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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' [‎183] (204/684)

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. clxxxiii
" to have any thing to do with them; as, in the
" event of any accident happening to yom* majesty,
" the jewels will be traced, and demanded." The
king said : " Aye! that is the reason I wish, at all
" events, to get them out of Persia; for I cannot
" bear the idea of their becoming the property of
" the Kajar; and Lala has given me such a charac-
'• ter of you, that I will willingly entrust them to
" you, until something can be settled." It is im-
" possible for me," replied I, " to receive so great
" a mark ot your majesty's confidence, however
" greatly I may feel gratified by your proposing it:
" in the first place, it is absolutely necessary that I
" should proceed to Bussorah, before I can return
" to India; and where, during the time I stay there,
" can I place such a treasure in safety ? It would
" be a great act of folly and imprudence in me to
ic'cei\ e these articles from your majesty, and carry
" them about with me ; for in that case, from anxiety/
u or some other cause, it might be as much as my
" life was worth : besides, such conduct would merit
" the just censure of my superiors." I then told
his majesty I had not more with me, in money, than
500 piastres, which was barely sufficient to defray
my expenses from Khest to Bussorah ; but that I
had with me a considerable property in gold and
silver plate, small diamonds, and shawls, all of which
were at his majesty's service. " For the purpose I
" want," said the king, your wares are no better
" than my own ; and though your companion from
" Shiraz, the merchant Ibrahim, may have money
f with him, I will neither take it from him, nor force
him to lend it to me; for I will employ no means

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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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