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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' [‎173] (390/684)

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. 173
and the Black Sea; on the east, by the Sea of
Japan; on the west are the Othman Empire, Lah
(Poland), and Aswaj (Sweden). In this empire there
are lofty mountains, many lakes, and numberless
forests: the air is exceedingly cold, and its pro
duce inconsiderable ; and, excepting barley, there
is produced no other grain which can be laid up.
Among the different species of animals, the bear,
fox, ermine, and black-sable, are very numerous. In
those countries bordering on Lah (Poland), it is
more cultivated, and its granaries more abundantly
blessed. The capital of the Russian Empire is
the City of Peterburgh, erected by the Emperor
Peter ♦. It is a great and populous city, through
which the River Narwah passes, and flows into the
Baltic Sea: the population of the city is about
150,000 souls. This city contains, in its quarters,
beautiful commercial establishments, and admirable
places for shipping. The part of the empire si
tuated in Europe is divided into thirty-two govern
ments : the inhabitants of Russia, since the time of
* The following are the Sovereigns from 1696 to 1825;
Peter I. surnamed the Great . . . . 1696
Catherine I. his widow 1725
Peter II. Grandson of Peter I. ... 1727
Anne Ivanovna 1730
Ivan VI 1740
Elizabeth Petrovna 1741
Peter III., deposed and poisoned . . . 1762
Catherine II., Peter's widow .... 1762
Paul I. murdered 1796
Alexander 1 1801
Nicholas 1825

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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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'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' [‎173] (390/684), British Library: Printed Collections, Per.D.1829, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023866629.0x0000bd> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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