!['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' [‎120] (337/684)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023553877.0x000001/Per.D.1829_0339.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' [‎120] (337/684)")
'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' [120] (337/684)
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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120
DYNASTY OF THE KAfARS.
gifts to the
Durbar
A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family).
, the resort of the world; and in
the dust of Sabzawar, he, like the fading Sabzah
{i. e. grass), laid his head at the foot of the sovereign's
rose-coloured throne; and having removed the curl
ing tresses from the face of the beauty of mystery,
in a supplicating manner he thus represented:—
" Although the kingdom of Khorasan is thine, the
" usurped power of it is in hands of others: thou
art the Moses of the realm : a wolf is the shepherd
" of the flock: alas, that Ahriman should be the
" guardian of celestial wealth ! Truly, a handful of
" low people and a few mean persons, who, alarmed
" by an evil conscience and the punishment due to
" treason, have hid themselves behind the walls of
u Khorasan—are these fit objects for the severity
" of the king, powerful as heaven ? they possess
^ neither strength nor force before the overwhelm-
ing waves of the royal hosts. If, therefore, my
" lord, who is prone to mercy, should accept the
" intercession of his devoted servant, and with a
" pardoning hand remove the knot of anguish from
" the condition of these afflicted persons, then this
" well-wisher, when the sovereign's victorious reins
are turned towards his capital, having his heart
" tranquillized by the royal bounty, and being de-
" livered from every apprehension of alarm, willpr 0 -
" ceed to the protecting court: and if he should fail
" in this, victory still accompanies the royal banner,
" and the power of the region-conquering army lS
" unimpaired." Whereas the proposition of opening
the gate of friendship and treaty commenced on
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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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- Per.D.1829
- Title
- '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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- Public Domain