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xiv<br />

HISTORY OF PERSIA<br />

over Topal Osman, A.M. 1146 (1733) The <strong>Persia</strong>n Victory <strong>of</strong><br />

Baghavand, A.H. 1148 (1735) Tne Evacuation <strong>of</strong> the Caspian<br />

Provinces by Russia The Accession <strong>of</strong> Nadir Kuli to the Throne,<br />

A.H. 1148 (1736) The Abolition <strong>of</strong> the Shia Doctrines The<br />

Coronation <strong>of</strong> Nadir Shah.<br />

CHAPTER LXXI<br />

34.9<br />

The Punitive Expedition against the Bakhtiaris The Afghan<br />

Campaign, A.H. 1150-1151 (1737-1738) The Expedition <strong>of</strong> Riza<br />

Kuli Mirza against Balkh The State <strong>of</strong> India in A.H. 1151<br />

(1738) The Negotiations The Invasion <strong>of</strong> India The Battle <strong>of</strong><br />

Karnal, A.H. 1151 (1738) The Surrender <strong>of</strong> Delhi and its Spoils<br />

The Massacre The Marriage <strong>of</strong> Nasrulla Khan The Results<br />

<strong>of</strong> the Campaign The Sind Expedition, A.H. 1151-1152 (1739)<br />

The Campaign against Bokhara, A.H. 1153 (1740) The<br />

Conquest <strong>of</strong> Khiva, A.H. 1153 (1740) Nadir Shah at the Zenith<br />

<strong>of</strong> his Power.<br />

THE CONQUESTS OF NADIR SHAH ....<br />

CHAPTER LXXII<br />

.... THE LAST YEARS OF NADIR SHAH 360<br />

The Lesghian Campaign, 1741-1742 The Blinding <strong>of</strong> Riza<br />

Kuli Mirza Rebellions in <strong>Persia</strong>, 1743-1744 The Last Campaign<br />

against Turkey, 1743-1745 The Pioneer Journeys <strong>of</strong><br />

Elton, 1739-1742 The Adventures <strong>of</strong> Jonas Hanway, 1743 The<br />

Closing <strong>of</strong> British Trade across the Caspian, 1746 The Naval<br />

Ambitions <strong>of</strong> Nadir Shah The Assassination <strong>of</strong> Nadir Shah, A.H.<br />

1 1 60 (1747) His Character.<br />

CHAPTER LXXIII<br />

.... THK SHORT-LIVED ZAND DYNASTY 370<br />

Ahmad Khan, Durrani Adil Shah, A.H. 1160-1161 (1747-<br />

1748) Shah Rukh The Origin <strong>of</strong> the Kajar Tribe Mohamed<br />

Husayn Khan, Kajar Azad the Afghan and Mardan Ali Khan,<br />

Bakhtiari Karim Khan,Zand TheTriangular Contest for Power<br />

The Final Campaign, A.H. 1171 (1757) The Reign <strong>of</strong> Karim<br />

Khan, A.H. 1163-1193 (1750-1779) The Occupation <strong>of</strong> Kharak<br />

by the Dutch The Foundation <strong>of</strong> the English Factory at Bushire,<br />

1763 The Expedition against Basra, A.H. 1189-1190 (1775-<br />

1776) Zaki Khan Abul Fatteh, Ali Murad, and Sadik The<br />

Reign <strong>of</strong> Ali Murad, A.H. 1196-1199 (1782-1785) Jafar, A.H.<br />

1<br />

199-1203 (1785-1789) The Accession <strong>of</strong> Lutf Ali Khan The<br />

Expedition <strong>of</strong> Lutf Ali against Kerman, A.H. 1205 (1790) Haji<br />

Ibrahim His Successful Plot The Campaigns <strong>of</strong> Lutf Ali Khan<br />

against Aga Mohamed The Final Act <strong>of</strong> the Drama, A.H. 1208<br />

(1794) The Fate<strong>of</strong> Kerman The Downfall <strong>of</strong> the Zand Dynasty.

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