Between 1736 and 1796, Mashhad became the capital of Afsharid Iran which was ruled by the Afsharid dynasty founded by Nader Shah, whose tomb is located in the ...
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6 days ago · Iran's late President, Ebrahim Raisi, has been buried in his home city of Mashhad, four days after he was killed in a helicopter crash.
Although not an ancient city, Mashhad is Iran's second largest, the capital of the important province of Khorassan, and a centre of industry, commerce and ...