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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' [‎22] (239/684)

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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22 -DYNASTY OF THE KAJARS.
Vardi, obtained the victory, and several nobles were
made prisoners.
In the year 1206 ( a. d . 1792), the king marched
from Teheran for the purpose of subduing Irak.
While halting at Abraj, Lutf Aly Khan, with a nu
merous army, made a night attack on the imperial
camp; but effected nothing, and retreated in great
confusion. Hajy Ibrahim Shirazy, with the officers !
and nobles of Fars, formed a procession, to meet the
king, and introduce him into the Fort of Shiraz. His
majesty removed from the fort the children of Ku-
reem Khan, of Aly Murad Khan, and Lutf Aly Khan,
also those of other Zend nobles, and sent them all
to Asterabad or Mazenderan.
In the year 1207 ( a.d . 1792), Kennan, Bdm,
and Nermasheer were reduced: his majesty also
ordered the Fort of Shiraz, built by Kureem Khan
Zend, to be demolished. His majesty next com
manded correction and chastisement to be inflicted
on the Yamoots of Siyan Khan, and on several Tur
komans of Asterabad : great numbers of them were
put to death or reduced to slavery and captivity, and
on the highways were built minarets constructed
with their heads. When he had thus chastised the
Turkomans, he formed, in the year 1208 ( a.d . 1793),
the project of reducing Khorasan; as accounts had
been received that the people of Kerman had broken
out into insurrection, and had conquered or slaugh
tered the inhabitants of those delightful regions.
The summary account of these events is as follows:
—Lutf Aly Khan, after enduring severe distress, fled
from Tabas to Ha'in, and lived there in disgraceful
obscurity. The people of Kerman, their governor,

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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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