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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' [‎40] (61/684)

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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prellminauy matter.
that of the Khaurezmanian dynasty, in the year of son,
the Hejira 628, in the person of Jellaul-ud-deen, Saud
the tenth prince of his family. sided
A very singular description of persons began after
however, about the year 544, to appropriate to them- peare
selves very large portions of Western Asia. These Tl:
were distinguished by the appellation of Attabegs, a Haza
word which alike means Tutor or Preceptor, or Fa- name
ther and Lord. It seems to have been a custom siab,
with many of the Seljukian Sultans to commit the It
care and education of their children, residing in dif- that
ferent parts of their empire, to their great Ameers and
or Lords; and these Ameers were from thence Khar
styled Attabegs. the \
It will easily be understood, that these powerful yean
noblemen, assisted by time and circumstances, were accoi
enabled to assume, where they were established, the const
sovereign power. Thus we find Attabegs in Syria sian
and Anatolia Peninsula that forms most of modern-day Turkey. , as well as in Persia. The Persian Fr
Attabegs, properly speaking, were those of Azar- year
ba'ijan, Shiraz, and Luristan. ( lesc(
It is with those of Persia alone that we have to the
do; and therefore I shall state, that the head or not
source of the Azarba'ijanian Attabegs was Eyldeken; Hala
and that they ended in Muzuffer-ud-deen Uzbeg, n ate(
a.h. 622. The Attabegs who resided at Shiraz, i n F
and to whose rule the Province of Farsistan and 0]
other districts of Persia submitted, had for their n ian
chief a Turkoman, named Selgher; and the last Bazi
prince of this family, who was the eighth of his The
race, was taken in the neighbourhood of Kazeroom, w h 0
and executed by order of Halakou Khan. This Heji
savage and brutal conqueror and tyrant married his It

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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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1 volume (448 pages)
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Dimensions: 223 mm x 140 mm.

Pagination: initial Roman numeral pagination (i-cxci); (1-448).

Condition: there are three fold-out.

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