Mashhad As Capital of Persia and Independent Khorasan
The following Shahanshahs had Mashhad as their capital:
Kianid Dynasty
- Malek Mahmoud Sistani 1722–1726
Afsharid dynasty
- Nadir Shah
- Adil Shah
- Ebrahim Afshar
- Shah Rukh of Persia
- Nadir Mirza of Khorasan
Safavid Dynasty
- Soleyman II
Autonomous Government of Khorasan
- Colonel Mohammad Taghi Khan Pessyan
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