The sword of Persia : Nader Shah, from tribal warrior to conquering tyrant /: Nader Shah, from tribal warrior to conquering tyrant. ([2010?])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michael Axworthy.
• Other Names: Axworthy, Michael
• Contents: List of Maps and Illustrations viiAcknowledgments ixNote on Transliteration xiPreface xvPrologue Zenith 1Chapter One The Fall of the Safavid Dynasty 17Chapter Two Tahmasp Qoli Khan 57Chapter Three War with the Afghans 75Chapter Four War with the Ottomans 99Chapter Five Coup d'État 117Chapter Six Nader Shah 137Chapter Seven To the Gates of Delhi 175Chapter Eight The Ruin of Persia 211Chapter Nine Towers of Skulls 243Chapter Ten Full Circle 275Notes 287Select Bibliography 329Index 339.
• Publisher Details: London : I.B. Tauris
• Publication Date: 2010
• Copyright Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 955.03092; Generals -- Iran -- Biography; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical; Generals; Kings and rulers; Iran -- Kings and rulers -- Biography; Iran -- History -- 16th-18th centuries; Iran; Iran; Electronic books; Electronic books; History; Biographies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857733474; 0857733478
• Related ISBNs: 9781850437062; 1850437068; 9781845119829
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.