... Persian officer became known, and many the older men began argue that it did not matter much whether the supremacy of the Persian Shah was or was not acknowledged Herat, as long as Persian garrison was placed in the city. The vizier, however, remained firm ...

... grven by some authorities to Palamedes Grecian hero of the Trojan war, about 1080 B.C. The word obess is derived from the Persian shah, king’: nnd checkmate, or shahmat, means “Jang confonnded or But not but in Banscnt and other ouly in Persian Amatio languages ...

... 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 ...

... invention being given some authorities Pa-lamedes, Grecian hero of the Trojan war, about D b.C- The word is derived from the Persian Shah, King Checkmate, or Shahmat, meaning King Confounded o-r overcome. England the game was played before the Norman Conquest ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...