Lotf Ali Khan was the last Shah of the Zand dynasty. He ruled from 1789 to 1794.
Lotf Ali Khan
Defeat of Lotf ‘Ali Khan by Agha Mohammad Khan; the city of Shiraz in the background. Folio from the Shahanshahnameh of Fath 'Ali Khan Saba, dated 1810
Miniature portrait of Lotf Ali Khan e Z[clarification needed] and 18th century AD National Museum of Iran
The Zand dynasty was an Iranian dynasty, founded by Karim Khan Zand that initially ruled southern and central Iran in the 18th century. It later quickly came to expand to include much of the rest of contemporary Iran as well as parts of Iraq. The lands of present-day Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia were controlled by khanates which were de jure part of the Zand realm, but the region was de facto autonomous. The island of Bahrain was also held for the Zands by the autonomous Al-Mazkur sheikhdom of Bushire.
Example of painting from the Zand Dynasty era, circa 1790. Instruments are the tar and daf.
Karim Khan with his kinsmen and courtiers, from a mural in the Pars Museum, Shiraz
Gold coin of Karim Khan, minted in Shiraz
Vakeel mosque, Shiraz.