18th century Islamic copper bowl , Zand dynasty 1751–1779, decorated by hand, remnants of tin plating, second half of the 18th century. Diameter: 38.5 cm. (* The Zand dynasty (Persian: Dudmane Zandiyan) was an Iranian dynasty founded by Karim Khan Zand (1751–1779) that initially ruled southern and central Iran in the 18th century. It later began to expand rapidly to include many parts of the rest of modern-day Iran (except for Baluchistan and Khorasan) as well as parts of Iraq. The lands of today's Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia were ruled by khanates that were part of the Zand kingdom, but the region was actually autonomous. The island of Bahrain was also held for the Zands by the autonomous sheikhdom of Bushire (Al-Mazkur sheikhdom of Bushire). The reign of the most important ruler of the dynasty, Karim Khan, was marked by prosperity and peace. With its capital in Shiraz, art and architecture flourished under Karim Khan's rule, with several subjects In the architecture revived from the nearby sites of the Achaemenid (550–330 BC) and Sasanian (224–651 AD) periods of pre-Islamic Iran, a unique Zend art produced at the behest of the Zend rulers became the basis for later Qajar arts and crafts Khan, Zand Iran declined due to internal disputes among the members of the Zand dynasty. Its final ruler, Lotf Ali Khan Zand (1789–1794) was eventually executed by Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar. - 1789–1797) in 1794 - from the Egospedia). Period: 18th century (1700-1800)