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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' [‎73] (94/684)

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.
Ixxiii
House of SefFee alone that with truth it can be as
serted, that for a space of near two centuries it pro
duced no prince whose life was not tinged with an
almost daily commission of crimes of the very
deepest dye.
For some time before Soliman's decease, he was
much afflicted with the gout, and in consequence
often confined to his bed; where eunuchs became
not only his principal attendants, but the persons
with whom he principally advised and consulted.
They had therefore great opportunities to ingratiate
themselves with the monarch; who, in the end,
raised them to honour and power, from which they
had hitherto been excluded. This, in the next reign,
was reckoned amongst the causes which produced
the dethronement of the sovereign, and a most cruel
ravage of the kingdom by a terrible set of bar
barians. Soliman died on the 29th January 1094,
leaving two sons of age sufficient to mount the
throne: the elder named Abbas, the younger Hu-
sain. The characters, figures, and dispositions of
these princes were very different: Abbas was manly,
well-formed, and fond of martial exercises ; Husain
was shy, ill-made, and fond of retirement: and the
first proof the kingdom had of the power and influ
ence to which the eunuchs of the palace had arrived,
was their being able to set aside Abbas, and to
place on the throne of Persia the imbecile
HUSAIN I.
I cannot open the short account I purpose to
give of this reign, without noticing that it is sad
to find the most inoffensive of the Seffevian Princes

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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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