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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' [4] (221/684)
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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DYNASTY OF THE KAJARS.
army, Faty Ah/ Khan Kajar, the illustrious great
grandfather of our present victorious sovereign,
being joined by a great number ot the nobles, ex
erted himself to succour Shah Sultan Husain ; and
proceeded from Asterabad to Isfahan, lor the pur
pose of attacking and driving off the Afghans. He
several times attacked the Afghans with great
resolution : on which occasion the King's Ministers,
inspired by an evil policy, thus represented to the
Shah" Those brave Kajars are a warlike and
" lion-like race: Faty Aly Khan has also entered
" into the lists of those hostile to the throne, and
" has unfurled the banners of supremacy in the
" field of Fortune : in consequence of this fortitude,
" they have been always distinguished by favours
" and royal munificence : it will therefore be here-
" after a difficult matter to keep them in proper
" restraint."
Shah Sultan Husain, whose days were now
blackened by misfortune, and whose future fate the
hand of Calamity had overspread with gloom, ap
proved of the calumnies uttered by these infatuated
advisers, and manifested neither interest nor esteem
in the proceedings of the Kajars; therefore the
noble Faty Aly Khan, being both insulted and af
flicted, returned from Isfahan to Asterabad. In a
short time after, Mahmud the Afghan took Isfahan,
and exhibited scenes of boundless slaughter, capti
vity, and plunder : he also martyred Shah Sultan
Husain. Before the capture and devastation of
Isfahan, the infatuated and ignorant Ministers
thought it advisable that Shah Tahmasp, son to Shah
Sultan Husain, should depart from Isfahan, as by
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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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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
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- Abd al-Razzāq ibn Najaf Qulī Maftūn Dunbalī
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