Seyyed Morad Proclaims Shah Of Persia
Right after Jafar Khan's death on Jan, 23, 1789, Seyyed Morad Khan ascends the throne as the 8th Zand king. It was a time when there was a Shah in every corner of Iran. Seyyed Morad's reign did not last long. He was overthrown by Lotfali Khan, Jafar Khan's son on May, 10, 1789. Lotfali Khan's life passed in battles against Agha Mohammad Khan from Qajar tribe. (Updated: Sep, 14, 2008)
Lotfali Khan Becomes Last Zand King
Lotfali Khan, Jafar Khan's son ascends the throne on May, 10, 1789 after defeating Seyyed Morad Khan. Thus he became the last king of the Zand dynasty. The young Lotfali Khan was not capable of fighting against Agha Mohammad Khan's army. After he was betrayed in Shiraz, he took refuge in Bushehr. He resisted desperately in a losing battle against the Qajar army until he captured Kerman in 1794. Kerman resisted for six months under the siege. Finally, he escaped to Bam in order to minimize civilian casualties. But when Kerman fell to the Qajar army, Agha Mohammad Khan ordered 20,000 eyeballs removed and sold Kerman's women and children into slavery.
Lotfali Khan betrayed again and finally captured in Bam. He was sent to Tehran where he was tortured and strangled to death. Agha Mohammad Khan thus took his revenge from the Zand dynasty and started the notorious Qajar dynasty. (Updated: May, 30, 2009)
English-Persian Glossary
- Bushehr : بوشهر(Boushehr, Booshehr)
- Lotfali : لطفعلي
- Seyyed : سيّد(Seyed) سيد
- Tehran : تهران(Teheran, Tahran) طهران
- Shiraz : شيراز
- Persia : ايران
- Kerman : کرمان(Carmania, Kermania)
- Morad : مراد(Murat)
- Qajar : قاجار(Ghajar)
- King : شاه
- Zand : زند
- Shah : شاه پادشاه
- Iran : ايران
- Khan : خان
- Last : آخر
- Bam : بم
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