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Adel Shah
Adel Shah, born Ali Qoli Khan, was a nephew of Nader Shah who took part in the conspiracy against him and became shah of the Afsharid Empire after Nader's murder in 1747. He had most of Nader's family killed and ordered the castration of the young Qajar prince Agha Mohammad Khan. Overthrown by his brother Ebrahim in 1748, he was blinded and executed in 1749.
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