The Zands
زەندەکان
The Zand tribe (Persian: طایفه زند) is a Laki-speaking Kurdish tribe, originally from the Xaneqîn area and settled in Malayer near Hemedan. Incorporated into the army of Iranian ruler Nader Shah (r. 1736-1747), they were moved to Khorasan.— from Summary of Zands, written by Median Library contributor ·
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