num_pages: 340
description: A forward thinking and notably popular leader, Karim Khan Zand (1705-1779) was the founder of the Zand dynasty in Iran. In this insightful profile of a man before his time, esteemed academic John Perry shows how by opening up international trade, employing a fair fiscal system and showing respect for existing religious institutions, Karim Khan succeeded in creating a peaceful and prosperous state in a particularly turbulent epoch of history.
language: English
title: Karīm Khān Zand: A history of Iran, 1747-1779
titlecomplete: Karīm Khān Zand: A history of Iran, 1747-1779 (Publications of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies ; no. 12)
genres: History, Iran
ratings_count: 11
series: Makers of the Muslim World
publisher: University of Chicago Press