Nader Shah

Nāder Šāh Afšār or Nadir Shah (Persian: نادر شاه افشار‎‎; also known as Nāder Qoli Beg - نادر قلی بیگ or Tahmāsp Qoli Khān - تهماسپ قلی خان) (November, 1688 or August 6, 1698 – June 19, 1747) ruled as Shah of Persia (1736–47) and was one of the most powerful rulers in Iranian history. Because of his military genius as evidenced in numerous martial encounters throughout the Naderian Wars, such as the battles of Herat, Mihmandust, Murche-Khort, Kirkuk, Yeghevard, Kheibar pass, Karnal and Kars, some historians have described him as the Napoleon of Persia or the Second Alexander. Nader Shah was a member of the Turkic Afshar tribe of northern Persia, which had supplied military power to the Safavid state since the time of Shah Ismail I.

Nader rose to power during a period of anarchy in Iran after a rebellion by the Hotaki Afghans had overthrown the weak Shah Sultan Husayn, and both the arch enemy of the Safavids, the Ottomans, and the Russians had seized Persian territory for themselves. Nader reunited the Persian realm and removed the invaders. He became so powerful that he decided to depose the last members of the Safavid dynasty, which had ruled Iran for over 200 years, and become shah himself in 1736. His numerous campaigns created a great empire that briefly encompassed what is now part of or includes Iran, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, the North Caucasus, Iraq, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, North India, Oman and the Persian Gulf, but his military spending had a ruinous effect on the Persian economy.

Nadirshah

Nadirshah is an Indian mimicry artist, comedian, television host, singer, lyricist, composer, actor and film director in Kerala. He had done several supporting roles in Malayalam cinema. His areas of contribution in music includes playback singing, lyrics and composing. He started his career as a film director through the Malayalam film Amar Akbar Anthony (2015).

Biography

Nadirshah hails from Kochi, Kerala. He is the product of first organized mimicry group in India, Kalabhavan. He introduced many talents like Kalabhavan Mani, Salim Kumar and Dileep into the film industry.

Family

He is married to Shahina on 12 April 1998. The couple have two daughters, Ayisha and Khadeeja.

Partial filmography

As actor

Nathar Shah

Nathar Shah (969-1039), also called Nadir Shah or Nathar Wali, was a Muslim saint from the Middle East who migrated to the Tamil country by land through Arabia, Persia and North India and settled down in Tiruchirappalli where he converted a number of Hindus to Islam. He died in Tiruchirappalli in 1039 and was buried in the city and a mosque constructed at the spot. The Hindus he converted are known as "Ravuttans". Long after his death, Tiruchirappalli is still referred to by his followers as "Natharnagar".

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