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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' [‎133] (350/684)

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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DYNASTY OF THE KAJARS.
133
talons of violence, and the transport of which would
have fatigued hundreds of the strongest camels,
became now so scattered, that the most industrious
ant could not have shewn even two grains of it
collected in any one place. Hajy Ibrahim, his wife,
and his sons, deprived of sight, were, pursuant to
the royal order, settled in Kazwin, until he de
scended to the dark tomb. When the tree of
opposition, in the garden of the kingdom, had been
felled by the hair-dividing sword of justice and
equity, and its fruit and leaves entirely plucked off,
the mantle of the Vizirship, as in former times, was
adjusted to the stature of the Asuf of majesty,
Mirza Muhammed Shafi; and the Prime-minister,
Suleiman Khan Kajar, with fifteen thousand cavalry,
was, pursuant to the command of the celestial
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). , appointed, as in former years, to lay waste
the area of Jaafer Khan Biyat's tranquillity.
" Truly, all assistance comes from God." >
CHAP. XXIX.
AN ACCOUNT OF THE RENEWED INSURRECTION OF HUSAIN KHAN
HIS CAPTIVITY AND THE SUPPRESSION OF TUMULT BY THE EQUI
TABLE MONARCH.
W hen , through the seduction of demon-like men,
and the folly and madness of his own heart, (as has
l j een before described,) the ambition of sovereign
power entered the head of Husain Kuly Khan Kajar,
he wished to oppose the designs of destiny, and,
^o/w-like, to contend against the sun of divine
niercy, he fell to the ground like a shadow, and
bowed his neck in submission. But as the people

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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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English in Latin script
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