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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.' [‎664] (729/786)

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INDEX.
Timour, 4/0; conquered by Jehan Shah, 491 ;
subdued by T^m^sp, 510 ; conquered by Abbas
the Great, 541 ; taken by the Turks, ii. 21;
is under the Prince Heraclius, 116 ; description
and condition of the province at the accession
of Aga Mahomed Khan, 212 ; becomes a tribu
tary to Russia, 279 ; the Russian troops are
recalled from it, 293 ; Russia again establishes
her power over it, 294; the Russian army is
recalled, 296; becomes a province of Russia,
315.
Georgievsk, town of, ii. 293.
Geroon, an Arabian inhabitant of Ormus, i. 545.
Getse, tribe of, i. 124.
Ghaib, lost or concealed, i. 54, n.; ii. 428, n.
GhazanKhan, son of Arghoun, dethrones and slays
his uncle, Baidu Khan, i. 436 ; is elected king,
ib.; the laws or edicts instituted by him, 437 J
his wars with the Sultans of Egypt, 438 ; con
version of himself and army to the Mahomedan
faith, 439; throws off his allegiance to the
Khakans of Tartary, id.; his conduct to the
Christians, 440; his death, ib.; his character,
441.
Gh^zee. — See Sultan Hussein Meerza.
Gheaus-u-deen, ruler of Khorassan, submits to
Timour, i. 459-
Ghilan, province of, i. 139; conquered by Kcah,
402; taken by the Russians, ii. 21 ; declared
independent, under Hed^yet Khan, 116; sub
mits to Kurreem Khan, 133 : is under the rule
of Aga Mahomed Khan, 203 ; its climate, 510 ;
silk cultivated in, ib.
Ghilan Shah, son of Manucheher, i. 312, n.
Ghilichi, a Turkish tribe, ii. 231, n.
Ghiljee, an Affghan tribe, i. 598 ; measures adopt
ed by the Persian government to check their
insurrections, 601.
Ghishkee, tribe of, their usage of accustoming
children to pain, ii. 602.
Ghizni, becomes the capital of a principality,
i. 314 ; situation, and present state of, 314, n.;
improvements made in the reign of Mahmood,
330; taken by a prince of Ghour, 344; aban
doned to the fury of the soldiers of Allah, 345 ;
table of monarchs who reigned over it, 347.
Gholam, a slave, i. 315.
Gholam-e-Shah, i. 315 ; the king's personal guards,
ii. 495.
Ghoul, a demon, i. 63, n.
Ghour, its government given to Boorzoo, i. 50,
202, n.; subdued by Mahmood, 327-
Ghuz, or Uzze, a Turkoman tribe, i. 357, n.; de
feats and takes Sanjar prisoner, 376.
Gibbon, his account of the condition of Persia
under the Parthian kings, i. 246, n.
Gillone, Monsieur, ambassador from France to
the Court of Suffee, the son of Abbas the Se
cond, i. 592.
Gilshah.— See Kaiomurs.
Gmellin, a Russian traveller, his character of Kur
reem Khan, ii. 149, «•
Gnostics, similarity of their usages and opinions
to those of the Sooffees, ii. 424.
Goa, Portuguese settlement of, in India, i. 548, n.
Goat, mountain, ii. 518.
Gog, i. 80, n.
Gohud, province of, i. 331, n.
Gombroon, also called Bunder Abbas, i. 529 > ihe
European factories at, 544; the English factory An East India Company trading post.
removed from, ii. 143.
Gomorrah, city of, where said to have been
situated, ii. 224, n.
Goodavitch, a Russian general, ii. 293 ; is directed
to advance into Georgia, 294.
Gooln^b^d, village of, i. 620.
Goolpaigan, town of, ii. 11.
Goomptee, river, i. 334, n.
Goon^h^b^d, village of, ii. 222, n.
Goorazeh, opposed to Siamuch, i. 51, n.
Goorgeen Khan, appointed to the government of
Candahar, i. 601 ; his severe treatment of the
Affghans, 602; seizes Meer Vais, and sends
him prisoner to Isfahan, 603; demands the
daughter of Meer Vais, 606 ; is invited to
an entertainment, and treacherously murdered,
607.
Goorgeen Khan, son of Heraclius, ii. 213, n.;

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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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