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... Persian King Shah ' Abbās I ( 1588-1629 ) . The letter " x " always stands for " sh " in Manrique and other early writers . He was the seventh King of the Safawi dynasty . He succeeded at 16 years of age during his father's lifetime ...
... Persian King Shah ' Abbās I ( 1588-1629 ) . The letter " x " always stands for " sh " in Manrique and other early writers . He was the seventh King of the Safawi dynasty . He succeeded at 16 years of age during his father's lifetime ...
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... Persian Ẩmin , which he must have often heard in northern India and when travelling in Persia . 20 This is exactly the way Burmese monks wear their robes nowadays . They have two garments , the upper called the thingnan , above the ...
... Persian Ẩmin , which he must have often heard in northern India and when travelling in Persia . 20 This is exactly the way Burmese monks wear their robes nowadays . They have two garments , the upper called the thingnan , above the ...
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... Persian origin . It is equivalent to our " Bravo " . See Hobson - Jobson , s . v . A curious use of this word is made by Coverte , who talks of " the King or Shah - bash of Persia " . Cf. Oxford Collect . ii . 259 . 15 A guest . Pers ...
... Persian origin . It is equivalent to our " Bravo " . See Hobson - Jobson , s . v . A curious use of this word is made by Coverte , who talks of " the King or Shah - bash of Persia " . Cf. Oxford Collect . ii . 259 . 15 A guest . Pers ...
Contents
The Authors Period | xix |
Manriques Life | xxvii |
THE CHRONOLOGY OF MANRIQUES TRAVELS | xlvi |
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