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The tomb of Nadir shah-i-Afshar Khorasan Nadir shah, the last great Asian conqueror, is an enigmatic figure in Iranian history. Although he restored national independence and effectively protected Iran's territorial integrity at a dark moment of the Country's history, his obsessive suspicions and jealousies plunged Iran into political turmoil, and after his assassination in 1747 the Afshar dynasty he established proved short-lived. A Sunni by upbringing, he was nevertheless a great benefactor of the shrine of the Imam Reza in Mashhad, which he made his capital. This modern statue of Nadir is in the center of Mashhad. |
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