Nader Shah Afshar (1688 or 1698, to 1747), also known as Tahmasp Qoli Khan or Nader Qoli Beg, was Shah of Persia and founder of the Afsharid lineage. Nader Shah Afshar dispelled the invading Afghans, to claim the Persian throne in 1736. Nader captured Kandahar, Kabul, to defeat the Indian army then, sacking Delhi and slaughtering thousands of local people; there, Nader stole the Koh-i-Noor diamond and the Peacock Throne.