Afshars of Urmia

[1] Many of the Afshar governors of Urmia bore the prominent title of beglarbegi,[2] i.e.

Shortly after coming to power, he was expelled by Mehdi Khan Afshar, who was then appointed governor by Ebrahim Shah.

In the aftermath of Nader Shah's death, the khans of Urmia were able to expand to control practically all the lands of Azerbaijan.

It is said that he received taxes from Savojbulagh, Senneh, Maragheh, Tabriz, and Khoy.

[4] Eventually in 1824 the governor of Urmia was extinguished as the Afshars lost control of the governorship, but the Afshars continued to play an important role in the politics of Urmia.