Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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.
Big thank you has to go to Mohammad Amir Hakimi Parsa who helped write the script for this video. Check out his channel: youtube.com/@Historian-Perspective/featured
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0:00 Intro
1:20 Hotak Afghans Overrun Persia
5:59 Nader Begins The Fight To Expel The Afghans
10:40 Safavid Kingmaker
17:06 Becoming Shahnshah
19:30 Unifier Of Islam
22:12 Afghan & Indian Campaigns
29:45 Conquest Of Transoxiana & Conflict In Dagestan
34:19 Rebellions Grow As Nader Declines
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.
Big thank you has to go to Mohammad Amir Hakimi Parsa who helped write the script for this video. Check out his channel: youtube.com/@Historian-Perspective/featured
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#iranhistory #nadershah #persia
Images Used:
Music Used:
Doug Maxwell - Arabian Nightfall (Sting):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bRzD...
If any of the images or songs are yours, please let me know I will amend them. Please don't report me straight away!
0:00 Intro
1:20 Hotak Afghans Overrun Persia
5:59 Nader Begins The Fight To Expel The Afghans
10:40 Safavid Kingmaker
17:06 Becoming Shahnshah
19:30 Unifier Of Islam
22:12 Afghan & Indian Campaigns
29:45 Conquest Of Transoxiana & Conflict In Dagestan
34:19 Rebellions Grow As Nader Declines
