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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' [357] (574/684)
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.
357
" Every Russian bit the dust,
44 Breasts were rent at ev'ry thrust;
4< Sword and spear did well their duty;
44 Persian heroes shar'd the booty.
44 Limbs and heads of Russian Giaours
44 Fell as thick as hail in showers;
44 Fell so thick, and fell so fast,
44 That the fosse was filled at last.
44 Refrain, Persian heroes, &c." t
Persian Ballad on the occasion.
In short, more than 3000 of their men were slain;
450 of whom were generals, colonels, majors, and
officers : the others were brave and distinguished
youths, despatched to the vale of oblivion by the
hands of the True Believers ; and nearly 3000 more
were severely wounded. When those who escaped
the slaughter saw that their state became desperate,
they withdrew, dispirited and mourning, to their en
campment, entering into the stone and clay recesses
of their fortified towers and entrenchments. The
abundant mercy of the Almighty and his infinite
goodness were on this occasion so manifestly con
spicuous, that, notwithstanding the activity and
energy displayed by the champions of the Faith, two
or three individuals only drank the cup of martyr
dom, and not more than five or six were wounded
hy the hand of the vile foe ; so that, on the whole,
the wounded and slain did not amount to more
than ten. Godovitch now tore his hair, and poured
out tears, on suffering this great disaster; which,
among the Statesmen of Europe, was esteemed
an important defeat and an immense humiliation.
He now quarrelled with his fortune; and was com-
t This Ballad was read to me on my way to court; and I have
e ndeavoured to translate what is here quoted of it, as much in the
s pirit of the original as I could.
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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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- Per.D.1829
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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'
- Pages
- 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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