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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' [‎181] (202/684)

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.
clxxxi
He, however, did not appear to view it in the same
light that I did; and I saw at once that the king
was more inclined to trust to his own courage and
activity, than to a soberer and more certain line of
conduct. However, many years after, I had the
satisfaction of hearing Mirza Bazurg say to me : " If
" Lutf Aly Khan had followed the advice you gave
" him at Khest, I should probably be at this instant
" at Shiraz, instead of being, as I am, at Tauris;
and he would now have been on the throne, in-
" stead of having lost his life in the most cruel and
" ignominious manner."
The king shortly afterwards abruptly said : " How
long do you intend to remain at Bender Reeg?"
and then, before I could reply, added : " I have em
ployment for youat the same time pulling out,
from a concealed pocket in his dress, a blue cord, to
which were attached many loops, such as men in
office in Persia use, to carry their seals; but to these
loops, instead of seals, were fastened a considerable
number of rings; as near as I remember, from twelve
to fourteen : the stones in these rings were all
diamonds of different sizes; and amongst them was
the famous yellow diamond given to, or rather
taken by. Nadir Shah, at Delhi, the beauty of which
I believe is not to be equalled in the world*. The
This jewel, as well as I could judc^e, having' never seen it out
of the setting, may weigh from 18 to 24 carats. It is brilliant cut;
its lustre is incomparable; and the colour a perfectly bright lemon
«•> our, rather light than deep. It was given by Muhammed Shah,
in the presence of Nadir Shah, to his private secretary, Mirza Mahdy
Khau, who wrote Nadir's Life. Either the extreme beauty of the
stone, or the jealousy of Nadir, occasioned his asking the Mirza
vv ' )a t 11 Mogul had given him. " A topaz, please your
majesty/'

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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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