Abol Fath Khan [SEP] place of death
proclaim Mohammad Ali Khan, his own son-in-law, as shah of the Zand dynasty but soon after, he also made Abol-Fath joint ruler of Iran. Both Mohammad Ali and Abol-Fath only held nominal power during their reigns, as their uncle was the effective master of the government. As another brother of Karim Khan, Sadeq Khan Zand, had left Shiraz, then the capital, and was gathering an army in Kerman ostensibly in support of Abol-Fath Khan, Zaki Khan even had Abol
Abol-Fath Khan Zand
Abol-Fath Khan Zand ( "Abol-Fatḥ Khān Zand"; 1755/17561787) was the third "Shah" of the Zand dynasty, ruling from March 6, 1779, until August 22, 1779.
Biography.
After the death of Karim Khan in 1779, two factions emerged, one supporting Abol-Fath, one his younger brother Mohammad Ali Khan Zand. Both were still children, and were pawns in the game of power. Karim Khan's brother Zaki Khan managed to