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Fath Ali Khan Afshar
Fath Ali Khan Afshar was the khan of Urmia and a leading contender for power in north-western Iran after the death of Nader Shah in 1747. He fought Azad Khan Afghan and the Qajar Mohammad Hasan Khan and for a time controlled much of Azerbaijan. Karim Khan Zand besieged Urmia in 1762, took him prisoner and had him put to death.
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