Sykes' History of Persia Vol 2 (pdf) - Heritage Institute

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HISTORY OF PERSIA
against Hormuz, A.D. 1507 The Persian Demand for Tribute
The Failure of the Expedition The Final Occupation of Hormuz
by the Portuguese, A.D. 1515 The Beginning of English Maritime
Intercourse with the East The First English Attempt to Trade
with Persia by Sea, A.D. 1614 The Journey of Connock, A.D.
1616-1617 The Persian Question of the Period The Spanish
Embassy to Persia, 1618-1619 The Battle of Jask, A.D. 1620 The
Capture of Hormuz by an Anglo-Persian Expedition, A.D. 1622
The Dutch The French The Embassy of Sir Dodmore Cotton
to Shah Abbas, A.D. 1627 The Fortunes of the British.
CHAPTER LXV
ARCHITECTURE AND ART UNDER THE SAFAVI DYNASTY . .
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Isfahan, the Safavi Capital The Royal Square The
Royal Mosque The Ala Kapi The Chehel Sutun The
Chahar Bagh The Madrasa-i-Shah Husayn The Bridge of
Allah Verdi Khan Tiles Pottery Carpets Painting Metal
Work.
CHAPTER LXVI
THE DECLINE OF THE SAFAVI DYNASTY . . .
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The Cause of the Decline Shah San", A.H. 1038-1052 (1629-
1642) The Holstein Embassy, 1637 The Uzbegs The Capture
of Hamadan by the Turks, A.H. 1039 ( l( >3 o )
The Erivan
Campaign, A.H. 1045 ( J 635) The Capture of Baghdad, A.H.
1048 (1638) Abbas II., A.H. 1052-1077 (1642-1667) The
Uzbeg Refugees The First Russian Embassy to Persia, A.D. 1664
Sulayman, A.H. 1077-1105 (1667-1694) The Accession of
Shah Sultan Husayn, A.H. 1105 (1694) The Embassies of Peter
the Great, A.D. 1708 and 1715 The Failure in the Persian
Gulf.
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THE GHILZAIS OF KANDAHAR 305
A Sketch of Afghanistan Its Inhabitants The Province of
Kandahar The Ghilzais The Appointment of Gurgin Khan
Mir Vais The Murder of Gurgin Khan and the Massacre
of the Persian Garrison, A.H. 1121 (1709) The Consolidation of
Power by Mir Vais His Two Victories over Persian Armies
Mir Abdulla, A.H. 1128-1130 (1715-1717) The Rise of the
Abdalis of Herat.