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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' [‎196] (413/684)

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.
each column: he himself, like a devouring flame,
took post amidst the fire-vomiting guns. When
both armies drew near each other, the llussians, in
the beginning of the battle, having recouise to their
world-alarming artillery, began to hurl about cannon-
balls capable of cleaving asunder the mighty Alhurz,
uproot the peak of Kaf, rive* the solid rocks, and
destroy the arrangement of the Pleiades. The
thunders and lightnings of their fire-diffusing guns,
with raging flames, mounted to the vaults of heaven.
On beholding this, the army of the True Believers,
by order of the Viceroy of temporal and spiritual
power, advanced from their lines; while the horse
men of the Shahun, Khagawand, and Abdul Maliky
tribes, on their steeds rapid as the whirlwind, strong
as the earth, fleet as the current, charged one of
the fire-scattering columns. The Russians, from
three sides, showered on their heads and hel
mets cannon and musket-balls like hail-stones; but
these undaunted horsemen charged impetuously in
the midst of the raging flame, and, with the edge of
the blood-scattering sword, besprinkled the celestial
* « Rive the solid rocks," placed as it is, is a superb instance of
the bathos; nearly, however, equalled by the following:—
" Nor art nor nature has the force
To stop its steady course;
Nor Alps nor Pyreneans keep it out,
Nor fortified redoubt."
It surely U pity Scriblerus never turned his ^te
Persian language. But I believe instances of bathos J ^
found in the best Oriental Writers, and even sometimes in
spired ones:—
" Thou hast made the north and the south: Tabor and ermo
shall rejoice in thy name."

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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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