'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' [‎165] (382/684)

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CHAP. XXXIV.
AN ACCOUNT OF THE EVENTS OF THE FORTUNATE YEAR OF THE
HEJIRA 1218 (A. D. 1802).
W hen , from the widely-diffused beauty of spring
and from the perfume of the rose, the nightingale
became agitated with delight, and the disconsolate
turtle-dove on the verdant boughs, and the hyacinth
in the parterre, burst out into loud plaints. Prince
Abbas Mirza, the vicegerent of temporal and spiritual
power, on completing the festival of the new year,
wade in his royal residence an entertainment, and
presented his respectful offerings to the king: he
submitted to the sight powerful as that of the
solar orb a thousand precious-stones brilliant as the
sun, ten horses with hoofs of steel and slender
loins, as many strings of camels with mountain
bunches, a thousand purses of gold, Egyptian
silks^ Chinese brocades, and imperial satins, besides
other valuable objects and stuffs, the enumeration
ol which exceeds all power of computation. At
this period there arrived at the royal court a repre
sentation from the administrators of the district of
Asterabad, complaining of the evil practices of the
^amoot and Kokilan tribes, who dwelt on the bank
^ the River Gurgan, and were tributary to the
exalted empire of the Kajars. The triumphant
r etinue moved from the capital, for the purpose of
Siting Mazenderan, and chastising these agitators;
an d from thence the musk-diffusing banners shed
their influence in the direction of Asterabad. After
this, by the fortunate sovereign's order, the victorious