'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' [‎225] (442/684)

DYNASTY OF THE KAJARS.
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deep valleys, lofty mountains, and steep hills, so that
e\en in daylight it is nearly impossible to traverse
it, jet the prince on that gloomy night, when the
cm tain of daikness had enveloped the world, from
excess of zeal easily passed over that space with his
troops and baggage, and arrived the following day,
at noon, on the bank of the Aras. In the mean time,
Ismail Beg and his rapidly-moving warriors, having
left the Aras in their rear, met their ill-fated oppo^
nent at four parasangs from Pul Khoda Afreen, and
immediately prepared for battle. The enemy on all
sides became the butt against which their arrows
and bullets were fired, in such numbers, that the
wide world was rendered dark and straitened before
their short-sighted eyes: every flash of lightning
that blazed from the cloud-like musket burned up
some tall date-tree with its destructive flame; and
every arrow shot forth from the tongue of the serpent,
against the foe, tore some gallant warrior from his
saddle: in the field of battle the edge of the sword
I transformed the white water-lily into a scarlet tulip ;
and through the blood of the slaughtered the gravel
of the plain resembled in colour a floor strewed with
cornelian and coral. In the army of the Faithful,
their hearts were burning with rage, and their souls
aming wrath: the brave warriors of Roos and
arabagh, with habitual resolution and hostility,
disdained the disgrace of flight from the foe; so that
e aioa of contest at last became so contracted to
he combatants on both sides, that universal despon-
once seized every breast. Ismail Beg, on behold-
ln g this posture of affairs, through extreme high
'P'nt and thirst of distinction and fame, poured
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