Zand Dynasty

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Was an Iranian dynasty founded by Karim Khan Zand that initially ruled southern and central Iran in the 18th century. It later quickly came to expand to include much of the rest of contemporary Iran (except for the provinces of Balochistan and Khorasan) as well as parts of Iraq.

Establishment

January 1748: After Nader's death, the Zand tribe, under the guidance of Karim Khan, went back to their original land. Karim Khan declared Shiraz his capital.

Chronology

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1. Events

November 1754: Shiraz surrendered to the Zands on 13 Ṣafar 1168/29 November 1754

January 1761: By 1760, Karim Khan had defeated all his rivals and controlled all of Iran except Khorasan.

Disestablishment

January 1795: Lotf Ali Khan, a grand-nephew of Karim Khan, declared himself the new Zand king. His reign (until 1794) was spent mostly in war with the Qajar khan. He was finally captured by the Qajars and brutally killed in the fortress of Bam, putting an effective end to the Zand Dynasty.