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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' [‎88] (305/684)

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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88
DYNASTY OF THE KAJARS.
brother's decease and his own entrance into the
Fort of Kho'ie, had sent his son to the court magni
ficent as the heaven, and thus pledged himself to
continue in loyalty and obedience, the prince, pos
sessed of Manucheher's presence, and prudent as
Houshung, in order to prove the sincerity of the
declarations of this person (who, being intoxicated
by the wine of infatuation, was wandering in the
deserts of error), sent to him one of the royal
courtiers, and intimated to him a wish to bestow
on him the happiness of an interview: but am
bition, deceitful as Satan, had stuffed too much
of the cotton of infatuation into his ears, for
the advice or counsels of the illustrious sages to
recall his distracted reason, or for the admonitions
of the sincere and intelligent to induce him to em
brace the means of prosperity and safety, and fix his
abode in the street of good reputation. As his per
severance in hostility and arrogance, and his clinging
to the robe of fraud and deceit, had become mani
fest to the counsellors of the Saturnian sphere, they
accounted his punishment a necessary and an in
cumbent duty. The victorious banners were there
fore unfurled, and moved in the direction of Salmas,
for the purpose of battle and encounter. When
Jaafer Kuly Khan learned the advance of the Vice
gerent, he left one of his brothers in the Fort of
Khoie, and went himself among the Kurds (of evil
origin), to procure aid and supplies, and assemble
troops. He drew together fifteen thousand soldiers,
partly from Erivan, and the tribes Yezcli Shakak
and Sabiki, and, substituting treason for gratitude
to his benefactor, prepared for battle. The Eels,

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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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'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' [‎88] (305/684), British Library: Printed Collections, Per.D.1829, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023866629.0x000068> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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