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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' [‎17] (234/684)

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 KAIARS.
bands ol resolute men, from Asterabad and the
Kajars, to blockade the roads ; so that they cut off'
all intercourse and provisions from Shaikh Wais and
his numerous army. Famine and dearth ensued in
their camp; and thus this mighty army was com
pletely dispersed, and Zahir Khan taken prisoner
and put to death.
Shaikh Wais Khan, with the chiefs and troops
stationed at Saru, not being able to make head, fled
to Teheian, and joined his father. Murtazy Kuly
Khan also fled; and, while proceeding to join Aly
Murad Khan, received, in the city of Kooni, an
account ot his death. He therefore hastened on to
Piesht, by way of Kazwin ; and, without delaying,
went to Astra/an, where he attached himself to the
party of Ekatarinah, emperor of the Russians, and
lived in that country until he bade adieu to this
transitory world. After the defeat of Shaikh Wais
Khan, and the execution of Muhammed Zahir
Khan, Aly Murad Khan, who was labouring under
a dropsy, became, through these reverses, more in
disposed ; and retired to Isfahan, in the vicinity of
which place he left his bodily frame destitute of the
ornament of spirit.
In the year 1199 (a.d. 1784), his maternal uncle,
r Khan Zend, the son of Sadik Khan Zend,
who had been detached to Kurdistan and Khomsha
h ' s ret,lni from Zanjan to Isfahan, raised the'
^ ndard of sovereignty and usurpation, and seated
'mself on the august throne, in his brother's place.
n receiving this intelligence, his majesty, on the »
' l 0 i Itabi-ul-awwal, in the year 1199 (a.d. 1784),
llUlll M marched in the direction of Irak, first took

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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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English in Latin script
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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' [‎17] (234/684), British Library: Printed Collections, Per.D.1829, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023866629.0x000021> [accessed 23 April 2024]

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