... Baruksais. Herat was then independent both of Persia and of the rulers of C ibul, buc it was coveted by Mahomed Mirza, the Persian Shah. Shah Mahomed required Shah Kamran to acknowledge bis suzerainty and surrender the title of Shah, and on his refusal marched ...

... the Baruksais. Herat was then independent both Persia and of the rulers of Cabul, but it was coveted Mahomed Mirza, tbe Persian Shah. Shah Mahomed required Shah Kamran to ackpowledge his suzerainty, and surrender the title of Shah, and on his refusal marched ...

... poorest. Aa Europe the social status of a man may be guessed his dress or his equipage, Persia it is denoted his pipe. A Persian shah prince has his pipe covered with richly enamelled plates of gold and silver and intrusted with gems, such as rubies, pearls ...

... which was due then, as it was due now, to our overweening fears of Russian attack. The Russians in 1838, stirred up the Persian Shah to besiege Herat, in the defence of which an English officer, Lieut. Broadfoot, took distinguished part. Russian officers ...

... have been spat upon by his Royal Highness. How many people in England will feel delight in being thus distinguished by the Persian Shah' His Highness does not use knife and fork with his meals, but eats meat with his fingers. said when coming across a bit ...

... played by the Hindoos 5,( AS ago, and introduced into Euro) as eve pointed, from Persia, the word c he ess being from the Persian Shah. In respect to the now played, be said that a man was represe siding having, Faust-like, sold his soul to Satan, whe b ...