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'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' [37] (58/684)
The record is made up of 1 volume (448 pages). It was created in 1833. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.
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PRELIMINARY MATTER. XXXvii
Paradise. The manner of his obtaining the com
mand and government of the Persian provinces from
the Caliph Mansoor will be related in the Notes,
as well as some account given of his descendants:
their power, after having enjoyed it for the space of
fifty-four years, being put an end to, in the year of
the Hejira 251, by Yacoob-ibn-Lais-el-SufFar.
Suffar, in Persian and Arabic, means " Copper
smith which trade Lais, the father of Yacoob, fol
lowed : and from this circumstance his descendants
are known by the appellation of Suffarian. Yacoob,
as early as the year of the Hejira 249, had com
menced a successful revolt against the caliph's go
vernment in Persia; and in the year of the Hejira
255, had become so formidable, that the Caliph
Muatten Billah found it necessary formally to ac
knowledge him: and the usurper shortly after this
marched towards Bagdad, with the design of de
throning the caliph ; but he met with a signal defeat,
from the Bagdad troops under the command of the
caliph's brother, Mouffek. On this, he retired to
Khorasan, levied a fresh army, prepared for another
attempt against the caliph; but died on his march,
a.h. 264.
Ihe power he had obtained, however, passed to
his descendants; and they continued to annoy the
caliphat so greatly, that Muatten Billah, the six
teenth caliph of the House of Abbas, employed
Ismail, of the race of Saman, Prince of Bokhara,
to defeat and destroy them. This he effectually
did; and was rewarded by the caliph with the so
vereignty of Persia, a.h. 289, or a.d. 902.
ihe dynasty of Saman, after a succession of nine
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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.
Publication Details: Sutherland, London : John Bohn, 1833.
The book is a translation by Harford Jones Brydges of Maʾāsir-i Sulṭānīyah by ʿAbd al-Razzāq ibn Najaf Qulī, contains illustrations and two maps representing 'Part of Azerbaeejan'
Ownership: With stamps of the East India Company Library and India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Library.
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Dimensions: 223 mm x 140 mm.
Pagination: initial Roman numeral pagination (i-cxci); (1-448).
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- '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'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:vii-v, 1:194, 1:462, viii-r:x-v, back-i
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- Abd al-Razzāq ibn Najaf Qulī Maftūn Dunbalī
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