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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' [‎314] (531/684)

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 KAJAKS.
footsteps, marked with the impress of fortune and
dignity, rendered the throne of the exalted empire
the envy of the Nine Heavens. He expanded his
gold-scattering hands, and showered down dirhems
and dinars with boundless munificence: he exalted
the dignity and power of his Nobles, Ministers, and
Warriors to the zenith of Heaven: and this auspicious
festival terminated, he directed his energies to the
concerns of government. At the end of the month
of Muharram-ul-Haram, the secret agents of the
Court despatched intelligence, that the Great Empe
ror, the sovereign of France, being exceedingly in
tent on the plan of reducing the power of the Rus
sians, had, from his anxiety to accomplish this great
object and daring enterprise, banished rest and re
pose from the sanctuary of his breast; and that
during the winter he had not put his army into
winter-quarters, but passed the cold season in the
kingdom of Lah * and Moisheh f, and collected a
countless host from the countries immediately de
pendent on him; receiving levies also fromNamsah + ,
" third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and
" his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles au
" princes of the provinces, being before him ; when he shewed t e
" riches of his glorious kingdom, and the honour of his excellent
" majesty, many days, even an hundred and fourscore days. Ant
" when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all tl 16
" people that were present in Shushan the Palace, both unto
" and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the kin? 8
" palace; where were white, green, and blue hangings, tastene
" with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars o
44 marble : the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement o
44 red, and blue, and white, and black marble." Esther, cap- 1 -
It is to be observed, that marbles of each of these colours an
found at present in Persia.
* Poland. t Hungary. J Germany.

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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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English in Latin script
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