Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vi
4. Preface vii
5. Abbreviations ix
6. Explanatory Notes x
7. Prologue: The Historical Background 1
8. Part One The Struggle for Power in Western Iran, 1747-63
9. 1. The Bakhtyari-Zand Regency 13
10. 2. Karim Khan as Vakil 32
11. 3. Azad Khan Afghan 48
12. 4. Mohannnad Hasan Khan Qajar 62
13. 5 . Afghans and Afshars 79
14. Part Two Consolidation and Expansion, 1763-79
15. 6. Internal Dissension 97
16. 7. Fars and the Central Provinces 110
17. 8. Kerman and Yazd 124
18. 9. The Qaj ar Revival 137
19. 10. The Persian Gulf 150
20. 11. The Siege of Basra 167
21. 12. Kurdistan and the Occupation of Basra 184
22. Part Three Iran under Karim Khan
23. 13. Government, Land, and People 205
24. 14. Administration, Revenue, and Society 223
25. 15. Trade and Foreign Relations 246
26. 16. The Vakil at Home 272
27. Epilogue: Karim Khan's Successors 297
28. Appendix: Survey and Assessment of the Sources 303
29. Bibliography 317
30. Index 327