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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' [‎257] (474/684)

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. 257
to Kazlar, to pass his life in tranquillity. The
Prince \ iceroy, being informed of this design, com
missioned his Vizir, Mirza Buzurg, the essence of
nobility and virtue, to calm his apprehensions; so
that his mind being tranquillized, he might cause
Shufat and his associates to evacuate the Island of
Sam, by cutting off the passage of provisions, fuel,
and othei necessaries with which that island is sup
plied from the shores of Langeran. This matchless
^izir, on an interview with Mustafa Khan, allayed
his terror, and confirmed the hopes of his majesty's
unlimited grace and pardon, as well as of the libe
rality of the munificent Viceroy. On this, he in
stantly cut off the supply of provisions and all other
necessaries from Shufat and his associates ; who,
in the extreme severity of winter, became a prey
to famine and despondence, and wandered about in
the deserts of perplexity ; and therefore, before he
effected his object, great numbers of his force were
destroyed by famine and the severity of the winter.
Mustafa Khan of Shirwan, seeing affairs in this
sta te, repented, and became ashamed of his con
duct ; he advanced to the River Kur, and solicited
a n interview with Ahmed Khan, Beglerbeg of Ta-
hreez, who at the moment was stationed in that
country, on the banks of the Kur, with an army of
determined resolution, fully equipped and provided ;
an d at that interview he renewed his solemn assur
ances of fidelity. He also solemnly declared, that
111 future he would faithfully obey the orders (re
quiring implicit obedience), of the world-subduing
Sovereign, and would never more deviate from 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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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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