1747 assassination of Tahmasp-Qoli Khan (Nader Shah Afshar), Shah of Persia 1779

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Thomas Kouli Kan, Emperor of Persia, assassinated in his tent by five of his Officers two of whom he killed, before they could dispatch him. Artist/engraver/cartographer: Wale delin. Grignion Sculp. Provenance: A New and Complete System of Geography containing a full accurate, authentic and interesting account and description of Europe, Asia, Africa and America etc. by Charles Theodore Middleton printed fo Pater-noster Row, London. Type: Antique copperplate print.

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Size: 2372px × 3711px
Location: Iran
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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