Akbar Khan Zand

Summary

Akbar Khan Zand (Persian: اکبر خان زند, romanizedAkbar Khān Zand) was an Iranian prince from the Zand dynasty, who played a lively and vicious role in the fratricidal power conflict that took place after the death of Karim Khan Zand in 1779.

Akbar Khan Zand
اکبرخان زند
Died1782
Tehran
DynastyZand dynasty
FatherZaki Khan Zand
Illustration of Akbar Khan Zand.

Sources edit

  • Perry, John R. (1984). "Akbar Khan Zand". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. I, Fasc. 7. pp. 713–714.
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