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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' [‎154] (175/684)

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.
" which he considers to have cost him in money
" near 200,000 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , and which we think would sell
" in India for a very large sum. The produce of
" this library is the only fund which we have to de-
" pend on for our future subsistence. My uncle has
" therefore desired me to ask you, whether you will
" consent to take charge of it, proceed with it to
" India, and there dispose of it for us ; taking also
<f under your management, for our use, the sum it
" shall produce. Our fate, if Aga MuhammedKhan
" obtains possession of this city, will be a hard one.
" Death is probable ; poverty is certain. My uncle's
" heart is broken already : his life cannot last long;
" and when he goes, except on account of the wo-
" men and the boys, I care not what becomes of
" me. This is a time when jewels would be useful
" to us : most persons of our rank and station have
them, but we have them not: my uncle's hospita-
" lity has always kept pace with, or rather exceeded,
" his income ; and I do not believe the Khanum my
" aunt, and my wife, possess 2000 piastres, about 130/.
" sterling, between them. My uncle's debts have
" been twice paid for him by two of his royal
" masters, Sadik Khan, and his son Jaafer Khan.
" If you consent to take charge of the library, my
" uncle wishes to see you to-morrow, and shew it
" to you in one of the rooms of the haram, pre-
" viously to its being packed up. For myself, I also
" have a favour to ask of you, which is, to accept
" of my sorrel horse ; for I cannot bear the thought
" of its being possessed either by Hajy Ibrahim or
" perhaps taken from me by some Kajar chief."
It may easily be imagined that I consented to

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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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English in Latin script
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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' [‎154] (175/684), British Library: Printed Collections, Per.D.1829, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023866628.0x0000b0> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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