Azar Bigdeli
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Hajji Lotf-Ali Beg Azar Bigdeli, better known as Azar Bigdeli, was an Iranian anthologist and poet. He is principally known for his biographical anthology of some 850 Persian-writing poets, the Atashk
Manuscript of Azar Bigdeli's Atashkadeh-ye Azar. Copy made in Qajar Iran, dated 1824
An illustration of Isfahan from the south. Drawn in 1840 by Eugène Flandin
Miniature from a manuscript of the Atashkadeh-ye Azar. Copy made in Qajar Iran, dated 1801
Karim Khan Zand
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Mohammad Karim Khan Zand was the founder of the Zand dynasty, ruling all of Iran except for Khorasan and Balochistan from 1751 to 1779. He also ruled over some of the Caucasian lands and occupied Basr
Landscape of western Iran.
Gold coin of Karim Khan Zand, minted in Isfahan, dated 1755/6
Gold coin of Karim Khan Zand, minted in Tabriz, dated 1773/4