Zand Benevolent
Esteemed academic, John Perry -- the leading English authority on Karim Khan Zand's era -- writes of a forward thinking and notably popular leader, Karim Khan Zand, who he described as a man "before his time" and who -- by opening up international trade, employing a fair fiscal system and showing respect for existing religious institutions -- succeeded in creating a peaceful and prosperous state in a particularly turbulent epoch of history.
The Zand Benevolent Trust (dedicated to humanitarism and charity) has been set up by a number of Karim Khan Zand's descendants, including Nazanin Khajeh-Noori and Michael-Mehrdod Khan-e Zand Khajeh-Noori (aka Michael Khajeh-Noori), both great grand children of Princess Bolour Khanum Zandieh, the grand daughter of Karim Khan Zand, who married the Qajar King, Mohammad Shah Qajar. The Zand Benevolent Trust is a global charity dedicated to bringing hope and relief to children and the vulnerable.
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