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
An illustration of Isfahan from the south.
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
Ismail III
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Abu Torab, better known by his dynastic name of Ismail III, was a Safavid prince, who reigned as a figurehead under the authority of Ali Mardan Khan Bakhtiari briefly from 1750 to 1751, and then under
Silver coin bearing the name of Ismail III