Nader Becomes Shah of Iran

In 1698, a child was born in the mountainous regions of North Khorasan. Despite the fact that he came from no royal lineage—his father was a mere shepherd—he would one day become the last of the Asiatic world-conquerors, in the vein of Timur and Chinggis Khan. The boy’s name was Nadr-Qoli, meaning “servant of the wonderous one (God)”. There was nothing about Nadr-Qoli’s circumstances which marked him out for greatness. His ancestry was undistinguished, his place of birth remote, and his social connection were unremarkable. The collapse of the Safavid Empire, however, would provide the opening that a young ambitious man required. With Persia being overrun by the Hotaks, Nader took charge of the fight back, expelling the Afghans from the country. From there he established the Afsharid Dynasty and declared his mission to conquer lands in all directions. In the process, he became Asia’s Last Great Conqueror.

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[CatotheE]

Cool! Always wanted to learn more about Iranian history.

[jalalrumi]

He was called Napoleon of Asia but he used to live before Napoleon so Napoleon was Nader of Europe

[lunalingo]

And he went on to sack and loot delhi 😢

[Spartan_Disiplin]

Not just he became Shah, but also Khagan:
''The one who honors the throne of nobility, the ornament of the banner of kingship, worthy of the crown and the throne of Khagan(kāʾān), the hero of the majestic Turkman line (qahramān-e selsele-ye jalīl-e torkamān), the lion of his age, the warrior of his era, the Khagan(khāqān) and the most magnanimous sovereign, the king of kings of the epoch, and the kingmaker of the realms of India and Tūrān''
Astarābādī, Jahāngoshā-ye Nāderī

[MM-fvpi]

back then, the term IRAN was not used but simply the SAFAVID TURKIC KINGDOM. the name IRAN was adopted only in 1935.