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... same as bur in the word burg, although this is questionable; but what connection can the Evie sha have with the Persian Shah? Where does Mr Marwick find that the Evie sha means a strong ruler? He cannot find this until he takes the long journey ...
... civilised world. It is still commonly played Asia, and the name by which ia known most languages is a corruption of the Persian Shah or King. The board upon is played similar to that for draughts, with 64 squares. Each player must have white square his ...
... action successively in suppressing the Iraq revolt, in liquidating the Vichy machinations in Syria, and in bringing the Persian Shah to account. The building up of an army in the Near East, about which probably the Turks know more than we do, may have ...
... Persian officer became known, and many the older men began argue that it did* no* matter much whether the supremacy of the Persian Shah was or was not acknowledged Herat, a» long as no Persian garrison was placed in the city.. The vizier, however, remained ...
... outlying elements have traditionally been a source of instability . Except in periods of exceptionally vigorous rulers , the Persian Shah , or Prime Ministerhas had to govern with a loose rein that he may govern it -, !» Beza Khan Pahlevi . who seized power ...
... East. have one trait in common—they are military heroes. Ghazi Mustapha Kemal of Turkey. the Wahabi King of Mecca, the Persian Shah Pahlavi, and King Amanullah, the ruler of my own country of Afghanistan, have all had to fight their respective ways to ...
... the only game sanctioned by priesthoods of all beliefs. The principal piece in the game derives its name, king, from the Persian Shah, or ruler. Many men whose names have gone down to posterity, such as Charlemagne, Tamerlane, !Frederick the Great. Charles ...
... a moment came when the German and Turkish Ministers moved out of that city to meet and take under their protection the Persian Shah and Government , But pressure applied by the n . arch of Russian troops to the neighbourhood of Teheran brought about an ...
... TO-DAY’S BREVITIES. Lord Rosebery has arrived at Naples. The Persian Shah is expected to honour the West of Scotland with a visit when he comes for the coronation. The treasurer of Ayr Burns Club is better off than the Chancellor of the Exchequer. He ...
... He is due here , by present arrangements , on Thursday . Three weeks ago he followed the Regent of Iraq in visiting the Persian Shah , whose support he enlisted for the project . . The next big step will probably be to make a formal approach to Turkey ...
... at coppers thrown in the air tymology Talking of the Shah and hi? prede-K-soi's it is interesting to learn that Rom the Persian shah mat” meaning Sth? king is dead” we derive through Arabic such words a- checkmate” 3he'k’’ chess” and “exchequer” Aberdeenshire ...
... coal when he dropped dead A fine twilled silk tissue which was probably woven during the early pari of the reign of the Persian Shah Abbas the Great (1587-1628) is the special exhibit for December at tho Royal Scottish Museum Edinburgh Intimation has been ...