The History of Persia Author:John Malcolm Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Chapter XVI. BEIGN OF KERREEM KHAN, ZEND. The History of Persia, from the death of Nadir Shah till the elevation of Aga Mahomed Khan, the founder of the re... more »igning family, though it occupies nearly half a century, presents no one striking feature, except the life of Kerreem Khan, Zendb. The happy reign of this excellent prince, as contrasted with those who preceded and followed him, affords to the historian of Persia that kind of mixed pleasure and repose, which a traveller enjoys, on arriving in a beautiful and fertile valley, during an arduous journey over barren and rugged wastes. It is pleasing to recount the actions of a chief, who, though born in an inferior rank, obtained power without crime, and who exercised it with a moderation that, for the times in which lie lived, was as singular as his humanity and justice. When Ahmed Khan was employed in settling the fate of Khorassan, Mahomed Hoossein Khan, chief of the tribe of Kajirs, (and grandfather to the present King of Persia,) established himself at Asterabad; a town on the eastern shores of the Caspian, which had long been the residence of his family ; and the whole of Mazenderan had submitted to his authority. His father1 had been murdered by Nadir Shah; and the Kajirs cherished, in consequence, a blood feud against the descendants of that monarch. Ahmed Khan, fearing that the future enterprises of Mahomed Hoossein Khan might disturb his arrangements, sent a corps of Affghans to attack Mazenderan; but they were repulsedwith considerable loss: and the fame and strength of the chief of the Kajirs were greatly, increased by this victory. h Zend was the name of bis tribe, or clan. 1 l';nirii All Khan, whose death and its cause have been noticed ia the Life of Nadir Shah. The province of Aderbejan was at this p...« less