A CCORDING to Sir John Malcolm, envoy of the East India Company to the Persian Shah Fath 'Ali in 1801-
... A CCORDING to Sir John Malcolm, envoy of the East India Company to the Persian Shah Fath 'Ali in 1801- 2: 'When the king is seated in public, his sons, ministers, and courtiers, stand erect, with their hands crossed, and in the exact place of their rank ...