Afghanistan in the Reign of Nadir Shah

The introduction of the work, which consists of four main chapters, is dedicated to the geographical structure of Afghanistan. It addressed the geographical and social structures with ethnic groups of the country, In the first chapter, main subject is Afghanistan up to the period of Nadir Shah. In this chapter, information related to Afghanistan during the Mughal, Shibani and Safevid Empires, struggles in the east, south and west lines, and Hotekî State in Kandahar and Abdali State in Herat were given. The second chapter is about the life of Nadir Shah, becoming Tahmasb Kulu Khan the army commander and how he got Abdali and Galzai out of Iran and his conquests. In the third chapter focuses on how Nadir Shah seized Afghanistan. In the fourth chapter, Afghanistan during Nadir Shah Period was mentioned. In this context, it is pointed important issues of the time, like administrative and social order established by Nadir Shah in Afghanistan, forced emigrations from other regions, development and settlement operations. Keywords: Afghanistan, HotekÓ State, AbdalÓ State, Nadir Shah, Shah Ashraf