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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' [347] (564/684)
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. 34-7
the Russians,—some of them having removed across
the Aras, and others having gone in the direction of
Kars, were thus quite protected against Russian
aggression,—these brave champions, therefore, by
mutual agreement, taking their whole force with
them, left in Erivan, Sadik Khan, Uz-uddin-Lu
Kajar, with a division of the Urumia Afshars, and
proceeded with the greatest expedition to join the
Prince-Viceroy's stirrup. During these events the
Russian troops having come to the village of Kara-
babay in Nakhshiwan, the Prince Viceroy applied
all his noble faculties to ascertain the quality and
quantity of their force. Although the site of their
encampment was in an elevated position*, and was
nowhere commanded, and so situated that the at
tack of cavalry and infantry was totally useless or
impossible, the Sardars imagined that by surround-
ln g the eminence on which the camp stood they
could blockade the Russians; and as they saw no
advantages in giving battle, the Prince Viceroy en
ured into their views, and proceeded towards the
enemy. On arriving near them, he observed, through
^telescope, a great force approaching by way of
Kotel Saryan, to reinforce the Russians at Karaba-
,)a y. Considering, therefore, the elevated site of
^e encampment and the arrival of such great re-
mforcements, the advancing to give battle did not
* One of the most striking things I saw in Persia, was the pictures
^presenting the Prince-Viceroy's battles with the Russians. In
ese, all rules of perspective were set at defiance; and in one of
1 le 'n which I saw (I believe at Isfahan), mirabile dictu I there was
^presented a Russian soldier cleft in two by the sabre of a Persian
lnr5 cman, and each half of his body standing separate from the
r us if nothing had happened.
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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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- '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'
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- 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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