Afshar, Nader b. August 6, 1698 d. June 19, 1747 Shah of Iran. Also known as Nâder Qoli Beg or Tahmâsp Qoli Khân, he ruled as Shah of Iran from 1736 to 1747) and was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty. Because of his military genius, some historians have described him as the "Napoleon of Persia" or the "Second Alexander". He was a member the Turkmen Afshar tribe of northern Persia, which had supplied military power to the Safavid state since the time of Shah Ismail I. He created a great Iranian Empire that briefly encompassed what is now...[Read More] (Bio by: Reza) Baghe Nader, Mashhad, Khorasan-e Razavi, Iran
Reza, Imam b. 765 d. 817 Prophet of Shi'ite Islam, 8th Grandson of the Prophet Mohammad. His burial place in Mashad, Iran, is a place of pilgrimage and supposed miracles. Imam Reza was supposedly poisoned, but this is in dispute. Cause of death: poisoned (disputed) Imam Reza Shrine, Mashhad, Khorasan-e Razavi, Iran
b. August 6, 1698 d. June 19, 1747