Saint ▁Louis ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : 1 9 4 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 9 ▁death s <0x0A> </s> ▁J af ar ▁Khan ▁Z and , ▁() ▁was ▁the ▁sevent h ▁sh ah ▁( king ) ▁of ▁the ▁Z and ▁dynast y ▁from ▁ 1 7 8 5 ▁to ▁ 1 7 8 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁S adi q ▁Khan ▁Z and , ▁who ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁throne ▁in ▁Sh ira z ▁by ▁Ali ▁Mur ad ▁Khan , ▁who ▁had ▁previously ▁taken ▁Is fah an ▁for ▁himself . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 7 8 1 , ▁the ▁Z and ▁prince ▁Ali ▁Mur ad ▁Khan ▁put ▁J af ar ▁Khan ' s ▁father ▁S adi q ▁Khan ▁Z and ▁and ▁all ▁his ▁brothers ▁to ▁death ▁when ▁he ▁inv aded ▁Sh ira z . ▁J af ar ▁Khan ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁who ▁was ▁sp ared , ▁because ▁he ▁priv ately ▁had ▁reached ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁Ali ▁Mur ad ▁Khan . ▁While ▁Ali ▁Mur ad ▁Khan ▁was ▁in ▁northern ▁Iran ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 5 , ▁J af ar ▁Khan ▁took ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁bes ie ge ▁Is fah an . ▁Ali ▁Mur ad ▁Khan ▁then ▁march ed ▁towards ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁defend ▁it , ▁but ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁February ▁at ▁M urch akh ur , ▁a ▁town ▁near ▁Is fah an . ▁ ▁Re ign ▁J af ar ▁Khan ▁then ▁crown ed ▁himself ▁as