!['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' [‎108] (325/684)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023553877.0x000001/Per.D.1829_0327.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'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' [‎108] (325/684)")
'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' [108] (325/684)
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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108
DYNASTY OF THE KAJARS.
duced there. The water is abundant, and the mines
are of various kinds. The inhabitants are robust;
the horses delicately formed, and swift; game is very
plentiful; and the quantity of wood and coals is im
mense. The people are opulent: it possesses excel
lent emporia for commerce, where the most costly
stuffs and merchandize are met with, and become the
objects of purchase and sale. They make, in great
quantities, all sorts of watches, military arms, en
gines, penknives, silk and woollen cloths, of an ex
cellent and beautiful workmanship. The English
are high-minded and magnanimous; skilful, saga
cious, and intelligent; and their noblemen, honoured
and esteemed, are possessed of good faith and sin
cerity. Their power at sea exceeds that of all
Europe. The capital of Ingilterrah is named Lon
don ; a city of great extent, and delightfully built:
that part which is called the City contains solid
edifices, great inns (of court), academies, highly-
ornamented churches, and beautiful school-houses.
The royal palace of Ingilterrah is called Parlamentu,
which is the place of assembly for the counsellors
of the realm. The river Tameez flows through
the midst of the city: there are three bridges con
structed over it. The kingdom is divided into
52 lylets, or counties. In short, when'the sove
reignty of this kingdom came to a lion-subduing
woman, Lizabet (i. e. Elizabeth) by name, the peo
ple of Ingilterrah, during her days, greatly increased
in power. This woman, who was exceedingly i 11-
telligent, politic, and subject-protecting, fought at
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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).
Condition: there are three fold-out.
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- Per.D.1829
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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'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:vii-v, 1:194, 1:462, viii-r:x-v, back-i
- Author
- Abd al-Razzāq ibn Najaf Qulī Maftūn Dunbalī
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