Safavid Empire (Overview)
Safavid Dynasty: 1501 AD - 1736 AD

Safavid Dynasty of Iran's Reign
Safavid Dynasty: 1501 AD - 1736 AD

Safavid Empire Eras
Safavid Dynasty: 1501 AD - 1736 AD

Afsharid Empire
Afsharid Dynasty: 1736 AD - 1749 AD
Boundaries of Nader Shah's Empire 1736 AD - 1747 AD. Nader, one of the greatest military minds and war strategists of the world. Nader has been named, Napoleon of Iran. Nader's era was the highlight of Iran's 18th Century colonial empire campaigns. Nader was the greatest military genius of Iran. During Afsharid Dynasty, Iran once more, became a relevant Imperial Power. Nader expanded the boundaries of Iran at its greatest, since Pre-Islamic period.

Zand Empire
Zand Dynasty: 1750 AD - 1794 AD
Antique Map of Early Zand Period

Zand Empire of 1782 AD
(18th Century Iran)
Reign of Karim Khan Zand
Antique Map of Zand Dynasty

Ottoman Empire (1798 - 1923)
Ottoman Turkish rivals of the Persian Empire
This map shows the different eras of the Ottoman Empire, the eastern rivals of the Persian Empire.

Qajar Empire
Qajar Dynasty: 1794 AD - 1925 AD
Qajar Empire (1794 AD - 1797 AD) during Aqa Mohamad Khan Qajar, the only worthy Shah of Qajar and the last Iranian Emperor (Shahanshah). This map is the Qajar Empire's aftermath, during Fath Ali Khan (1808 AD). Iran still owned majority of her Imperial landmass.

Qajar Kingdom
Qajar Dynasty: 1794 AD - 1925 AD
Qajar Kingdom (1797 AD - 1925 AD)
Aqa Mohamad Khan Qajar was a worthy Shahanshah and he kept the borders of Persian Empire intact and secure, but other Shah's of Qajar were not worthy and caused the greatest damage of all, to Mother Persia.

Loss of Land Mass after Aqa Mohamad Khan

During Qajar Reign, Iran had lost most of her land mass including:

Afghanistan
Tajikistan
Pakistan (Baluchistan Half)
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Georgia
Part of Russian Caucasia (Ossetia)
Bahrain Island
etc.

Transformation of the Persian Empire to Iran (Lost Lands) Map
Map of Iran during the 19th and the 20th centuries territorial changes

Transformation of the Persian Empire to Iran (Lost Lands) Map – Eastern View
Map of Iran during the 19th and the 20th centuries territorial changes

Transformation of the Persian Empire to Iran (Lost Lands) Map – Western View
Map of Iran during the 19th and the 20th centuries territorial changes

Pahlavi Kingdom and After (1925 - Present)
Reza Shah The Great and After
This is a 1979 map of Iran.
Today's Iran is a faction of what she used to be! Reza Shah The Great (Father of Nation) and Pahlavi Dynasty, had done much good for Iran and practically dragged Iran out of the Dark Ages and in to The Industrial Age and Modernization Era. Pahlavi's efforts were much, yet the Old Glory was never recaptured!

Iran is still a very large country.
Today's Iran
is 7 times larger than United Kingdom
is 5 times larger than Norway
is 4.5 times larger than Germany
is 4 times larger than Iraq
is 4 times larger than US State of California
is 3 times larger than France
is 2.5 times larger than US State of Texas
is 2 times larger than Turkey
is 2 times larger than Pakistan
United States of America is about 6 times larger than Iran.

Let us make a pact that from this moment on, we will not allow Iran to become smaller, yet we will expand her territories and revive The Persian Empire.

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