Karim Khan Zand : A History of Iran, 1747-1779 / John R. Perry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perry, John R., Author.

Series:

Publications of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies ; Number 12.

Publications of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies ; 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Karīm Khān Zand, -1779.

Karīm Khān Zand.

Zand dynasty.

Iran--History--16th-18th centuries.

Iran.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2015]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A forward thinking and notably popular leader, Karim Khan Zand (1705-1779) was the founder of the Zand dynasty in Iran. In this insightful profile of a man before his time, esteemed academic John Perry shows how by opening up international trade, employing a fair fiscal system and showing respect for existing religious institutions, Karim Khan succeeded in creating a peaceful and prosperous state in a particularly turbulent epoch of history.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface

Abbreviations

Explanatory Notes

Prologue: The Historical Background

1. The Bakhtyari-Zand Regency

2. Karim Khan as Vakil

3. Azad Khan Afghan

4. Mohannnad Hasan Khan Qajar

5 . Afghans and Afshars

6. Internal Dissension

7. Fars and the Central Provinces

8. Kerman and Yazd

9. The Qaj ar Revival

10. The Persian Gulf

11. The Siege of Basra

12. Kurdistan and the Occupation of Basra

13. Government, Land, and People

14. Administration, Revenue, and Society

15. Trade and Foreign Relations

16. The Vakil at Home

Epilogue: Karim Khan's Successors

Appendix: Survey and Assessment of the Sources

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780226661025

0226661024

9780226660981

0226660982

OCLC:

1058661292