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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    'firmeft adherents. The General was foori in- a.d. 1728. formed of their motions and advanced in hafte Nad,fA to tile caftle, where lie deftred an explanation of this proceeding 5 but they ordered the gates to be fhiit and refafed to admit him. He made' immediate preparations for a liege, and Ms artillery had actually begun to play, when the Emperor came in perfcn to Nader, and, in an abject manner, made an apology for the behavi¬ our of his miniflers ; Nader affected to be con¬ vinced of his fincerily, and returned with him to Meftied, but prevented his having any fur¬ ther intercourfe with the confederates, Vho were obliged to lie concealed, till the ftorin was in fume meafure abated. It may be thought ftrange, that Nader, who had a powerful army at his difpofal, and had been fo ill rewarded for his fervice, did not at this time airtime the name of Emperor, or at leaft of Protector.^ to which kft he was juftly entitled : he could not be weak enough to re- fpeft an obftinate idiot, becaufe the accident of a royal birth had placed him upon a throne, which he difgraced: but lie defpifed his weak- nefs ; and he knew how little the vain name of King could add to his power, which was already as great as he could defire. He acted, indeed, as Sovereign upon every occaiion, and about this time fent an ambaflador in his own name to the court of Raffia, demanding in high terms the reftitution of Ghilan, a province famed for its rich filk, which Peter I, who was deiirous of ensmoffina; the dominion of the Cafpian lake, had wrefted from Tahmafp m the year 1725; when he penetrated into Perfia, on a pretence of fupporting the Sultan Huffein againft Mah¬ mud, r