'A second journey through Persia, Armenia, and Asia Minor, to Constantinople, between the years 1810 and 1816. With a journal of the voyage by the Brazils and Bombay to the Persian Gulf. Together with an account of the proceedings of His Majesty's embassy under Sir Gore Ouseley, Bart. K.L.S. With two maps, and engravings from the designs of the author.' [‎255] (306/516)

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to a conspiracy formed against him between his brother and his Vizier
he was obliged to take refuge in Persia at the court of Shah Thamas, who
recovered his throne for him, which he possessed until the year 1552.
He was the father to Jelaleddeen Akbar, and ancestor to Jehangeer,
Shahjehan, Aurengzebe, and those Princes known to us under the title
of Great Moguls.*
Close to the tomb of the Sheikh are those of his sons, who are said to
have commenced these different buildings, but which were completed,
beautified, and endowed by the great Shah Abbas. To the left, in a
small dark room, is the tomb of Shah Ismael, the first king of the Sef-
fevies, which is overlaid by a very beautiful casement of fine work like
mosaic, composed of ivory, tortoise shell, and turquoises, inlaid with
passages from the Koran, and which, in our estimation, was the most
valuable, as well as the most curious object that we had yet seen in this
place. This also was a present from Homayoun Shah.
From the tombs we were led to a saloon of large dimensions, painted
and ornamented in a beautiful style, and upon the floor of which were
placed a great variety of china bowls, vases, &c. besides several curious
wrought cups of jad and agate, that did not appear to be of Mahomedan
workmanship. A collection of manuscript books, the gift of Shah
Abbas, were here preserved, in two large closets inserted in the wall,
and which we were permitted to inspect. The books were in excellent
preservation, and consisted of the best Persian works, some of which
were beautifully written and highly illuminated. Most of them were
stamped with the seal of Shah Abbas; and on the blank page at
the beginning of each, it was inscribed, that they were left for the
use of those who would read them on the spot, but that a curse
would fall upon whomsoever should take them from it. Such dona
tions as these are called wakf^ (a bequest); and it is a general belief
amongst this people, that whoever shall steal or violate any such pro
perty, will sooner or later be visited by heavy misfortunes. To this
Vide d'Herbelot, art. Homaioun.