Siege of Kerman

Siege of Kerman
	Part of Qajar-Zand wars
	; Capture and Sack of Kerman by Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar.
Date	1794
Location	Kerman, now in Iran30°17′N 57°05′E / 30.283°N 57.083°E
Result	Decisive Qajar Victory Kerman gets conquered and many woman and children of the city enslaved by the Qajar forces;
Belligerents
Zand forces	Qajar forces
Commanders and leaders
Lotf Ali Khan †	Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar
Strength
10,000	6,000

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 (the last Shah of the Zand dynasty) which resulted in a decisive Qajar victory.^[1] After the siege, Tens of thousands were killed, blinded or taken into slavery and it took the city decades to recover.^[2]

^ Shahnavaz, Parinaz (1982). "Struggle for supremacy between the Zands and the Qajars, 1193-1209 A.H. / 1779-1794 A.D.: a society in transition". University of Edinburgh.
^ Smith, Hilary; Oleynik, Maria (10 January 2017). Iran. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 272. ISBN 9781784770211.

[1] Shahnavaz, Parinaz (1982). "Struggle for supremacy between the Zands and the Qajars, 1193-1209 A.H. / 1779-1794 A.D.: a society in transition". University of Edinburgh.

[2] Smith, Hilary; Oleynik, Maria (10 January 2017). Iran. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 272. ISBN 9781784770211.

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