... country he and his whole jj'tewill be the guests of the Sultan. This is hrst occasion since the conquest of Bagdad a * a Persian Shah has made his appearance -1 urkish soil, and there is some talk at Constantinople of taking the opportunity for pro- ...

... derived from Shah, and bore reference to the king or chief piece, whose checkmate is merely an English version of tbe Persian Shah-mat that is, the king is dead. This etymology shows that the game is, like the name, of Eastern origin. But no more ...