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The history of the life of Nader Shah, king of Persia. Extracted from an eastern manuscript, which was translated into French by order of His Majesty the King of Denmark. / By William Jones, esq.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mahdī Khān Astarābādī, active 1733-1759.
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Nādir Shāh, Shah of Iran, 1688-1747.
- Nādir Shāh.
- Oriental poetry--History and criticism.
- Oriental poetry.
- Physical Description:
- 23 pages ., iii-lxxii, 196 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed by J. Richardson, for T. Cadell, 1773.
- Contents:
- Introduction: A description of Asia, according to the Oriental geographers. A short history of Persia from the earliest times to the present century.
- The history of the life of Nader Shah.
- Appendix: An essay on Asiatick poetry. The history of the Persian language. Prices relative to the French translation.
- Notes:
- The French translation, also by Jones, was published in 1770 under title: Histoire de Nader Chah. cf. Pref.
- OCLC:
- 3803645
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