Nader was a slave, a Turkic-speaking nomad who achieved fame for his military skill. The fall of the bankrupt Safavids came from all fronts – from Russia, Turkey, and, finally, from a rising Afghan power.
Further, the growth of European sea trade networks cut off a vital source of income for Central Asian states – this was the point of early colonialism, to remove middlemen from trade with China. But while the Safavids could contain the old threats of Central Asian warlords, they could not contain the rise of the Ottomans and the rise of Russia pressing in on two sides. Safavid Iran was a powerful state, emerging in the 1500s to rule for 200 years as a Shi’ia redoubt in the midst of a Sunni-controlled area and also an area with powerful and long-lasting Christian influences. In a chain from Genghis Khan to Timur, Nader Shah is the final link. His rise was brutal but decisive, carving independence out for Iran away from Ottoman domination. Nader Shah, the King of Kings, the Shah of Shahs, emerged in the 18th century to re-establish Persia (as it is called in Greek, the locals always called their state Iran) in Central Asia. For small formatting suggestions, please contact a content moderator or an administrator. This page is a direct copy of the in-game Civilopedia entry written by the developers.
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