'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' [‎51] (72/684)

PRELIMINARY MATTER.
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ot gallantry, and is accused of forming a plan to
raise one of her sweethearts to the throne ; so that,
between political intrigue on the one hand, and no
very decent amorous propensities on the other, she
appears to have fully merited the fate she met with.
Like that of many other sovereigns, the character
of Muhammed Khoda-bendeh is given differently.
Some historians represent him as wisely employing
his time for the benefit of the State ; whilst others
leport him to have passed it in gambling, and the
society of his women. There is little reason to
doubt that the Turks on one side, and the Uzbeg
Tartais on the other, invaded Persia during his
reign; that they seized on several provinces ; and
that they retained them as long as Muhammed
lived. Accidents of this sort speak little in praise
of the monarch, and afford no credible proof of
his time being spent for the benefit of the State.
Georgia, on the death of Tahmasp, threw off the
yoke he had imposed on her. An army was sent
to reduce her to obedience. Daoud Khan fled ; and
nis elder brother, who, it has already been related,
was confined in a prison on the shore of the Caspian
^ea, recollecting how that prince had obtained the
government of Georgia, resolved to repeat the game.
e changed his faith, and was in consequence sent
as Governor to Teflis, under the Muhammedan ap
pellation of Simon Khan. Christianity, at this time,
sat very easily on the inhabitants of Georgia. In-
dest, lust, or ambition, were considered by them
0 e tolerable good reasons for abandoning their
1 1 > foi submitting to the painful operation of cir-
Cl iiTicision; and for acknowledging the foolish, ill-
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