Holy Aegis thinking of the King in Historical Attitudes of the Historians of Afshar Era (Tāriḵ-e ʿalamārā-ye nāderi - Tāriḵ-e jahāngošā-ye nāderi)

Holy Aegis thinking of the king in the political history of Iran has an old background. This thinking was brought up as Divine Charisma. This thinking was discussed in historical texts and historians had referred repeatedly to the idea of Holy Aegis (God's shadow) and its related terms. Examples of such narratives can be found in historical texts of Afsharian era. Some of the most important historians of this era that used a manifestation of Holy Aegis thought in their works were Marvi and Astarabadi. In this paper we try to review and analyze the manifestations of Holy Aegis thought between the attitudes of historians of Afsharian era based on an analytical method. The results of this study indicate the direct and indirect use of Holy Aegis term by Nader Shah Afshar in order to legitimize himself and show the overcoming of this thoughts on beliefs and attitudes of the historians of Afsharian era.