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.

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.

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Mahdī Khān Astarābādī, active 1733-1759.
Imprint:	London : Printed by J. Richardson, for T. Cadell, 1773.
Description:	23 p. l., iii-lxxii, 196 p. 22 cm.
Language:	English Persian
Subject:	Nādir Shāh, -- Shah of Iran, -- 1688-1747. Nādir Shāh, -- Shah of Iran, -- 1688-1747. Oriental poetry -- History and criticism. Oriental poetry. Persian language. Iran. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Early works. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/387841

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Other authors / contributors:	Jones, William, 1746-1794 Sir,
Notes:	The French translation, also by Jones,was published in 1770 under title: Histoire de Nader Chah. Cf. Pref.

Table of 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. Pieces relative to the French translation.