'The dynasty of the Kajars translated from the original Persian manuscript presented by His Majesty Faty Aly Shah to Sir Harford Jones Brydges ... to which is prefixed a succinct account of the history of Persia previous to that period illustarted with plates and a map of Western Persia' [‎25] (46/684)

PllELIMINAKY MATTER.
XXV
in the manners and customs of the inhabitants of
Eastern countries as it does in those of the inhabi
tants of Europe, has not been fortunate enough to
have had much intercourse with the East, or to be
much interested in its ancient or modern history.
I could easily load my page with instances and quo
tations, proving in how small, how very small de
gree, time has, in this respect, marked a trace of
its passage on the Arabs; and I persuade myself I
could even prove, where the religion of a country
has been changed by the sword, that customs long
established, and long revered under a former system
of public worship, will, on some occasions, and at
particular periods, be resorted to, in spite of con
quest and intolerance :—witness the celebration of
the Nurooz in Persia.
The reader, no doubt, will rejoice to be spared a
return to the Mahabadian dynasty ; which, accord
ing to the Dabistan, was succeeded by that of the
Jyanians; which dynasty, according to a Pelvic
work alluded to by Sir John Malcolm, lasted one
aspar, which is computed to be a thousand million
of years; which, as Sir John most justly observes,
" is so far beyond all bounds of credibility, that it
u would appear more like calculations applicable to
" the revolutions of the heavenly bodies, than real
" history."
The list of Paishdadian Princes, given by various
Persian historians, is as follows:
Kaiomars, reigned
Hoshung . .
Jahamurz .
30 years
40 ..
30 ..
Jamshid . . . . 700
Zchak .... 1900 ..
Feridoon . . . 500
Manucheer, reigned 120 years
Nouzur .... 7 ..
Afrasiab . . . 12
Zoo, or Zau . . 5 ..
Gurshaf ... 6