Mohammad Ali Khan Zand ( fa, محمد علی خان زند, ''Moḥammad ‘Alī Khān Zand''; 1779) was the second
shah
Shah (; fa, شاه, , ) is a royal title that was historically used by the leading figures of Iranian monarchies.Yarshater, EhsaPersia or Iran, Persian or Farsi, ''Iranian Studies'', vol. XXII no. 1 (1989) It was also used by a variety of ...
of the
Zand dynasty
The Zand dynasty ( fa, سلسله زندیه, ') was an Iranian dynasty, founded by Karim Khan Zand (1751–1779) that initially ruled southern and central Iran in the 18th century. It later quickly came to expand to include much of the rest o ...
, ruling from March 6, 1779 until June 19, 1779.
After the death of
Karim Khan Zand
Mohammad Karim Khan Zand ( fa, محمدکریم خان زند, Mohammad Karīm Khân-e Zand; ) was the founder of the Zand Dynasty, ruling from 1751 to 1779. He ruled all of Iran (Persia) except for Khorasan. He also ruled over some of the Ca ...
in 1779, Iran disintegrated once again. Karim Khan's brother
Zaki Khan Zand
Zaki Khan Zand (died June 6, 1779) was an Iranian military commander and contender for the throne. A member of the Zand Dynasty of Iran, Zaki Khan, though he never became the ruler of Iran, managed to exert power over the country during the three m ...
declared Mohammad `Ali, the second son of Karim Khan who was also his son-in-law as the second ruler of the Zand dynasty. Soon thereafter,
Abol-Fath Khan Zand, the elder son of Karim Khan was made his joint ruler. He had three wives.
Anisaah Saad,
Hajika Morstaiku, and
Korisah. However, none produced male heirs and one was executed after accusations of
fornication.
Mohammad `Ali Khan died of a heart attack in the same year he took the throne, having reigned less than 5 months, and not accomplishing much, the power was transferred to his brother Abol-Fath Khan Zand.
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1760 births
1779 deaths
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