1705 - 1779
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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Karim Khan Zand has received more than 269,756 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Karim Khan Zand is the 3,507th most popular politician (down from 3,095th in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from Iran (down from 105th in 2019) and the 71st 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, Karim Khan Zand ranks 3,507 out of 15,577. Before him are Švitrigaila, Emperor Richū, Leopold VI, Duke of Austria, Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Al-Mutawakkil III, and Emund the Old. After him are Georges Ernest Boulanger, Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Helenus, James Macpherson, Olaf III of Norway, and Alfred Moisiu.
1370 - 1452
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 3,501
336 - 405
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 3,502
1176 - 1230
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 3,503
1882 - 1945
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 3,504
1500 - 1543
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 3,505
1030 - 1060
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 3,506
1705 - 1779
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 3,507
1837 - 1891
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 3,508
1655 - 1707
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 3,509
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 3,510
1736 - 1796
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 3,511
1050 - 1093
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 3,512
1929 - Present
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 3,513
Among people born in 1705, Karim Khan Zand ranks 3. Before him are Pope Clement XIV and Farinelli. After him are Leopold Joseph von Daun, Charles-André van Loo, Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier, David Hartley, Jacques-François Blondel, Peter Artedi, Maximilian Ulysses Browne, Gerhard Friedrich Müller, and Philipp Stamma. 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, Tommaso Traetta, William Boyce, and Louis de Jaucourt.
1705 - 1774
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 1
1705 - 1782
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 2
1705 - 1779
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 3
1705 - 1766
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 4
1705 - 1765
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 5
1705 - 1786
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 6
1705 - 1757
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 7
1705 - 1774
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 8
1705 - 1735
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 9
1705 - 1757
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 10
1705 - 1783
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 11
1705 - 1755
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 12
1728 - 1779
HPI: 82.31
Rank: 1
1699 - 1779
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 2
1728 - 1779
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 3
1758 - 1779
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 4
1718 - 1779
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 5
1705 - 1779
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 6
1704 - 1779
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 7
1745 - 1779
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 8
1717 - 1779
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 9
1727 - 1779
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 10
1711 - 1779
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 11
1704 - 1779
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 12
Among people born in Iran, Karim Khan Zand ranks 127 out of 528. Before him are Mehran Karimi Nasseri (1942), Istakhri (850), Sasan (200), Suleiman of Persia (1647), `Abdu'l-Bahá (1844), and Abu Hanifa Dinawari (815). After him are Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar (1853), Ebrahim Raisi (1960), Sultan Husayn (1668), Arsaces I of Parthia (-280), Vologases I of Parthia (1), and Jahan Shah (1397).
1942 - 2022
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 121
850 - 957
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 122
200 - 300
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 123
1647 - 1694
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 124
1844 - 1921
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 125
815 - 896
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 126
1705 - 1779
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 127
1853 - 1907
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 128
1960 - Present
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 129
1668 - 1726
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 130
280 BC - 217 BC
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 131
1 - 78
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 132
1397 - 1467
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 133
Among politicians born in Iran, Karim Khan Zand ranks 71. Before him are Mohammad-Ali Rajai (1933), Qazi Muhammad (1893), Arses of Persia (-360), Artavasdes II of Armenia (-100), Istakhri (850), and Suleiman of Persia (1647). After him are Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar (1853), Ebrahim Raisi (1960), Sultan Husayn (1668), Arsaces I of Parthia (-280), Vologases I of Parthia (1), and Jahan Shah (1397).
1933 - 1981
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 65
1893 - 1947
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 66
360 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 67
100 BC - 31 BC
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 68
850 - 957
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 69
1647 - 1694
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 70
1705 - 1779
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 71
1853 - 1907
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 72
1960 - Present
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 73
1668 - 1726
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 74
280 BC - 217 BC
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 75
1 - 78
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 76
1397 - 1467
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 77