Expeditions in Persia: Exploring Qajar Persia in two 19th-Century Diaries unveils the intricacies of 19th-century Persian expeditions through two complementary travelogues. The first account, with an anonymous author (attributed to Sir John Malcolm), offers a detailed diplomatic and historical perspective on the journey through Persia during an East India Company mission led by Sir John Malcolm. The second travelogue, written by Mirz-leh, an Iranian intellectual and later diplomat, chronicles a separate expedition commissioned by Sir William Ouseley, the brother of Sir Gore Ouseley. It enriches the narrative with vivid descriptions of Persia’s societies, geography, and architecture, offering a deeply cultural and immersive experience. Together, these accounts weave a comprehensive and multifaceted portrait of early 19th-century Persia, blending Eastern and Western viewpoints to create a captivating exploration of the region’s history, culture, and landscapes.
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Bibliographische Angaben
Auflage
1/2025
Copyrightjahr
2025
ISBN-Print
978-90-8728-468-8
ISBN-Online
978-94-006-0505-3
Verlag
Leiden University Press, Leiden
Reihe
Iranian Studies Series
Band
34
Sprache
Englisch
Seiten
326
Produkttyp
Monographie
Inhaltsverzeichnis
KapitelSeiten
Contents Kein Zugriff
A few notes Kein Zugriff
Transliteration Kein Zugriff
1.1.1 Sketches of Persia and its author Kein Zugriff
1.1.2 The significance of the book Kein Zugriff
1.2.1 The scribe Kein Zugriff
1.2.2 The diary and its significance Kein Zugriff
1.3 Interwoven Histories: Exploring Complementary Societal and Cultural Narratives Kein Zugriff
Introduction Kein Zugriff
Chapter I: Voyage from Bombay to the Persian Gulf Kein Zugriff
Chapter II: Muscat Kein Zugriff
Chapter III: The Persian Gulf and Abusheher Kein Zugriff
Chapter IV: Camp at Abusheher—Horses—Abdûlla Aga [ʿAbdollāh Āqā]—Anecdote of Arab Kein Zugriff
Chapter V: Hunting and Hawking—Entertainment of the Shaikh—Tollemache—Mirage—Nadir Shâh [Nāder Shāh] and Turkish Ambassador Kein Zugriff
Chapter VII: Mountaineers—Valley of Kazeroon—Virtue of Nitric Acid—Rizâ Kooli Khan [Rezā Qoli Khān]’s loss of Eyes—Extraordinary Birds—Beautiful Valley of Dusht-e-Arjun [Dasht-e Arzhan]—Mahomed Rizâ Khan Byat [Moḥammad Rezā Khān Bayāt]—Irish Patriotism—Pe Kein Zugriff
Chapter VIII: Principal Characters of the Mission—Mahomed Hoosein Khan [Moḥammad Ḥosein Khān]—Jaffier Ali Khan [Jaʿfar ʿAli Khān]—Meerzâ Aga Meer [Mirzā Āqā Mir]—Mahomed Hoosein [Moḥammad Ḥosein Khān]—Hajee Hoosein [Ḥāji Ḥosein]—Candidates for the Elchee’ Kein Zugriff
Chapter IX: Importance of Forms—Description of Those Used at Visits in Persia—Difficulties on This Subject—Happy Termination of a Battle of Ceremonies between the First Mission and the Petty Court of Shiraz—Persian Society—Fables and Apologues Kein Zugriff
Chapter X: Fable of the Two Cats—Preamble to Persian Treaty—Apologues from Sâdee—Letter from Nizâm-ool-Moolk [Neẓām-ol-Molk] to Mahomed Shâh [Moḥammad Shāh]—Death of Yezdijird [Yazdgerd] Kein Zugriff
Chapter XI. Shiraz—Shaikh-ool-Islâm, or Chief Judge—Story of Abd-ool-Kâdir [ʿAbdol Qāder]—Entertainments—Derveesh Seffer [Darvish Ṣafar]—Story of Abdûlla of Khorassan [ʿAbdollāh of Khorāsān]—Persian Poet Kein Zugriff
Chapter XII: Persian Servants—Departure from Shiraz—Persepolis—Tale of the Labours of Roostem—Anecdote of a Sportsman Kein Zugriff
Chapter XIII: Travellers and Antiquaries—Wild Ass—Hawking—Mâder-e-Sûlimân[Mādar-e Soleymān], —Akleed—Mirrors—Mehdee Khan [Mirzā Mahdi Khān]—Isfahan—Persian Citizens and Peasantry—Shâh Abbas the Great—Hâroon-oor-Rasheed [Hārun al-Rashid] —Nethenz [Naṭanz] Kein Zugriff
3 Mirzā Ṣāleḥ’s Diary of Persia and its translation Kein Zugriff Seiten 264 - 312
