What the records say
- When
- 1794
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 30.28° N, 57.08° E
- Description
- 1794 Qajar siege the capital of the Zand dynasty
Siege of Kerman
Qajar siege the capital of the Zand Dynasty
The siege of Kerman (1794) was the capture of the city of Kerman by the Qajar forces led by Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar against Zand forces led by Lotf Ali Khan which resulted in a decisive Qajar victory. After the siege, tens of thousands of its inhabitants were killed, blinded or taken into slavery; it took the city decades to recover.
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