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Afsharid Iran, a Rare card
The Guarded Domains of Iran, commonly referred to as Afsharid Iran, Afsharid Persia or the Afsharid Empire, was an Iranian empire established by the Turkoman Afshar tribe in Iran's north-eastern province of Khorasan, the Afsharid dynasty would rule over Iran during the mid 18th century.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 77
- DEF
- 86
- Power
- 163
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 210,000
Power 163 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Afsharid Iran quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Afsharid Iran card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
During Nader Shah's reign, Iran reached its ______ extent since the time of the Sasanian Empire.
Answer
greatest. During Nader Shah's reign, Iran reached its greatest extent since the time of the Sasanian Empire. From the Afsharid Iran article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The dynasty's founder, Nader Shah, was a successful military commander who deposed the last member of the Safavid dynasty in ____, and proclaimed himself Shah.
Answer
1730s. The dynasty's founder, Nader Shah, was a successful military commander who deposed the last member of the Safavid dynasty in 1736, and proclaimed himself Shah. From the Afsharid Iran article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Cavalry. Cavalry 90 · Cusco 83 · Afsharid Iran 77 · Bella Abzug 74 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The dynasty's founder, Nader Shah, was a successful military commander who deposed the last member of the Safavid dynasty in 1736, and proclaimed himself Shah.
- During Nader Shah's reign, Iran reached its greatest extent since the time of the Sasanian Empire.
- At its height it ruled modern-day Iran, the Caucasus, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and other parts of Central Asia, as well as parts of Arabia, the Indian subcontinent, Iraq and Turkey.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Afsharid Iran article was read about 210,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 77 and blocks with 86: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Afsharid Iran
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Afsharid Iran (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Orange Tuesday, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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