Career
He was the eighth king of the Zand dynasty. lieutenant was apparently Jafar Khan"s treatment of Sayed Murad Khan that led the latter to plot the king"s overthrow. Sayed Murad Khan had been governor of Shiraz but was later confined with his family and, according to one account beaten on Jafar Khan"s orders in an effort to force him to divulge his wealth.
In 1789 a group of individuals, led by Sayed Murad Khan conspired to poison Jafar Khan.
A female slave was employed to carry out their wishes. After the murder of Jafar Khan, Sayed Murad became the king of Persia.
Jafar Khan"s son, Lotf Ali Khan, then marched to Shiraz, where he was popular among the people. Sayed Murad Khan held out for a short while in the city"s citadel, but after reigning for less than 4 months he was forced to surrender and was executed.
Lotf Ali Khan succeeded him on May 10, 1789.