... bourdiouts, or sheepskins. of petroleum a month in the first years of last century. By taxing th e sales of this oil the Persian Shah found himself a rich man. It is a technique subsequent Shahs have perfected. ONE day in 1805 Prince Tsitsianor, with a ...

... friendly for some period (see James Morier's travel accounts about the Russo. Persian alliance). The writer should have said Persian Shahs of the Abbasia Dynasty and Kacharia Kings might have, etc., etc.. instead of saying the Great Moguls might have been honoured ...

... chess board you can make friends in the train with people without speaking their language. The name chess comes from the Persian Shah. King. and the word checkmate which ends the game, from Shah mat, meaning The King is dead. Some think it was meant for ...