 He was finally captured and brutally killed in the fortress of Bam, putting an effective end to the Zand Dynasty.Politically, it is also important that the Zands, especially Karim Khan, chose to call themselves "Vakilol Ro'aya" ("Advocate of the People") instead of kings.Other than the obvious propaganda value of the title, it can be a reflection of the popular demands of the time, expecting rulers with popular leanings instead of absolute monarchs who were totally detached from the population, like the earlier Safavids.