Since the Afsharids were Turkoman, I'd prefer the Safavids myself, especially if we get a broader Turk civ representing both the Seljuqs and the Ottomans as some (myself included) have suggested.If Firaxis doesn't opt for Afsharid or Safavid Persia and chooses Achaemenids or preferably Sassanids instead, I'll be happy to welcome the Durrani Empire in Civ VII . Apart from blue domes, we could get more oriental music, and that's always a plus by me .