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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 to 1779. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Karim Khan Zand has received more than 305,413 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Karim Khan Zand is the 3,015th most popular politician (up from 3,497th in 2019), the 118th most popular biography from Iran (up from 127th in 2019) and the 69th 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 3,015 out of 19,576. Before him are Shamshi-Adad I, Fulvia, Thusnelda, Sabium, Humbert I, Count of Savoy, and Edi Rama. After him are Gotse Delchev, Agnes of Merania, Frederick II, Duke of Austria, Kim Koo, Leopold VI, Duke of Austria, and Stephen III of Hungary.

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Contemporaries

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, Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier, Charles-André van Loo, David Hartley, Jacques-François Blondel, Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Peter Artedi, Philipp Stamma, and Maximilian Ulysses Browne. Among people deceased in 1779, Karim Khan Zand ranks 5. Before him are James Cook, Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, Anton Raphael Mengs, and Emperor Go-Momozono. After him are Thomas Chippendale, Casimir Pulaski, John Kay, David Garrick, Tommaso Traetta, Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf, and William Boyce.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Karim Khan Zand ranks 118 out of 631. Before him are Yazdegerd II (500), Magtymguly Pyragy (1733), Mohammad Shah Qajar (1808), Abu Hanifa Dinawari (815), Haji Bektash Veli (1209), and Bardiya (-580). After him are Narges Mohammadi (1972), Arses of Persia (-360), Mehran Karimi Nasseri (1942), Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar (1853), Abbas III (1732), and Sasan (200).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Karim Khan Zand ranks 69. Before him are Mithridates I of Parthia (-195), Demetrius II Nicator (-161), Qazi Muhammad (1893), Yazdegerd II (500), Mohammad Shah Qajar (1808), and Bardiya (-580). After him are Arses of Persia (-360), Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar (1853), Abbas III (1732), Vologases I of Parthia (1), Sultan Husayn (1668), and Tahmasp II (1704).

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