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Adil Shah Afshar or Ali Qoli was Shah of Persia from 1747 until 1748. Subsequent to Nadir's assassination in Fathabad(Khabushan), Ali Khan, Nadir's nephew declared himself Adil Shah ("righteous king"), and shah of Persia. He slew Reza Gholi Mirza and Emam Gholi Mirza, children and heirs to the throne of Nadir, as well as all his other descendants, save Shahrokh who was only 14 at the time.

As a result of numerous revolts by tribal chiefs aspiring control of the country, by the order of Adil Shah Mohammad Hossein Khan, the head of Qajar tribe was murdured, and a certain 5 year old son of his, named Mohammad was castrated. He later became an enormous part of Iranian history as the founder of Qajar dynasty, Agha Mohammad Khan.

Invasion of Ahmad Khan Ebdali and Loss of Afghanistan

During Adil Shah's reign Nadir's Generals exploiting their military influence collected their forces and attempted to rise to power. The province of Afghanistan was rubbed away by Ahmad Shah Durrani an Afghan General.

Death

Adil shah's reign came to an end in September 29 of 1748 having been in the power for less than a year. As a result of a coup d'etat by his own brother Ebrahim, he was deposed. Ebrahim blinded him, slew him, and succeeded as Shah.

Preceded by Nadir Shah Afshar	King of Persia 1747-1748	Succeeded by Ebrahim Shah Afshar

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	'''Adil Shah Afshar''' or '''Ali Qoli''' ~~(? - [[1748]])~~ was [[Shah]] of [[Persia]] from [[1747]] until [[1748]]. Subsequent to [[Nadir Shah\|Nadir]]'s assassination in Fathabad(Khabushan), '''Ali Khan''', [[Nadir Shah\|Nadir]]'s nephew declared himself '''Adil Shah''' ("righteous king"), and [[shah]] of [[Persia]]. He slew '''Reza Gholi Mirza''' and '''Emam Gholi Mirza''', children and heirs to the throne of [[Nadir Shah\|Nadir]], as well as all his other descendants, save [[Shah Rukh of Persia\|Shahrokh]] who was only 14 at the time.		'''Adil Shah Afshar''' or '''Ali Qoli''' was [[Shah]] of [[Persia]] from [[1747]] until [[1748]]. Subsequent to [[Nadir Shah\|Nadir]]'s assassination in Fathabad(Khabushan), '''Ali Khan''', [[Nadir Shah\|Nadir]]'s nephew declared himself '''Adil Shah''' ("righteous king"), and [[shah]] of [[Persia]]. He slew '''Reza Gholi Mirza''' and '''Emam Gholi Mirza''', children and heirs to the throne of [[Nadir Shah\|Nadir]], as well as all his other descendants, save [[Shah Rukh of Persia\|Shahrokh]] who was only 14 at the time.

	As a result of numerous revolts by tribal chiefs aspiring control of the country, by the order of Adil Shah [[Mohammad Hossein Khan]], the head of [[Qajar]] tribe was murdured, and a certain 5 year old son of his, named Mohammad was castrated. He later became an enormous part of [[Iran\|Iranian]] history as the founder of [[Qajar dynasty]], [[Agha Mohammad Khan]].		As a result of numerous revolts by tribal chiefs aspiring control of the country, by the order of Adil Shah [[Mohammad Hossein Khan]], the head of [[Qajar]] tribe was murdured, and a certain 5 year old son of his, named Mohammad was castrated. He later became an enormous part of [[Iran\|Iranian]] history as the founder of [[Qajar dynasty]], [[Agha Mohammad Khan]].