 During the reign of Nader Shah, the rest of the Afshars that went to Iran later assimilated into some of the Turkmen tribes that currently live in present-day Turkmenistan, such as Gekleng, Murcheli, Esgi, and Ersary.It is known that they formed a large part of the Murcheli tribe.The Afshars also played a major role in the formation of the Turkmen tribe of Alili.