Editing Turkic peoples (section)

===== Afsharid dynasty (1736–1796) =====
The [[Afsharid dynasty]] was named after the Turkic Afshar tribe to which they belonged. The Afshars had migrated from [[Turkestan]] to [[Azerbaijan]] in the 13th century. The dynasty was founded in 1736 by the military commander [[Nader Shah]] who deposed the last member of the [[Safavid dynasty]] and proclaimed himself King of [[Iran]]. Nader belonged to the Qereqlu branch of the Afshars.<ref>''Cambridge History of Iran'' Volume 7, pp. 2–4</ref> During Nader's reign, Iran reached its greatest extent since the [[Sassanid Empire]].