Zand Iran

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Zand Iran was an 18th-century Iranian dynasty and state founded by Karim Khan Zand that ruled much of Iran between the Afsharid and Qajar empires.

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Zand Iran canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Iranian dynasty
early modern state
administrativeCenter Shiraz Arg (Karim Khan Citadel)
capital Shiraz, Iran
surface form: Shiraz
conflictWith Afsharid claimants
Ottoman Empire
Qajar tribe
continent Asia
country Iran
currency toman
declineCause succession disputes after Karim Khan’s death
deFactoCapitalUnderKarimKhan Shiraz, Iran
surface form: Shiraz
economicBase agriculture
caravan trade
endTime 1794
era 18th century
ethnicBase Lurs
surface form: Lur
finalDefeatBy Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar
followedBy Qajar Iran
foreignRelations limited contacts with Britain
limited contacts with Russia
foundedBy Karim Khan Zand
governmentType monarchy
historicalPeriod Qajar Iran
surface form: post-Safavid Iran
knownFor patronage of arts and architecture in Shiraz
rebuilding of Shiraz
relative internal stability under Karim Khan
language Persian
lastRuler Lotf Ali Khan Zand
legalSystem Islamic law with customary practices
legitimacyClaim protector of Safavid legacy
majorRuler Ali-Morad Khan Zand
Karim Khan Zand
Lotf Ali Khan Zand
namedAfter Zand tribe
politicalStructure tribal monarchy
precededBy Afsharid Empire
region Iranian plateau
surface form: Iranian Plateau
religion Twelver Shia
surface form: Twelver Shia Islam
rulerTitle Vakil al-Raaya
startTime 1751
territoryIncluded Fars Province
surface form: Fars

Isfahan
Kerman
Khuzestan NERFINISHED
Luristan
parts of Azerbaijan
parts of Iraq

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Afsharid Empire successorState Zand Iran
Zand dynasty commonName Zand Iran