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Name: Azad Khan Afghan

Type: Polity

Start: 1753 AD

End: 1762 AD

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Were the territories controlled in western Iran by Azad Khan Afghan, a military commander that revolted after the death of Nader Shah Afshar.

Establishment


  • January 1753: Azad Khan Afghan rose to control all the territory between Ardabil and Urmia by 1752.
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    1. Events


  • January 1754: In 1166/1753 Azad Khan Afghan annexed the central Zagros provinces.

  • January 1758: By June 1757, Azad Khan Afghan had lost Isfahan, Tabriz, and Urmia to the resurgent Qajars.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 1763: In 1762, Azad Khan Afghan surrendered to Zand Dynasty founder Karim Khan.
  • Selected Sources


  • Perry, J. R. (1987): "Āzād Khan Afḡān" in: Encyclopædia Iranica, https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/azad-khan-afgan-d
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