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Karim Khan Zand

1705 - 1779

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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 all of Iran (Persia) except for Khorasan from 1751 (1130 S.H.) to 1779 (1158 S.H.). 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karim Khan Zand is the 4,962nd most popular politician (down from 3,015th in 2019), the 163rd most popular biography from Iran (down from 118th in 2019) and the 92nd most popular Iranian Politician.

Karim Khan Zand was a 17th century Persian ruler who was the founder of the Zand dynasty. He is most famous for successfully defending Iran against the invasion of the Afghans in 1759.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Karim Khan Zand ranks 4,962 out of 19,576. Before him are Karl Lueger, Karel Čurda, Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar, Louis de Bonald, James I, Count of La Marche, and Xun Yu. After him are Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus, John IV, Duke of Brittany, August Landmesser, Louis I, Count of Flanders, Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, and Francis, Duke of Teck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1705, Karim Khan Zand ranks 4. Before him are Pope Clement XIV, Farinelli, and Leopold Joseph von Daun. After him are Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier, Charles-André van Loo, Jacques-François Blondel, David Hartley, Peter Artedi, Gerhard Friedrich Müller, Maximilian Ulysses Browne, and Franciszka Urszula Radziwiłłowa. Among people deceased in 1779, Karim Khan Zand ranks 6. Before him are James Cook, Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, Anton Raphael Mengs, Emperor Go-Momozono, and Thomas Chippendale. After him are John Kay, Casimir Pulaski, David Garrick, William Boyce, Tommaso Traetta, and Louis de Jaucourt.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Karim Khan Zand ranks 163 out of 631. Before him are Suleiman of Persia (1647), Zakariya al-Qazwini (1203), Vologases III of Parthia (100), Shohreh Aghdashloo (1952), Datis (-600), and Al-Juwayni (1028). After him are Abu Nasr Mansur (960), Abū Sahl al-Qūhī (940), Tiridates I of Armenia (null), Al-Bayhaqi (994), Piruz Nahavandi (700), and Hossein Salami (1960).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Karim Khan Zand ranks 92. Before him are Pacorus I (-63), Mithridates V of Parthia (100), Arses of Persia (-360), Arsaces II of Parthia (-300), Suleiman of Persia (1647), and Vologases III of Parthia (100). After him are Tiridates I of Armenia (null), Abbas Mirza (1789), Sultan Husayn (1668), 'Adud al-Dawla (936), Mir-Hossein Mousavi (1942), and Apama (-400).

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