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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.
Contributor:
Jones, William, 1746-1794, translator.
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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