... it only game sanctioned by priesthoods of all beliefs. The principal piece in the game derives its name, king, from tbs Persian Shah, or ruler. Many men, wboM names have gone down 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 ...