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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' [‎155] (372/684)

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.
155
" time a trace of their existence shall not remain
" in the area of fortune : therefore there will be no
" occasion to trouble the troops of Iran in this
" unimportant matter. Measures for the repair of
" the pure Mausoleum, and for replacing those
" articles that have been destroyed, shall, with the
" blessing of the Almighty, instantly be carried
" into effect by this government."
By chance, at this very moment, Suleiman Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
hastily departed from this transitory world to the
eternal; after which the greatest disorder prevailed
in the affairs of Bussorah and Bagdad : so that the
chiefs of the Othman Government had no opportu
nity, from that quarter, of correcting the atrocious
conduct of these Arabs, and the fire of their depravity
remained unextinguished.
CHAP. XXXI.
AN ACCOUNT OF THE EVENTS OF THE YEAR OF HAPPY TENDENCY,
1217, OF THE HEJIRAH, A, D. 1S03.
A spring 1 so charming bloomed forth, that In the rose-garden
" The hyacinth was without spots, and the rose without thorns;
The parterres spread their tulips with leaves like Lila's cheek.
And odonferous willows put on the forms and shed the per
fume of Majnoon."
The vernal gale, with its glad tidings of folding up
the carpet of winter, diffused its breezes over the
e xpanse of the garden; and the hand of the April
clouds, full of buds and roses, ornamented the ears
a nd necks of the shoots and vines. At this period
friend-cherishing, enemy-consuming sovereign,
like the great luminary on the throne of Aries, or
the expanded rose on its emerald-coloured seat,
le posed on his Jamshid-like throne : whilst the

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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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