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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' [‎321] (538/684)

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. 321
CHAP. LXXVII1.
AN ACCOUNT OF THE PEOPLE OF ISTANBUL AND THE JANISSARIES
RISING TO DEPOSE SULTAN SELIM THE EMPEROR: OF THEIR
RAISING SULTAN MUSTAFA TO THE OTHMAN THRONE: AND OF
YUSL'F PASHA An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. 'S BEING DEFEATED BY THE RUSSIANS.
I n the beginning of Rabi-us-Sany, the Ulemas of
Istambul, and the commanders of the Janissary
Oujaks, revolted against Sultan Selim, who was
truly Sulim*, and seized him, under pretence that
he was establishing the discipline of the Infidels,
and endeavouring by violence to make it univer
sally adopted f. They therefore deposed him; and,
in his place, raised to the sovereignty the excellent
Sultan Mustafa, son of Abdul Hamid Khan, who
had long inhabited the cell of obscurity. They
seized and put to death Hajy Ibrahim, the Khiah
Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , who they supposed to be the founder of the
New System, besides many other public officers;
and several of the Ministers were dismissed and
changed. This intelligence had as yet been scarcely
heard, when Godovitch, after having been twice
defeated by the Othman army, having repaired his
losses and again raised the standard of hostility,
appeared with his blood-shedding infantry in the
* Here is another play on words, difficult to translate. The
«ord Selim is employed as a name, and means " gentle," " ami-
the word Sulim means, " a person delivering up," " resign-
^ any thing," " malgre lui."
t The Reader will of course recollect the pompous account of
f 16 antiquity of the establishment of the Nizam Jedid. It would
rtllVe been lucky for poor Selim, and the Khiah Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , if the Turks
M been acquainted with "The Book on the Science of War,
imposed by Muhammed Mansur Said, in the time of Hartmesh
" Khan."

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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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