!['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' [‎203] (420/684)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023553877.0x000001/Per.D.1829_0422.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'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' [‎203] (420/684)")
'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' [203] (420/684)
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. 203
Russians, and was blended with them, like day and
night, or light and darkness: the fortresses of the
breast were torn open by the poniards of the brave,
and the heads of the champions were rolling in dust
and gore. The Russians in one place being driven
from their entrenchments, death and destruction
were scattered on the heads of that humiliated race.
They had, however, taken possession of the lofty
mosque, where they fortified themselves, and from
whence they commenced hurling the death-bearing
bullets. In short, the infantry and cavalry of the
king, on that destructive day, displayed unbounded
energy, and the battle raged until evening. The
number of wounded and slain on both sides was
considerable: many also were made prisoners in
the dragon-binding lassos of the victorious cham
pions of the Faith. When the monarch of mid-day
marched in stately pomp from the expanse of hea
ven to his western pavilions, the fortune-favoured
troops of his unequalled majesty withdrew the
hand from slaughter, and returned to their auspi
cious encampment.
CHAP. XL1V.
an acc 0unt of his imperial majesty causing a body of in
fantry to proceed to the fort of erivan.
As
the defenders of the Fortress of Erivan were
chiefly Armenians, on whose efforts a thorough
reliance could not be placed, on account of their
immunity of faith with the Russians, and as Mu-
larilln ed Khan had conveyed a similar representation
l() the foot of the exalted throne, his foe-crushing
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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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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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- Per.D.1829
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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'
- Pages
- 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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