"Karim Khan" redirects here. For other uses, see Karim Khan (disambiguation).
Karim Khan Zand کریم خان زند
Vakil ol-Ra'aya (Deputy of the People)
Contemporary portrait of Karim Khan Zand.
Vakil ol-Ra'aya of Iran
Reign
1751 – 1 March 1779
Successor
Mohammad Ali Khan Zand
Born
c. 1705 Pari, Safavid Iran
Died
1 March 1779 Shiraz, Zand Iran
Burial
Pars Museum (1779–1796, 1925–present) Golestan Palace (1796–1925)
Consorts
Khadijeh Begum Shakh-e Nabat
Issue
Mohammad Rahim Abol-Fath Khan Zand Mohammad Ali Khan Zand Anwar Shirazi Saleh Khan
Dynasty
Zand dynasty
Father
Inaq Khan Zand
Mother
Bay Agha
Religion
Twelver Shia Islam
Mohammad Karim Khan Zand (Persian: محمدکریم خان زند, romanized: Mohammad Karīm Khân-e Zand; c. 1705 – 1779) was the founder of the Zand Dynasty, ruling from 1751 to 1779. He ruled all of Iran (Persia) except for Khorasan.[1] He also ruled over some of the Caucasian lands and occupied Basra for some years.
While Karim was ruler, Iran recovered from the devastation of 40 years of war, providing the war-ravaged country with a renewed sense of tranquillity, security, peace, and prosperity. The years from 1765 to Karim Khan's death in 1779, marked the zenith of Zand rule.[2] During his reign, relations with Britain were restored, and the East India Company allowed to have a trading post in southern Iran. He made Shiraz his capital and ordered the construction of several architectural projects there.
Following Karim Khan's death, civil war broke out once more, and none of his descendants was able to rule the country as effectively as he had. The last of these descendants, Lotf Ali Khan, was executed by Qajar ruler Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar, who became the sole ruler of Iran.
Mohammad KarimKhanZand (Persian: محمدکریم خان زند, romanized: Mohammad KarīmKhân-e Zand; c. 1705 – 1779) was the founder of the Zand Dynasty, ruling...
The Zand dynasty (Persian: دودمان زندیان, romanized: Dudemāne Zandiyān) was an Iranian dynasty, founded by KarimKhanZand (r. 1751–1779) that initially...
a succession of violent and inept Zand chiefs following the death in 1779 of the dynasty's founder, KarimKhanZand. Their failure to agree on a successor...
Sadeq Khan was the son of a certain Inaq KhanZand, and had 3 sisters, a brother named KarimKhanZand, and two half-brothers named Zaki KhanZand and Eskandar...
however, driven back by KarimKhanZand's forces, and after a number of clashes throughout the years, was murdered by two Zand chieftains at his own encampment...
arms, which they did. KarimKhan then settled them in Damghan. In 1763, Agha Mohammad Khan and Hossein Qoli Khan were sent to the Zand capital, Shiraz, where...
the Zand family following the death of KarimKhanZand in 1779. Sayed Murad Khan was a member of the court of his predecessor, Jafar Khan, in the Zand capital...
the death of his half-brother KarimKhan, on March 2, 1779, and his own brutal death. Zaki Khan was born into the Zand tribe, who had been uprooted by...
authority of the Zand ruler KarimKhanZand (r. 1751–1779), who had established his authority in most of Iran. Following KarimKhan's death in 1779, internal...
Shiraz, Iran. It was built as part of a complex during the Zand dynasty. It is named after KarimKhan, and served as his living quarters. It is rectangular...
Caucasus, Mohammad Hasan Khan turned to face KarimKhanZand; after some successes, penetrating as far south as Shiraz, KarimKhan's most dangerous rival...
under the authority of Ali Mardan Khan Bakhtiari briefly from 1750 to 1751, and then under the Zand ruler KarimKhanZand from 1751 till his death in 1773...
KarimKhanZand Boulevard is a boulevard in central Shiraz, Iran connecting Valiasr Square to Namazi Square. It passes Shahrdari Square and Emam Hossein...
and offered the Russian troops access to his domains. The Zand ruler of Iran, KarimKhanZand (r. 1751–1779) was informed of this by Zohrab Beg, one of...
melik (prince) of Varanda. In 1762, Panah Ali Khan acknowledged the authority of the Zand ruler KarimKhanZand (r. 1751–1779), who had established his authority...
that ruled southern and central Iran KarimKhanZand (r. 1751-1779), founder of the Zand dynasty Banafsheh Zand-Bonazzi (born 1961), Iranian writer, film...
Abolhassan Khan Ilchi had important roles and were powerful in the royal court. Hajji Ebrahim Shirazi's role in ending the succession war of KarimKhanZand and...
death sparked civil war, after which KarimKhanZand came to power in 1750. Compared to preceding dynasties, the Zands' geopolitical reach was limited. Many...
was also soon captured and sent to KarimKhan. In 1763, Hossein Qoli Khan and Agha Mohammad Khan were sent to the Zand capital, Shiraz, where their paternal...
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