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| Capture of Parī | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Army of Azad Khan Afghan |
 Zand dynasty | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Azad Khan Afghan |
Karim Khan Zand | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Minimal | Unknown | ||||||
Capture of Parī was a military event in spring of 1753[1] during the post-Nader Shah power struggles in western Iran. The fortress of Parī, near modern-day Malāyer, was seized by Āzād Khan Afghan,[2][3] a former general of Nader Shah and then an independent warlord in Azerbaijan. The capture was achieved by trickery and aimed at weakening the Zand dynasty under Karīm Khan Zand.[4][5][1][6]
Following the seizure, Āzād sent seventeen Zand chiefs and fifty women and children including Karīm Khan's mother as captives toward Urmia.[4][5] However, the prisoners overpowered their guards en route and escaped, eventually rejoining Karīm Khan at Borūjerd.[5][7] Though initially successful, the incident ultimately failed to secure lasting strategic advantage for Āzād Khan in western Iran.[2][7]
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- ^ a b Perry, John R. (2015-05-14). Karim Khan Zand: A History of Iran, 1747-1779. University of Chicago Press. pp. 18–20. ISBN 978-0-226-66102-5.
- ^ Jaques, Tony (2006-11-30). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8,500 Battles from Antiquity through the Twenty-first Century [3 volumes]. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 830. ISBN 978-0-313-02799-4.
- ^ a b "ĀZĀD KHAN AFḠĀN". Encyclopaedia Iranica. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
- ^ a b c Malcolm, John (1815). The History of Persia, from the Most Early Period to the Present Time: Containing an Account of the Religion, Government, Usages, and Character of the Inhabitants of that Kingdom. John Murray. pp. 123–125.
- ^ Daryaee, Touraj (2012-02-16). The Oxford Handbook of Iranian History. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 310. ISBN 978-0-19-973215-9.
- ^ a b Various (2021-11-17). RLE Iran Mini-Set C: Philosophy & Religion 4 vol set. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-81292-7.
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