!['Outram & Havelock's Persian Campaign. By Capt. G. H. Hunt, 78th Highlanders. To Which Is Prefixed, a Summary of Persian History, an Account of Various Differences between England and Persia, and an Inquiry into the Origin of the Late War. By George Townsend, Author of "Russell's Modern Europe Epitomised"' [‎161] (182/390)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023548770.0x000001/ORW.1986.a.1645_0182.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'Outram & Havelock's Persian Campaign. By Capt. G. H. Hunt, 78th Highlanders. To Which Is Prefixed, a Summary of Persian History, an Account of Various Differences between England and Persia, and an Inquiry into the Origin of the Late War. By George Townsend, Author of \"Russell's Modern Europe Epitomised\"' [‎161] (182/390)")
'Outram & Havelock's Persian Campaign. By Capt. G. H. Hunt, 78th Highlanders. To Which Is Prefixed, a Summary of Persian History, an Account of Various Differences between England and Persia, and an Inquiry into the Origin of the Late War. By George Townsend, Author of "Russell's Modern Europe Epitomised"' [161] (182/390)
The record is made up of 1 volume (352 pages). It was created in 1858. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.
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BETWEEN ENGLAND AND PEIISIA. 161
This man, Sultan Khan, happened to be a na
tive of Candahar; on whieh aeeount, Meerza
Saeed Khan, the Persian minister of foreign
affairs, contended, that he would "engageIn
other matters unconnected with the affair iu
question;" and actually threatened not to ad-
heie to their engagements unless the appoint
ment was cancelled. Colonel Sheil refused to
yield to their dictation; and ultimately the
Persian ministers, with evident reluctance, gave
way.
" The Persian character," says Malcolm,
throughout all its shades has one predomi
nant feature — an overweening vanity dis
tinguishes the whole nation." The observa
tion is just; and this failing in the subjects of
a weak state is certain to produce repeated
complications. New difficulties soon arose, of
which the first appears to have had reference
to the appointment of Meerza Ilashem Khan.
On the 15th of June, 1854, Mr. W. T. Thom
son wrote to Lord Clarendon, stating that he
had named this person first Persian secretary
to the British mission at Tehran. " He is,"
says Mr. Thomson, "about thirty years of
M
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Outram & Havelock's Persian Campaign. By Capt. G. H. Hunt, 78th Highlanders. To Which Is Prefixed, a Summary of Persian History, an Account of Various Differences between England and Persia, and an Inquiry into the Origin of the Late War. By George Townsend, Author of "Russell's Modern Europe Epitomised"
Author: Captain G H Hunt.
Contributor: Sir Henry Havelock, KCB; Sir James Outram.
Publication Details: London: G. Routledge & Co. Farringdon Street.
Physical Description: initial Roman numeral pagination (i-viii); with illustrations; octavo.
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- 'Outram & Havelock's Persian Campaign. By Capt. G. H. Hunt, 78th Highlanders. To Which Is Prefixed, a Summary of Persian History, an Account of Various Differences between England and Persia, and an Inquiry into the Origin of the Late War. By George Townsend, Author of "Russell's Modern Europe Epitomised"'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1:8, 1:198, 198a:198b, 199:206, 206a:206b, 207:214, 214a:214b, 215:228, 228a:228b, 229:282, 282a:282b, 283:312, 312a:312b, 313:320, 320a:320b, 321:352, iv-r:iv-v, back-i
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