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... and described the mountain as one of the most dismal and disagreeable sights on the face the earth.” A little later a Persian Shah offered large reward to any one who should get up, but no one claimed it. Ultimately the first- ascent was accomplished ...
... they conquered Persia It was introduced Into Europe before 1100 and was a favourite with the Vikings Chess Is from the Persian shah” a king rook from the Sanskrit roka a ship or chariot and checkmate” from the Persian for the king dead"- lack ...
... 5 e e 1080 B.c. The word chess is (ierived M. L. Clark, James Cooper, Ettie Kittens Nell lacks restraint and apfrom the Persian shah, king; and Uttley, Thomas Eastham, G. Francis, ®énse of proportion, and seems ambicheckmate, or shahmat, means king Ingram ...
... combina idle mental toil that it is the only sanctioned by priesthoods all beliefs The principal piece in its name king the Persian Shah ruler whose names down posterity ®uch Charlemagne Frederick Great XII Voltaire’ Rousseau Benjamin Franklin been devotee® ...
... PERSIAN SHAH'S ILLNESS. Baghdad. Thursday. The Shah of Persia seriously indisposed, and haa been obliged to cancel all engagements Hjs Majesty will leave to-morrow for Persia.-— Rautar. ...
... PERSIAN SHAH'S VISIT TO MESOPOTAMIA. u . Baghdad, Sunday. Ihe * Persia arrived her© to-dav, and tally w ...
... perms fought for it with Persian Shahs. Peter the Great first determined that Russia should have the lamefit of the great oil deposits. He took measures for the better distribution of the petroleum, and encouraged enterprise. Sulsequent Russian (leversments ...
... DEATH OF PERSIAN SHAH'S UNCLE. It is learned (says Reuler) that His Imperial Highness, Choaos Saltaneh, uncle of the Shah of Persia, died last Friday in Teheran. ...
... in the Moslem . world , is paying hor first visit to Europe at 86 3 'ears of age . She is descended from a long line of Persian Shahs , but her home is in Bombay , where for years sho has been visited by her son and her grandson . Prince ...
... PROGRESSIVE PERSIAN SHAH'S ENLIVEN^ INFLUENCE TOWN ability COULD GIVE TO BRITAIN , His impressions of from a thirty years ass the country and its peop • , , to members of Aberdeen at their weekly lund■ lC ' by Mr lan Moir. Edinburgh di Mr Moir indicated ...
... Baku supplied the whole country far Bagdad, and the trade became so valuable that Armenian Emperors fought for it with Persian Shahs. Peter the Great first determined that Russia should have the benefit of the great oil deposits. He took measures for the ...
... heat it sooa acquired commercial importance. So valuable did the trade become that Armenian Emperors fought for it with Persian Shahs. The first Czar to recognise the value of the deposits was Peter the Great. Russia, he was determined, should have them ...