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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' [6] (223/684)
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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ft DYNASTY OF THE KAJARS.
in the dust of destruction by the hands oi some in
trepid Turks, the illustrious Muhammed Khan
(mitted the Turkomans, and came to Asterabad and
Mazenderan: he there collected his illustrious
kinsmen and their tribes, and, being also joined by a
numerous body of the noble Kajars, raised the
standard of universal sway. At this period, dis
cord and insurrection overspread the regions o
Iran • commotion and tumult prevailed among the
people. Kureem Khan and Azad Khan were mutu
ally attacking each other in Irak, Furs, and Azar-
ha'iiau; while Ahmed Shah Durramj unfurled the
banner of supremacy in Khorasan. The Nuwab
Muhammed Husain Khan, having reduced Mazen
deran and Tabaristan, next turned his endeavours
to the subjugation of Irak and Fars. He fought
several spirited battles against Azad Khan the
Afghan, and Kureem Khan Zend. When he had m
several places given these two competitors consi
derable defeats, he hastened from Irak into Fars
with martial pomp and an army of irresistible force,
and besieged Kureem Khan Zend in Shiraz. n
this position of affairs, several Kajar nobles con
spired to oppose his plans, and openly practised
resistance and treachery : in consequence of which,
this great and splendid camp was broken up an
dissolved, and the Nuwab obliged to retire to Ma
zenderan, where, in the year 1172 (a.d. 1758), e
drank the sherbet of martyrdom, administered y
the hands of two or three persons of the Kajar tribe.
The occurrence of this event furnished to Kureem
Khan Zend the means of attaining royalty, and he-
came the cause of his elevation :
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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).
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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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