... stand as chess when the king is attacked. French echec, a repulse, check. echecs, chess-men, Italian scacco, German schach. Persian shah, king. Check, to compare with a counterpart or authority, See.— a mark put against items list. Ac. From the practice of ...

... stand in chess when the king is attacked. French ichec, a repulse, check, echecs, chessmen, Italian scacco, German schach, Persian shah, king. Chuck, to compare with a counterpart or authority, Ac.— a mark put against items in a list, &c. From the practice ...

... the Baruksab. Herat was then independent both of Persia and of the rulers of Cabal, but was coveted by Mahomed Mina, the Persian Shah. Shah Mahomed required Shah Kamran acknowledge suzerainty, and surrender the title of Shah, and on refusal marched army ...

... misadventures of our own. Meanwhile we shall still hold friendly relations with, give morel support to the Afghan Ameer and the Persian Shah. rirnU maintain our treaty with the Khan A Khelst which gives us right to send kroopi to Qn«tUh, the oocuion render Mtoh ...

... Khan of Khiva, the son of the Bokharan Ameer, the son Beg, the former ruler Kashgar, aid Abdcussamed Mirza, brother of the Persian Shah. It uncertain whether the attendance of the Sbah himself cun be secured. deputation eleven representatives ...