Xanedana Efşaran (bifarisî: افشاریان) xanedaneke îranî[1] bû ku ji aliyê êşîra tirkmen[2][3] a efşaran ve li parêzgeha Xorasan hatiye avakirin û di nîvê sedsala 18an de li Iranê hikûm kiriye. Nadir Şah piştî xanedana Sefewîyan têk bir, di 1736an de xanedan damezrandiye û xwe wek Şahê Îranê îlan kiriye.
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Mikaberidze, Alexander (2011). Conflict and Conquest in the Islamic World: A Historical Encyclopedia, Vol.1. ABC Clio, LLC. r.408. ISBN978-1-59884-336-1.