It took place in…
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