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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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clxviH PRELIMINARY MATTER.
armed, I feared the remainder would not be able to
render much effective assistance, however strong
their good wishes to the royal cause might be.
« Well," said the king, lifting up his eyes as he
spoke, and speaking with some emotion, "if it be
" God's will that I should ever enter Shiraz again, my
" sheep there shall never, in my absence, be trusted
" to any shepherd but Lala. Do you believe in
" Fate V* And hastily answering himself, he added:
" No ! no! I am told you Europeans do not. But
" listen ! My grandfather and father loved, and my-
" self love and respect Mirza Husain as much as it
VII.
Noble, brave Aly ! thou hast performed wonders d !
Thou hast refreshed thyself with rose-water and the wine ot victory.
Alas! alas! what has it availed ? thy Fortune slept!
But still the noise of the spear reaches us;
The rattling- of it approaches with each breeze.
And the rider of Keraun will again appear.
VIII.
But see ! the founder of the Empire, the magnanimous Vakeel,
Starts from his grave! Alas! what meets his eyes ?
His brave descendant dispossessed of his throne—a traitor in oc
cupation of it.
And the black curtain of Fate dropped on the power of the Zends.
The voice of the spear has sunk in silence;
The breeze no longer repeats its rattling.
And the brave horse and Ids noble rider appear no more.
IX.
Men of Shiraz! to whom do you owe gardens beautiful as
Paradise, formed for yeur pleasure ?—the noble Zends.
Women of Shiraz! who prepared for your delight marble baths
And cool fountains?—the noble Zends.
Virgins of Shiraz ! who established for you, in the midst of
Those baths and fountains, the Festival of the Rose?—the
noble Zends.
Base souls! None of you, in his need, helped the lord of Keraun. 1
C) Alluding to the night-attack at Persepolis and Giruj.
( c ) A Latin version of this Ballad will be attempted and given in the
Second Volume.

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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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'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
Author
Abd al-Razzāq ibn Najaf Qulī Maftūn Dunbalī
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