Karim Khan

Japanese: カリーム・ハーン(英語表記)Karīm Khān
Karim Khan
Around 1705-79
Founder of the Zand dynasty in Iran. Reigned 1750-79. He was of the Iranian Zand tribe. After the assassination of Nadir Shah, he led the Zand tribe back from Khorasan to their native land in western Iran, gradually expanding his power. In 1763, he conquered all of Iran except Khorasan. He established his capital in Shiraz and governed well, reducing taxes, promoting industry, commerce, and trade, and protecting scholars and writers. He brought peace to Iran for the first time in a long time after the Afghan invasion. [Kouichi Haneda]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
1705ころ‐79
イランのザンド朝の創建者。在位1750‐79年。イラン系ザンド族の出身。ナーディル・シャーの暗殺後,ザンド族をホラーサーンから西部イランの原住地に連れ戻し,徐々に勢力を伸張。1763年,ホラーサーンを除くイラン全土を制圧した。シーラーズに都を定めた彼は租税を軽減,産業,商業,貿易の振興に努め,学者,文人を保護するなど善政を行い,アフガン族の侵入後,久方ぶりにイランに平和な時期が訪れた。【羽田 亨一】

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