Nader Shah was crowned ruler of Iran in 1736 after ending Safavid rule and building a new military empire. His reign emerged from war, tribal coalition and attempts to restore Iranian power. The coronation altered the political world of Persianate courts from Iran to India.

Nader Shah's rise shaped Persian chronicles, court poetry and later historical memory of conquest and catastrophe. The instability around his empire affected the movement of poets, scribes and patronage across the Persian-speaking world.