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{{Author Name|Layla S. Diba. An earlier version of this article was originally published as Layla S. Diba. "CARPETS x. Afsharid and Zand Periods". Encyclopædia Iranica. IV/8, pp.  875-877.}}

{{Author Name|Layla S. Diba. An earlier version of this article was originally published as Layla S. Diba. "CARPETS x. Afsharid and Zand Periods". Encyclopædia Iranica. IV/8, pp.  875-877.}}

The rug production of Persia in the Afsharid<ref>1148-61/1736-48</ref> and Zand periods<ref>1163-1209/1750-79</ref> has been difficult both to identify and to document, owing to the lack of extant examples and the absence or misuse of historical and archival evidence. The generally held view has been that, in the political and economic decline resulting from the invasion of Persia by Nāder Shah Afšār, beginning in 1141/1727, rug production came almost to an end<ref>Edwards, p. 5</ref>.

The rug production of Persia in the Afsharid (1148-61/1736-48) and Zand periods (1163-1209/1750-79) has been difficult both to identify and to document, owing to the lack of extant examples and the absence or misuse of historical and archival evidence. The generally held view has been that, in the political and economic decline resulting from the invasion of Persia by Nāder Shah Afšār, beginning in 1141/1727, rug production came almost to an end<ref>Edwards, p. 5</ref>.

==x. Afsharid and Zand Periods==

==x. Afsharid and Zand Periods==