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Lotf Ali Khan
Shah of Iran from 1789 to 1794
Lotf Ali Khan (Persian: لطفعلیخان زند; c. 1769 – 1794) was the last Shah of the Zand dynasty.
He ruled from 1789 to 1794.
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Early life
Lotf Ali Khan Zand came to power after a decade of infighting among a succession of violent and inept Zand chiefs following the death in 1779 of the dynasty's founder, Karim Khan Zand. Their failure to agree on a successor and to govern with the same benevolence as Karim Khan eroded public faith in the Zands.
An increasing number of local and regional leaders began aligning themselves with the eunuch Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar, who sought to defeat and succeed the Zands.
The son of Jafar Khan, Lotf Ali Khan claimed the throne in 1789 upon the death of his father.
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Jafar Khan had been poisoned by a slave bribed by a rival family member, Sayed Morad Khan Zand. On hearing of his father's murder, Lotf Ali Khan marched to the Zand capital of Shiraz. Sayed Morad Khan was forced to surrender and wa