Nader Shah Afshar was one of the most powerful rulers in Iranian history, ruling as Shah from 1736 to 1747 when he was assassinated during a rebellion. He was the son of a poor peasant, who lived in Khorasan and died while Nader was still a child. Nader and his mother were carried off as slaves by the Ozbegs, but after death of his mother in captivity Nader managed to escape and became a soldier.
