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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' [‎44] (261/684)

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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44.
DYNASTY OF THE KAJARS.
CHAP. IX.
ARRIVAL OF THE AFGHAN PRINCE MAHMUD AT THE COURT OF THK
IMPERIAL SUBDUER OF THE WORLD.
At this period. Prince Mahmud, son of Timur Shah
the Afghan, having obtained the honour of an inter
view with the munificent and victorious sovereign,
all the rules of conciliation and sympathy suita
ble to such a guest were put in execution by his
imperial host. The explanation of this riddle, and
the solution of this enigma, is as follows:—Timur
Shah the Afghan, in order to strengthen the foun
dation of his empire, appointed Prince Humayun,
his eldest son, the successor to the crown ; assigning
at the same time, as the seat of his dominion and
residence, the ancient and celebrated city of Kan
dahar. On Prince Mahmud he conferred the
government of Herat and the adjacent territory;
while he himself passed his summer and winter
residence in Kabul, his capital, and in Peshawar:
his own brothers he detained in the lofty Fortress
of Kabul, which in strength and position is truly
miraculous ; and, being thus secured against their
plots and machinations, passed his time tranquilly
in the residence of that fort. When he had di
vested himself of the royal robes, and entered on
the road to the other world. Prince Zemaun, who
was younger than the Princes Humayun and
Mahmud, and had always remained with his father,
assumed the crown, and raised the standard of
superiority. His elder brothers did not bow the
head to his authority; and, in the mean time, armies
were raised and blood was shed: at last, Prince

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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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