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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' [190] (407/684)
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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100
DYNASTY OF THE KAJARS.
CHAP. XXXVIII.
AN ACCOUNT OF THE RUSSIANS OBTAINING POSSESSION OF THE FOR
TRESS OF GANJAII, BY MEANS OF THE ARMENIANS RESIDING
THERE.
As the Russians had now opened the budget of
settlement in Gurjistan, they became desirous to
introduce their power into all the adjacent countries
and places ; and for this purpose they often directed
their forces against even the almost inaccessible
recesses of Jarotulla, and shed a great deal of inno
cent blood. In the month of Ramazan of the year
1218 (a.d. 1803), they displayed their standards in
the direction of Ganjah. Juwad Khan Kajar, the
governor, reported this circumstance to the
Durbar
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of the sovereign, powerful as Jamshid; and al
though a body of troops from the royal residence
proceeded to his assistance with all possible expedi
tion, yet, on account of the great distance, not a
soul had reached it except Said Beg, the Ghoolam,
who rode chapa'ry (i.e. post) : when Ashpukhdai,
having invested the fort, inflicted great misery on the
governor and people of Ganjah, who were caught m
the snare of torture. At the commencement of the
siege, Juwad Khan once or twice made some manly
exertions; but at last Nasib Beg Shams uddeen
Lu, and the Armenians of Ganjah, through their
attachment to the besiegers, girded themselves to
betray him, agreeably to a concerted plan. On the
morn of the first day of Shawal, a general assault
from every side was made; which the defenders of 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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Pagination: initial Roman numeral pagination (i-cxci); (1-448).
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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'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:vii-v, 1:194, 1:462, viii-r:x-v, back-i
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- Abd al-Razzāq ibn Najaf Qulī Maftūn Dunbalī
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