An investigation and an analysis of Nadershahs attack to Central Asia

In the final years of the Safavid era, Central Asia was separated politically from the Iranian kingdom. The reason for this separation is the fact that Shiism became powerful in Iran. In the beginning years of Nader’s reign, Bokhara and Kharazm were two important provinces which were dominated by Abol Feiz khan and Ilbars khan respectively. When Nader came to throne, while attacking India, he ordered his son Reza Qoli Mirza to punish the ruler of Andkhoi (a small town in the northern part of Afghanistan between Marv and Balkh). After conquering India in 1739 / (1152 A. H.) Nader decided to send troops to this region for three purposes 1- bringing security in the northern borders of Khorasan, 2- Preventing the enterance of the Russian into this area. 3- Bringing back the Iranian borders to their normal conditions, that is, the borders in the Sasanid era. Therefore, Nader first set for conquering Bokhara and then he went to Kharazm and finally he became successful in bringing under control the rulers of central Asia. However, after the death of Nader, the Iranian control over this area weakened and finally in the Qajar period, Iran completely lost its control over this area and the place became controlled by the Russian government.