Jafar Khan
Shah of Iran from 1785 to 1789 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jafar Khan Zand, (Persian: جعفر خان زند) was the seventh shah (king) of the Zand dynasty of Iran from 1785 to 1789. He was the son of Sadiq Khan Zand, who was removed from the throne in Shiraz by Ali Murad Khan, who had previously taken Isfahan for himself.
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Reign | February 18, 1785 – January 23, 1789 |
Predecessor | Ali-Morad Khan Zand |
Successor | Sayed Morad Khan |
Died | 23 January 1789 Zand Palace, Shiraz |
Issue | Lotf Ali Khan |
Dynasty | Zand dynasty |
Father | Sadeq Khan Zand |
Religion | Shia Islam |
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