!['The History of Persia, from the most early period to the present time: containing an account of the religion, government, usages and character of the inhabitants of that kingdom. By Colonel Sir John Malcolm, KCB, KLS Late minister plenipotentiary to the court of Persia from the supreme government of India. In two volumes.' [‎104] (129/786)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023553883.0x000001/X 699 vol. 2_0129.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'The History of Persia, from the most early period to the present time: containing an account of the religion, government, usages and character of the inhabitants of that kingdom. By Colonel Sir John Malcolm, KCB, KLS Late minister plenipotentiary to the court of Persia from the supreme government of India. In two volumes.' [‎104] (129/786)")
'The History of Persia, from the most early period to the present time: containing an account of the religion, government, usages and character of the inhabitants of that kingdom. By Colonel Sir John Malcolm, KCB, KLS Late minister plenipotentiary to the court of Persia from the supreme government of India. In two volumes.' [104] (129/786)
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THE HISTORY OF PERSIA.
It has been already stated, that Nddir desired to change the
religion of his country. His first idea probably was to destroy, with
the tenets of the Sheah sect, that devoted veneration and attachment
which those who held them cherished for the Suffavean dynasty, by
whom this faith had first been established as a national religion. He
also desired, as has been noticed, to do away religious distinctions,
which seemed likely to interfere with his schemes of ambition. We
have the strongest evidence to conclude, that his conduct on this
point was wholly uninfluenced by other motives than those of policy.
He appears, indeed, to have had no fixed sentiments upon the
subject of religion.
Soon after his return from India, he had directed that the four
Evangelists should be translated into Persian; and when this work was
finished in a very incorrect manner by some Romish and Armenian
priests, who wrote it under the snperintendance of his secretary*,
he summoned some Christian priests, Jewish rabbies, and Maho-
medan moollahs, to his presence f. Extracts from the imperfect
translation that had been made of the New Testament were read to
him, and he amused himself, and some of his hearers, with ludicrous
remarks on the mysterious parts of the Christian faith. The tenets
of the Jews, and the traditions of the Mahomedans, were treated
with the same freedom; and the tyrant broke up this assembly of
divines with a declaration, that, if God spared him, he would
make a religion, much better than any of those that mankind yet
possessed.
• Meerza Mehd y , w h„ was aiso the author of his history. Hanway tell, as, that
,ranslat,on ' whlch »ade in six months, was dressed op with glosses and fables
to make it agree with the koran.
t May, 1741. Hanway, Vol. II. page 404.
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The History of Persia, from the most early period to the present time: containing an account of the religion, government, usages and character of the inhabitants of that kingdom. By Colonel Sir John Malcolm, KCB, KLS Late minister plenipotentiary to the court of Persia from the supreme government of India. In two volumes.
The book, in two volumes, is written by John Malcolm and contains illustrations.
Publication Details: London : printed for John Murray, Albemarle Street, and Longman and Co., Paternoster-Row, by James Moyes, Greville Street, MDCCCXV [1815]
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 (715 pages)
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There is a table of contents at the beginning (v-vii) and an index at the end of the volume (639-715).
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Conditioning: the book is made of two volumes, this is the second.
Dimensions: 320 mm x 265 mm.
Pagination: vii, [1], 715, [1] p., [11] leaves of plates.
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- 'The History of Persia, from the most early period to the present time: containing an account of the religion, government, usages and character of the inhabitants of that kingdom. By Colonel Sir John Malcolm, KCB, KLS Late minister plenipotentiary to the court of Persia from the supreme government of India. In two volumes.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:vii-v, 1:44, 44a:44d, 45:114, 114a:114d, 115:160, 160a:160d, 161:262, 262a:262d, 263:314, 314a:314d, 315:522, 522a:522h, 523:524, 524a:524h, 525:596, 596a:596d, 597:602, 602a:602d, 603:716, viii-r:ix-v, back-i
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- Malcolm, Sir John
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