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Sadeq Khan Zand

d. 1781 · 18th century

Sadeq Khan Zand was a brother of Karim Khan Zand and his leading general. He commanded the siege of Basra in 1775–1776, which forced the Ottoman garrison to surrender, and governed the city until 1779. After Karim Khan's death he seized the throne at Shiraz in 1779, but was overthrown and killed by his nephew Ali Murad Khan in 1781.

Sadeq Khan Zand
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