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- ↑ "John R. Perry. Karim Khan Zand: A History of Iran, 1747–1779. (Publications of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, number 12.) Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1979. Pp. xi, 340. $12.50". The American Historical Review. February 1981. doi:10.1086/ahr/86.1.189. ISSN 1937-5239.
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