Abol Fath Khan Zand (1755 or 1756{spaced ndash}1787) was the third Shah of the Zand dynasty, and ruled the Persian Empire from March 6, 1779 until August 22, 1779. After the death of Karim Khan in 1779, two factions emerged, one supporting Abol Fath, one his younger brother Muhammad Ali Khan. Both were still children, and were pawns in the game of...