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 ... / With an introduction ... and an appendix ... By William Jones, esq.

  • Mahdī Khān Astarābādī, active 1733-1759.
Date:
1773
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Credit: 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 ... / With an introduction ... and an appendix ... By William Jones, esq. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    any danger or ihfolt. After this he reftxmed a.d.ij-g. his arms, and took feveral ftrong places by aft Nad- 39- fault, among which was the ancient city of Mem: he enlifted the young captives into his army, and diftributed the /polls among his own Aft fhars. The Sultan in the mean time was advancing to Khorafan, with his fmall army commanded by a General named Feiah Alf and fent a fecond meffage to Nader, intreating him to join him with his forces : Nader fet out inftantly, and met the Emperor, with whom he had a long conference ; and on the fcventh of September 1727, both armies marched towards Meihed. During thefe tranfaelions Melek had not been a.d. 1727* idle : he had taken all the forts in the adjacent Nad* diftridts, and laid wafte the habitations of all the tribes that oppofed him * but, hearing that Nader and the Sultan had joined their forces, he was feized with fuch fear, that he returned in hafte to the Capital of his province, and made, preparations for fuframing the tempeil, which he law impending-over him. About this time Fetah All, the commander in chief, was accnfed of difaffecHon, and put to death by the Emperor’s order : though the Perfian writer feems to acquit his Hero of any concern in this accufation, yet we cannot help fufpecting that He was the contriver of it ; it is certain at leaft, that he was immediately inverted with the fupreme command or the imperial army, which he exercifed upon every occafion with great authority, dift poling of places and governments according B 4 to