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Bay Agha

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Begum Agha Zanganeh (Persian: بیگم آغا زنگنه) (also Bay Agha) (fl. 1751) was the mother of shah Karim Khan Zand of Persia (r. 1751–1779).[1][2]

She was married to Inaq Khan Zand, and, after his death, to his brother Budaq.[3][2]

She had great influence during the reign of her son.

References

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  1. ^ Perry, John R., Karīm Khān Zand: a history of Iran, 1747–1779 University of Chicago Press, 1979, ISBN 978-0-226-66098-1 and One World Publications, 2006 ISBN 978-1-85168-435-9.
  2. ^ a b Fisher, William Bayne; Avery, P.; Hambly, G. R. G.; Melville, C. (1968). The Cambridge History of Iran. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-20095-0.
  3. ^ Perry, John R. (2015-05-14). Karim Khan Zand: A History of Iran, 1747-1779. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-66102-5.