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  Dagen då familjen Khan betalade tillbaka sina lån
Tara Chand berättade för Karim Khans familjeskara, att han nu hade ont om pengar och behövde deras hjälp.
Karim var redo att betala köpmannen vad denne begärde genom att ta från skörden.
Tara Chand vände sig mot Karim och dennes mor, och sträckte fram sina vädjande händer.
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 Abdul Karim Khan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abdul Karim Khan was born in Kirana (Uttar Pradesh, North India) in to the Kirana musical family which traced its roots to musician brothers Ghulam Ali and Ghulam Maula.
Karim Khan's first wife, Gafooran was the sister of another Kirana master Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan, who was also his cousin.
Ustad Abdul Karim Khan was invited to the Mysore court, where he met famous Carnatic masters, which also influenced his music.
www.search.com /reference/Abdul_Karim_Khan   (565 words)

  
 Sultan Mohamed Shah Aga Khan III
It was on this day, and at this hour, that His Highness the Aga Khan was to be weighed in diamonds to celebrate the sixtieth year of his Imamate...
The Platinum Jubilee of His Royal Highness Prince Aga Khan, marking the celebration of 70 years of his Imamate is scheduled to be held in February, 1954.
0030msms - The Aga Khan III is weighed in diamonds, Bombay 1946.
www.ismaili.net /sultan/sultan.html   (1320 words)

  
 MusicalNirvana - Ustad Abdul Karim Khan
Abdul Karim Khan was born in 1872 in Kirana (Uttar Pradesh, North India) in to the Kirana musical family which traced its roots to musician brothers Ghulam Ali and Ghulam Maula.
Karim Khan's first wife, Gafooran was the sister of another Kirana master Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan, who was also his cousin.
Khan Saheb Abdul Karim Khan was one of the few great masters to record when recording first appreared in India around the turn of 20th century.
www.musicalnirvana.com /hindustani/abdul_karim_khan.html   (744 words)

  
  News | Gainesville.com | The Gainesville Sun | Gainesville, Fla.   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The dynasty was formed by Karim Khan, chief of the Zand tribe of Lors [1] from Luristan who had previously been moved by Nader Shah to eastern Iran, but had returned after the death of the latter.
Karim Khan chose to be the military commander and Alimardan Khan was the civil administrator.
Karim Khan was a compassionate and very able ruler who soon managed to bring peace and prosperity into his area of control and made his capital city of Shiraz a centre of commerce and culture.
www.gainesville.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Zand_dynasty   (734 words)

  
  Karim Khan Zand - WikIran
Karim Khan was one of the generals of Nadir Shah.
Following Karim Khan's death, internal instability broke out once more, and none of his descendants were able to control sovereignty over the country as effectively as he had, until Agha Mohammad Khan and the Qajar dynasty came to power.
Later on, during th reign of Reza Pahlavi I, Karim Khan's body was taken out from under the imperial throne in Tehran, and laid to rest with respect at a suitable place at the mausoleum of Shah Abdol Azim in Ray.
www.wikiran.org /wiki/Karim-khan_Zand   (554 words)

  
 News | Gainesville.com | The Gainesville Sun | Gainesville, Fla.   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Karim Khan was one of the generals of Nadir Shah.
Subsequently, Karim Khan killed Ali Mardan Khan and invaded all Iran except Khorasan, respecting Shah Rukh, grandson of Nadir Shah.
Following Karim Khan's death, civil war broke out once more, and none of his descendants were able to rule the country as effectively as he had.
www.gainesville.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Karim_Khan   (287 words)

  
 The Modern Magazine for Persian Celebrations, Cuisine, Culture & Community
Karim Khan strongly believed that he would do better as just an ordinary person, serving his people, and perhaps was the first to unknowingly bring democracy to Persia.
As Karim Khan was a deeply religious man and also an active patron of the arts, he supported and encouraged the construction of libraries, schools, and mosques.
Karim Khan was known to be a compassionate ruler and a a brave leader.
www.persianmirror.com /culture/famous/bios/karimkhanzand.cfm   (557 words)

  
 Archaeologists identify gravestone of Karim Khan’s mother
Tappeh-Pari is the birthplace of Karim Khan (1705-1779), the first ruler of the Zand dynasty in Iran, who restored peace to the kingdom after the strife following the collapse of the Safavid dynasty.
“A stele bearing bas-reliefs depicting a khan being served a water pipe was installed on top of the gravestones of the khans and elders of the tribes during the Zand dynasty,” Babapiri added.
Karim Khan Zand never claimed the title of “shahanshah” (“king of kings”), but used the title “vakil al-roaya”, which means the representative of the people.
www.mehrnews.ir /en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=307248   (266 words)

  
 Karim Khan Zand Biography | Encyclopedia of World Biography
Karim Khan Zand (died 1779), a ruler of Iran and founder of the short-lived Zand dynasty, was known for his humility, kindness, and gallantry.
Karim Khan joined with another Persian rival, Alimardan Khan of the Bakhtyari tribe, and they claimed to be "regents" in behalf of a minor Safavid prince.
Even though Karim Khan was no match for him in the field and was defeated in several battles, his popularity caused the allies of Qajar to desert to Karim Khan.
www.bookrags.com /biography/karim-khan-zand   (467 words)

  
 History of Iran: Zand Dynasty
By 1760 Karim Khan had defeated all his rivals and controlled all of Iran except Khorasan, in the northeast, which was ruled by Shahrokh, the blind grandson of Nader Shah.
Karim Khan also opened Iran to foreign influence by allowing the English East India Company to establish a trading post in Bushire, the Persian Gulf port (1763).
In 1789 Lotf Ali Khan (ruled 1789-94) proclaimed himself as the new Zand king and took energetic action to put down a rebellion led by Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar that had begun at Karim Khan's death.
www.iranchamber.com /history/zand/zand.php   (382 words)

  
 Abdul Karim Khan: Encyclopedia - Abdul Karim Khan
Abdul Karim Khan was born in Kirana (Uttar Pradesh, North India) in to the Kirana musical family which traced its roots to musician brothers Ghulam Ali and Ghulam Maula.
Karim Khan's first wife, Gafooran was the sister of another Kirana master Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan, who was also his cousin.
Ustad Abdul Karim Khan was invited to the Mysore court, where he met famous Carnatic masters, which also influenced his music.
www.experiencefestival.com /a/Abdul_Karim_Khan/id/409415   (682 words)

  
 Innovation Canada | Bone weary, the fractured bone treatment | Karim Khan
Khan was a member of the Osteoporosis Society of Canada Guidelines development group and is a Canadian Institutes of Health Research New Investigator.
Karim Khan, Assistant Professor of Family Practice and Human Kinetics at the University of British Columbia, and Co-Director of the Bone Health Research Group of the UBC Bone Health Research Laboratory.
Khan says a major possibility is that with each decade, we adopt a more sedentary lifestyle and given the low state of fitness among today's youth, the future looks very bleak without major changes.
www.innovationcanada.ca /11/en/articles/article1.html   (781 words)

  
 Karim Khan: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
Khan, but Nancy was informed by "friends" (its not clear whether Quigley of the Stars was involved here) that Prince Karim Aga Khan IV had a much nicer structure down by the lake, the Maison de Saussure.
Karim Aga Khan - known to his friends as `K - is mulling over his options...their father and Sally (known as the Princess Salimah Aga Khan), has never commented on the situation, but friends tell...
Under Karim Khan, the city served (1750 79) as capital of Persia; it declined after Karims successor, Aga Muhammad Khan, moved the capital to Tehran.
www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/karim-khan.jsp?l=K&p=1   (1574 words)

  
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Hard as it may be to believe in these divisive times, Karim Khan's father was from Afghanistan and his mother was of Arabic origin.
Karim Khan was a staunch Gandhian and had served seven terms in jail for the cause of Independence.
Karim Khan was a man of remarkable memory and it was evident when he came as a guest at the interactive Maneyangaladalli Mathukathe programme by the Department of Kannada and Culture.
www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2006082502460400.htm&date=2006/08/25/&prd=fr&   (631 words)

  
 Arge Karimkhani album | m | Fotki.com
Of humble tribal origin, Karim Khan became one of the generals of his predecessor, Nader Shah.
By 1760 Karim Khan had defeated all his rivals and controlled all of Iran except Khorasan, in the northeast, which was ruled by Shahrokh, the blind grandson of Nader Shah.
Karim Khan was a brave leader who restored peace to the kingdom after the strife following the collapse of the Safavid dynasty & the chaos towards the end of Afsharis' rule.
public.fotki.com /mazdacs/arge_karimkhani   (704 words)

  
 Zee News - Veteran Gandhian S K Karim Khan passes away   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Khan, 98, widely respected for his signal service to folklore literature, had been ailing for the past few years.
Khan, a well-known playwright, had travelled more than 8,000 km across the state and compiled documentaries on innumerable forms of folklore art.
A winner of several awards, khan was conferred honorary doctorate by the Gulbarga University in 1989 and the state honoured him with Rajyotsava Award in 2004.
www.zeenews.com /znnew/print_articles.asp?aid=312274&sid=REG   (169 words)

  
 Karim Khan Summary
At his death in 1779 the country was thrown again into chaos, and the struggle among his own relatives was the bloodiest.
Following Karim Khan's death, civil war broke out once more, and none of his descendants were able to rule the country as effectively as he had, until Agha Mohammad Khan and the Qajar dynasty came to power.
Nevertheless, a wealth of tales and anecdotes portray Karim Khan as a compassionate ruler, genuinely concerned with the welfare of his subjects.
www.bookrags.com /Karim_Khan_Zand   (743 words)

  
 Eclipse 1999--Images of Iran
The Aramgah-é Hafez (Tomb of the Poet Hafez) was constructed in 1773 by Karim Khan to house the remains of Hafez, one of the two most celebrated poets of Shiraz.
The imposing Arg-é Karim Khani (Citadel of Karim Khan) occupies a full city block in the middle of Shiraz.
It was built during the reign of Karim Khan Zand (AD 1747 - 1779), who moved the capital of Persia to Shiraz and built much of the city.
www.fourmilab.ch /images/eclipse99/iranimages.html   (2552 words)

  
 Karim Khan
Khan KM, KL Bennell, JL Hopper, C Nowson, AJ Sherwin, L Flicker, KJ Crichton, P Harcourt, JD Wark.
KM Khan PR Harcourt ZS Kiss MW Fehrmann L Griffiths JD Wark.
Khan KM BM Tress WSC Hare JD Wark.
www.hkin.educ.ubc.ca /faculty/khank/khank.htm   (1796 words)

  
 Kamat Research Database - Abdul Karim Khan
Abdul Karim Khan strode the musical realm like a colossus for well over a generation in the early decades of this century.
Predictably, the exuberance and freedom of Abdul Karim Khan's gayaki created an unprecedented stir among the orthodox milieu of the time.
Born at Kirana, a village in the Kurukshetra region, now in Haryana, in 1872, Abdul Karim Khan migrated to south-west Maharashtra along with his brother, Abdul Huq, while he was still in his twenties.
www.kamat.com /database/biographies/abdul_karim_khan.htm   (678 words)

  
 Famous Biography of Karim Khan Zand | Essays on Karim Khan Zand
Karim Khan Zand (died 1779), a ruler of Iran and founder of the short-lived Zand dynasty, was known for his humility, kindness, and gallantry.Among the rulers of Iran, from 1500 to 1925, Karim Khan was the only one who was not of Turkish origin.
He was a man of good character and a member of the Zand, which was part of the Aryan tribe of Lak in southern Iran.When Nader Shah was assassinated in 1747, there were at least four rivals for his throne.
Not only was his tribe small, but he himself had been a common soldier in Nader Shah's army, rising to a position of leadership by his ability.Struggle for SupremacyKarim Khan joined with another Persian rival, Alimardan Khan of the Bakhtyari tribe, and they claimed to be "regents" in behalf of a minor Safavid prince.
www.researchaid.com /biographies/Karim_Khan_Zand-31492.html   (322 words)

  
 Karim Khan   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Karim Khan Zand (Persian: کریم خان زند;) was a king of Persia who reigned from 1760 until 1779.
At that time Karim Khan, Abdolfath Khan and Ali Mardan Khan reached an agreement to divide the country between themselves and giving throne to Ismail III.
After Karim Khan's death, civil war broke out and none of his decendants were able to rule the country as effectively as he had done, until Agha Mohammad Khan came to power.
www.centipedia.com /articles/Karim_Khan   (213 words)

  
 Ustad Abdul Karim Khan in India   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Ustad Abdul Karim Khan, an exponent of Hindustani classical music, was born in Uttar Pradesh in 1872.
Abdul Karim Khan was the court musician of the erstwhile kingdom of Baroda (now called Vadodara).
Abdul Karim Khan was also a versatile Veena and Sarangi player.
www.india9.com /i9show/36039.htm   (136 words)

  
 Jayanta Banerjee - Bansuri Virtuoso
The story goes that the spirited young Abdul Karim once refused to accept his fee from the Maharaja of Baroda after accompanying Faiz Mohammed Khan, since it was half of what Faiz Mohammed received.
Abdul Karim came home, threw away his sarangi, and resolved to become a singer.
It is said that Khan Saheb taught his students mainly three ragas for the morning, afternoon and night.
www.bansuri.org /abdulkarim2.htm   (350 words)

  
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Of humble tribal origin, Karim Khan Zand became one of the generals of his predecessor, Nader Shah.
Karim Khan gained control of central and southern parts of Iran.
Isma'il was a figurehead king, real power being vested in Karim Khan.
persepolis.free.fr /iran/history/zand.html   (382 words)

  
 Ustad Abdul Karim Khan
Abdul Karim Khan was born in 1872 in Kirana near Kurukshetra in the Punjab.
Abdul Karim Khan was perhaps the first North Indian musician to study Karnatic ragas and incorporate several of them into Hindustani music.
After receiving his training from Kale Khan and Abdulla Khan, Khan Saheb went over to Baroda where he was appointed as a court-musician because of his great merit.
music.calarts.edu /~bansuri/pages/abdulkarim.html   (2218 words)

  
 Nityananda Institute | News | Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan in Concert
Mashkoor Khan was born into of one of the most illustrious family lines in the history of North Indian classical music.
A direct descendant of the family of the great Ustad Abdul Karim Khan and Ustad Abdul Wahid Khan, who were the founders of the famous Kirana lineage, he was trained for 15 years by his father, the sarangi master, Padmashree Ustad Shakoor Khan.
Mashkoor Khan is currently a senior vocal guru with the Sangeet Research Academy (Institute of Hindustani classical vocals and music, Kolkata, India), and at the American Academy of Indian Classical Music in New York City, nurturing new generations of musicians under his wings.
nityanandainstitute.org /news_mashkoor.php   (299 words)

  
 Shiraz ARG-E KARIM KHAN at Best Iran Travel.com
Residence of Karim Khan and where he ruled.
With four circular towers, one of which on the southeastern side has a distinctive slope.
decorations which is the characteristic of buildings during Karim Khan.
www.bestirantravel.com /sights/shiraz/karimkhan.html   (168 words)

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