INDEX
Reading edition
A
Abadéh, village of, p. 150
Abbas, Shah, p. 163. 165, 166. 168. 175. 180. 213. 267, 268, 269. 271. 287. 290
Abbas Mirza, the Heir Apparent of Persia, p. 109. 241, 242. 252. 266
—character and anecdotes, p. 279-84. 303. 307. 366
Abdoui, valley of, p. 93
Abdul Assiz (Saood ibn Abdool Uzzeer) chief of the Wahabees, p. 222
Abdulla Aga, Musselim of Bussorah, p. 12
Abdulla Aga, a rebel Courd, p. 310. 315
Abdulla Khan, pro-Mehmandar, p. 122
Abdulla Resoul, Sheik of Bushire, p. 10, 11, 12
—history of, p. 15-28
Abhar, town of, p. 256
Aderbigian, silver mines, p. 238
—boundaries enlarged, p. 266
—revenue, p. 284
Administration of the provinces of Persia, p. 49
—of the districts, p. 235
—offices sold, p. 237
Adventure at Pool Dallauk, p. 181
—at Alwar, p. 318
Affghans, p. 33. 50. 153. 155. 168
Affshars, p. 240
Aga, a Tartar title, p. 235
Aga Besheer, the Queen’s chief eunuch, p. 104. 118
Aga Kemal, village of, p. 176
Aga Khan, p. 148
Aga Mahomed Khan, King of Persia, p. 181. 211. 214. 218. 221. 238, 239. 242. 267. 290
Agajik, village of, p. 305
Agatch, Turkish measure, p. 305
Agatch degnis, “Sea of Trees,” p. 359
Agi, river of, p. 293
Agriculture, at Bushire, p. 60. 78
—in Aderbigian, p. 300-1
—in Asia Minor, p. 331, 332. 334. 339
Agri dagh or Ararat, p. 306
Ahmadiéh, village of, p. 76
Ak Caléh, p. 326. 330
Ala dagh, mountains near Diadin, p. 311
Albores, mountains near Teheran, p. 177. 183. 227, 228
Ali Capi gate, at Ispahan, p. 168
Alichangee, village of, p. 71
Ali Mirza, Prince of Shiraz
—See Hossein Ali Mirza
Ali Shah, village near Tabriz, p. 293
Ali Shah, ark of, at Tabriz, p. 278
Aliverdy Khan, bridge of, p. 213. 268
Alwar, adventure with the Aga of, p. 318
Amasia, approaches to, p. 347
—chambers in the rock, p. 348
—people, 349
Ameenabad, p. 154
Ameen-ed-Dowlah, p. 185. 190. 195, 196. 199. 201. 204, 205. 211. 213. 239. 250, 251
Animals (of the Dashtistan) p. 62-7
—combats of, p. 119, 120. 209
Antelope, eyes of the, p. 369
Aqueducts, ancient, at Shapour, p. 86
—at Persepolis, p. 131. 135
Arabah, wheeled cart, p. 300, 315. 326
Arab tribes on the coast of Persia, p. 16, 50
—at Shooster, p. 252
—throughout the kingdom, p. 240
—pirates, p. 371
Ararat, mountain of, p. 306. 308. 315
“Arctomys” of Linnæus, p. 260
Araxes, river, now the Bend-emir, p. 124
—another, now the Arras, p. 317
Ark, fortified palace, p. 207. 225. 259
Armaghanéh, village of, p. 262
Arched roofs at Derees, p. 85
—at Abadéh, p. 151
—at Mesjid Madré Suleiman, p. 146
Armenian clergy in Ispahan, p. 161
—churches at Julfa, p. 168
—merchant, p. 225
—people at Arz-roum, p. 322
—inscription, p. 329
Arrian, p. 146
Arsingan, p. 332
Arubah, cape, p. 3
“Arz-beg,” lord of requests, p. 69. 76
Arz-roum, p. 320
—ancient and present state, p. 322
Ashreff, the second Affghan king, p. 168. 175
Ashreff, town of, p. 288
Ashtola, island of, p. 4
Asher Khan, Persian Embassador in Paris, p. 334
Asparagus, wild, p. 330
“Asses Ears,” points of land, p. 9
Asterabad, p. 288
Astrology of Bushire, p. 69. 73
—of Tabriz, p. 291
Atesh Gau, p. 234
Attabek Shah, p. 102
Auk-kend, village of, p. 264
B
“Backshish,” vails, p. 323
Bagh Shah Cheragh, p. 97
Baghwarder, latitude near it, p. 152
Bahram, fort of King, p. 150
Bahrein, p. 52, 53. 62
Baibort, district of, p. 331
Bairam Ali Khan Cadjar, p. 100. 108. 122
Bairam, feast of the, p. 40
—Corban Bairam, p. 154
“Baklavah,” cake of honey, paste, &c. p. 324
Bakouba, p. 284
Baktegian, lake of, p. 124
Baktiar tribe, p. 240. 242
—body guard of the Prince at Shiraz, p. 110
—mountains, p. 160
“Balconah,” customary present to an embassador, p. 35
Balouches, from Crotchey to Cape Monze, p. 5. 49, 50
Balouchestan, p. 49
Bang, cape, p. 50
Barley, p. 262. 266
—open to the King’s people, p. 256
Barnhill, the, p. 7
Bayazid, city of, p. 306
Bayrack, p. 350
Bazars of Bushire, p. 57
—of Shiraz, p. 102
—of Ispahan, p. 170
Beards in Persia, p. 166
—dyed, p. 231
—process of dying, p. 247
Bebehan, city of, p. 49
Beglerbegs, p. 49
—See p. 235
—of Ispahan, p. 160. 162. 172
Benak, spice plant, p. 92
Bend-emir, river, ancient Araxes, p. 51
—course of, p. 124
Bendes, p. 61
Ben Gieul, [of the Euphrates, see map] of the Araxes, p. 317. 326
Bisgoush, mountains of, p. 270
Blacker, Lieutenant, p. 2
Blanket, Admiral, p. 33
Body-Guard, of the King, p. 242
Bokhara, blue beards in, p. 247
—Silver from, p. 238
Boli, p. 357
—forest of, p. 358
Bombay, departure from, p. 2
Bombareek, cape and rock of, p. 6
Boots in Persia, p. 246
Borazjoon, village of, p. 76
Bosnia, native of, p. 324. 340
Bottle of sugar candy broken before the Envoy’s horse, p. 84. 97. 124
Bridges at Ispahan, p. 162. 213
Broad cloth, excellence of English, p. 355.
Brodies from Monze to Cape Jasques, p. 5
Bruce, Mr. Assistant Resident at Bushire, p. 10, 11. 32. 33. 37. 51, 52. 69. 206, 218
—sent to India, p, 219. 240
Buffaloes, p. 359
Bullion, price of in Persia, p. 238
Bund-emir Timoor, p. 124
—Bund Kohrood, p. 177
—at Ispahan, p. 213
Buonaparte, Treaty with Persia, p. 216
—conduct of the Persians, p. 251
—his hospital at Malta, p. 368
Busheab, island of, or Khoshaub, p. 7
—pearls on the shoal, p. 53
Bushire, arrival in the roads, p. 10
—landing in Persia, p. 12
—militia of, p. 13
—history of the Sheik of, chap. ii. p. 15-28
—description of the town, p. 56-8
Bustard, p. 61.
Bustion, cape, mine and fort at, p. 51
C
Cadjar, dynasty of, p. 150
—tribe of, p. 241
Campbell, Mr. Surgeon to the Mission, p. 2
Captives among the Turcomans, p. 289
Cara-ainéh, village of, p. 303
Carahissar, beautiful scenery, p. 334
Caraja, p. 332
Carajalar, p. 354
Carajol, p. 354
Caravanserai, p. 81, &c.
—at Yezdikhaust, p. 153
—at Maxhood Beggy, p. 154
—at Mayar, p. 157
—at Gez, p. 175
—at Saidabad, p. 272
Carpets, Persian, p. 166
Caspian sea, p. 290
—ships on, p. 287
Casvin, city of, p. 253-4
Catabee, Persian dress, p. 99. 245
Causeway (of Shah Abbas), p. 287, 358, 360
Cavalcade, on the journey to Teheran, p. 69-70
Ceylon, pearl of, p. 53
Chahar Bagh, p. 162. 170
Chairs at Ispahan like those of Persepolis, p. 162
Chappan Oglu, p. 341. 346
Chappow, inroads of the Turcomans, p. 289
Chardin, p. 126. 129. 168, 169, 170-1. 206. 230, 243. 277
Charts, errors in the, Persian Gulph, Heather, p. 7
—Maccluer, p. 9. 373
“Charwarder,” chief Muleteer, p. 70
“Chatters,” running footmen, p. 37. 69. 212. 246
Chedaughee, tribe of, p. 268
Chehil-minar, (Persepolis), p. 129
Chehil-sitoon at Ispahan, p. 164
Chehil-ten at Shiraz, p. 105
Chenan, story of Sheik, p. 105
Chenar tree, p. 104, &c.
Cherries in Asia Minor, p. 335. 338. 344
Chiflik, p. 330
“Choppers,” couriers, p. 64. 181
“Chorbah,” soup, p. 324
Christians, tombs of ancient, p. 329. 357
—retreats of, p. 240. 243
Chrysostom, St. John, p. 349
Chubar, town of, coast of Mekran, p. 5
Climates various in Persia, p. 49
—of Bushire, p. 61
—of Teheran, p. 227-9
—see Appendix
Coals, in Mazanderan, p. 231
Coare, Mr. dies at Bushire, p. 47
Coflan-kou, mountain of, p. 267
Coinage in Persia, p. 238
Comana Pontica, p. 343
“Conchas,” long trays, p. 116
Congoon, town and Sheik of, p. 7, 8. 49
—pearl bank, p. 55
Constantinople, splendour of the scene, p. 363
Cookery of the Turcomans, p. 289
Copper, trade in, at Tocat, p. 345
Corbal, p. 124
Corban Bairam, feast of, p. 154
Corbett, Capt. H. M. S. Nereide, p. 2. 11
Cormorants on trees, p. 64
Cotton at Hallila, p. 59
—in Persia, 231
Cotul, p. 76
Court of Persia, ceremonies of, p. 286
Cow dung as fuel, p. 251. 272
Cranes, p. 305
Cufic inscription at Reshire, p. 59
—at Rey, p. 233
—at Sultaniéh, p. 258
—on the bridge over the Kizzil-ozan, p. 267
—at Mama Khatoun, p. 328
—at Arz-roum, p. 322
Curdistan robbers, p. 303. 307. 310. 312. 315. 326, 327. 330
Currimabad, ancient Corbiana, p. 233
Cypresses at Shiraz, p. 103, 104
Cyrus? tomb of, p. 145
D
Danish establishment in the Gulph of Persia, p. 51
Darabgherd, note, p. 124
Dashtistan, p. 16. 48. 76-7
Dasti, district of, p. 39. 51
Daulakee, p. 77, 78. 82. 160
Davis, Capt. George, H. M. S. Sapphire, p. 2. 44. 64
Deerogha, p. 82
Dehnar, p. 179
Dehsis, p. 261
Deibeed, p. 147
Delhis of the Turkish army, p. 325. 327. 353-4
Deli-baba, village of, p. 315
Demawend, mountain of, p. 177. 183. 231
—fables connected with it, p. 232
“Dereea Kulzum,” the Caspian, p. 290
Derees, town of, p. 84, 85
Dereyah, capital of the Wahabees, p. 222
Derveishes, p. 32 (Talamash, as a Derveish, p. 33) 82. 104
Dewan Khonéh at Shiraz, p. 108
—at Ispahan, p. 166
—at Teheran, p. 188
—at Sultaniéh, p. 260
“Dherna,” see note, p. 33
Diadin, town of, p. 309. 329
Diplomacy of Persia, p. 198-201
—publicity of, p. 216
Diu, Portuguese colours on the fort of, p. 2
Divers in the Pearl Fishery, p. 54
Division of time in Persia, p. 41
“Dochter” mountain, p. 93
Dog of the Balouches, p. 50
—Kofla Dog, p. 64
“Dogoosheh” slit cap, p. 150
“Dolmah,” p. 324
Dome of the mosque at Sultaniéh, p. 258
—domed buildings, p. 279
Dress of Persia, p. 243-8
“Dungaree” linen cloth, p. 26
Durand, guard house, p. 346. 357
Dutch painters in the service of Shah Abbas, p. 168
Duties of customs, p. 297
Dwarf wrestlers at Shiraz, p. 119
E
Earthquakes at Casvin, p. 254
—at Tabriz, p. 277, 278
—at Tasouj, p. 297
“Eels” or tribes, p. 288
Effendi, p. 20
Egmaun, port of, p. 44. 373
Elauts, encampments of, p. 77. 231. 262. 301. 304. 308
—reception in their tents, p. 308-9
“Elkhee chee,” master of the mares, p. 304
Emin Aga, Governor of Arz-roum, p. 323
—created a Pacha, p. 332
English letter from a Persian, p. 31
—compare, p. 203
Entertainments given to the Envoy by the new governor of Bushire, p. 73
—at Shiraz, by the Minister, p. 111-6
—by the Mehmandar, p. 118
—at Ispahan, by the Beglerbeg, p. 172
—at Teheran, by the Prime Minister, p. 194
—by the King, 207
—at Tabriz, by the son of the Minister, p. 285
—at Arz-roum, by the Governor, p. 323
—at Caraja, by the Aga, p. 333
Etiquettes of Persia, p. 285
Euphrates, sources of, p. 306
—eastern river, p. 309, 310, 311
—western, p. 325. 329
European dress and discipline introduced into Persia, p. 30. 32. 108. 184. 188. 207
Excavated rocks, p. 340. 343
Executioner, chief see Nasakehee Bashee
Extortion of the Derveishes, p. 32
F
Failee tribe, p. 240-2
Fakir, p. 194
“Fall” in Hafiz, p. 229
Farz or Farsistan, p. 7. 49
—administration of, p. 110
—frontier, p. 153
Fasa, Bolouk and city of, p. 233
Fatme, tomb of, at Koom, p. 180
—sister of Hossein, p. 195
Fauces Hyrcaniæ? p. 287
Female household at Teheran, p. 225
Ferdousi, p. 186
Ferosh Bashee, p. 68. 70
Ferrajoula Khan, Nasakchee Bashee of the King, p. 204. 207. 261
Filial respect in the East, see p. 111
—see at Tabriz, p. 286
Fire-altar, p. 121
Fire temple near Persepolis, p. 128
—at Mesjid Madré Suleiman, p. 146
Fire-works at Shiraz, p. 113
—at Ispahan, p. 172
—at Teheran, p. 207. 210
Fire-eater at Shiraz, p. 112
Firman of Persia, p. 231
Firouzabad, ruins of, p. 234
Fleet of the Imaum of Muscat, p. 7, 8
—of the Joasmee pirates, p. 44
Fly-flap, p. 126
Fox, white, at Bushire, p. 64
“Frangistoun,” Europe, p. 193. 253
Frat, see Euphrates
Frenchman passing for a Derveish, p. 33
French in Persia, p. 10. 30. 42. 190. 123. 212
—French treaty, p. 216
—dismissed from Persia, p. 218. 220
Fruit at Bushire, p. 61
—at Teheran, p. 230
Fursung, p. 171, &c.
—see p. 149
G
Galen, authority of, in Persia, p. 230
Galley, Mr. Resident at Bushire, p. 50
Gardanne, General, p. 42. 219, 220
Gardens in Persia; at Kauzeroon, p. 92
—at Shiraz, p. 105, &c.
Gate of the palace, business transacted at, p. 216
Gauzir-seng, town near Teheran, p. 251-2
Genoese, works of the, p. 352
Geredéh, p. 356
Germania, Kermania, or Carmania, p. 49
“Germesir,” p. 49
—again, p. 270
Geroustan, mountains of, p. 267
Gez, near Ispahan, p. 174
Ghilan, silk of, p. 231
—language of, p. 288
Giaours, works of the, at Arz-roum, p. 322
—again, p. 337
“Gika,” ornament of rank, p. 208
Girid, game of, p. 77
Gombroon, (Bender-Abassay, p. 31), p. 51
Goudar, tribe of, p. 288
“Goulams,” slaves of the King’s body guard, p. 243
Goush Khonéh at Ispahan, p. 172
Grabs, Arab vessels, p. 8
Grampus, possibly the whale of Arrian, p. 50
Grass, common property in Persia, p. 339
Greek church at Arz-roum, p. 322
—inscription at Nakshi Rustam, &c.
Guadel, cape and town, p. 4. 50
Guebreabad, p. 177
Guebres in Persia, p. 234
Gulistan, p. 213
Gum Tragacanth, p. 231
Gumuck Khonéh, p. 332
“Gumrukchee,” Collector of the Customs, p. 323
Guzarat, land of the, p. 2
H
Hafiz, tomb of, p. 104
—his odes sung, p. 114
—Derveish of the tomb, p. 143
—superstition connected with his works, p. 229
Haji Hamza, p. 352
Hakim, the governor of a city, p. 235
Halissé, crown lands of Persia, p. 238
Hallilah peak, p. 9
—village of, p. 59
Halys, river, p. 352
Hamadan (Ecbatana, p. 233) Prince of, p. 208
Hamamlee, p. 355
Hannibal, tomb of, p. 352
Haooz Sultan, p. 182
Harem, the Podargus of Arrian, p. 52
Harem, royal, at Ispahan, p. 166
—at Teheran, p. 225
—supplied by the Ameen-ed-dowlah, p. 239
Hares eaten by the Persians, p. 230
“Hasht-behesht.,” eight Paradises at Ispahan, p. 163
Hassan Caléh, p. 317-8
Hawks at Bushire, p. 64-5
Head dress in Persia, p. 246
“Heft-ten,” pleasure-house at Shiraz, p. 104
Henna, used in dying beards, p. 231
Herbert, Sir Thomas, p. 5, note, 137
Herring, from the Caspian, “King of Fishes,” p. 230
Hieratemis, of Arrian, p. 52
Hodja, schoolmaster, p. 333
Honey of Kauzeroon, p. 93
—of Shiraz and Teheran, p. 230
“Hoobara,” bustard, p. 61. 65
Horse of the Dashtistan, &c. p. 62
—of the Turcomans, p. 62. 289
—character of the Arab and Persian horses, p. 63. 82
—races, p. 210
—horses painted, p. 210
—horsemanship of the Prince Royal, p. 280
—of the Persians and Turks, p. 281
Hospitality of the Turcomans, p. 289
Hossein, ceremonies of the death of, p. 194-7, see p. 216
Hossein Ali Mirza, Prince of Shiraz, p. 109. 117. 192
—his present to the King, p. 208
Hot wind on the coast of Mekran, p. 6
—in the Gulph of Persia, p. 7
Hot springs at Hassan Kaleh, p. 318
—at Ilija, p. 325
—near Kuley Hissar, p. 338
Household of the King of Persia, p. 217. 239
—female, p. 225
Hummocks of Kenn, Gulph of Persia, p. 9
I-J
Jaffer Ali Khan, English Agent at Shiraz, p. 29
—English letter from, p. 31
—character of, p. 43
—see p. 189. 192
Jaffer Khan, King of Persia, p. 16
“Jan-baz,” one who plays away his soul, p. 242
Janik, port of, p. 338. 341
Janizaries, p. 31
Jasques, cape, p. 6. 48, 49. 124
“Jelowdars,” grooms, p. 64. 69
Jemidars of the Envoy’s guard, p. 194
Jemsheed, p. 125. 129. 140. 167
Jemsheed’s Harem, p. 142
Jenghiz Khan, portrait of, p. 167
—took Rey, p. 233
—plundered Sultaniéh, p. 259
Jerboa, p. 64
—description of, p. 65-7
Jewels of the King, p. 214
“Jezaerchi,” men who use blunderbusses, p. 30
Joasmee Pirates capture the Sylph, are defeated by the Nereide, p. 44-6. 58
—destroyed, see note at the end, p. 371
Jones, Sir Harford, Envoy Extraordinary, passim, see conduct throughout the negociations, p. 199-203
Jooyum, district of tobacco, p. 19
Jouannin, M. p. 220. 264. 280
Jukes, Dr. p. 37. 52. 69. 229
Julfa, suburb of Ispahan, p. 168
Jusuff, Pacha, Grand Vizier, p. 336. 338. 341
Ibrahim, Hajee, Vizier of Aga Mahomed Khan, p. 211. 210
—put to death by the present King, p. 221
Ibrahim Pacha, governor of Bayazid, p. 306
Ice (reservoir of) at Shiraz, p. 123
—at Teheran, p. 228
Ichthyophagi, on the coast of Mekran, p. 50
Ilija, warm springs at, p. 325
Imaum, parish priest, p. 333
Indian figures at Shapour, p. 90
Indigo in Persia, p. 231
Inscriptions at Tahrie, p. 51
—at Reshire, p. 59
—at Shapour, p. 87
—at Nakshi Rustam, p. 126-7
—gilt at Persepolis, p. 137
—at Mesjed Madré Suleiman, p. 144
—at Rey, p. 233
—at Sultaniéh, p. 258, see p. 263. 267
—at Mama Khatoun, p. 328
—at Cherkes, p. 355
—at Boli, p. 357. see plate xxix
Introduction to the Prince at Shiraz, p. 107
—to the King at Teheran, p. 186
—again, p. 214
Inundation, p. 213
Irak, animosity of the people of, to those of Fars, p. 157
Iris, river, now the Tozzan Irmak, p. 343
Ish Agassi, master of the ceremonies at Shiraz, p. 100. 108
—at Teheran, p. 188
Isker Sou, village of, p. 340
Islands in the Gulph of Persia, p. 6. 52
Ismael Beg, a favourite at Shiraz, p. 118. 120
Ismael Beg Damgaunee, a favourite at the Court of Teheran, p. 216. 243
Ismid, ancient Nicomedia, p. 361
Ispahan, p. 159-173
—reception of the Envoy, p. 161
—extent of the city, p. 161
—general view, p. 169
—inundationat, p. 213
—people of, ridiculed at Shiraz, p. 114
—character of, p. 241
Ispahanek, village of, p. 157. 159
Istakbal, p. 76, &c. (see p. 85, at Kauzeroon,) at Shiraz, p. 97, &c.
Istakhar, distinct from Persepolis, p. 129
K
Kabob, roast meat, p. 324
—shops at Ispahan, p. 171
Kaduck, a finer cloth, p. 156. 231
Kalaat, dress of honour, p. 26
—at Shiraz, p. 120
—at Teheran, p. 216
—numbers distributed by the King, p. 205
Kalaat poshoon, near Shiraz, p. 123
Kaleoon, water pipe, p. 13, &c. 55
—Kaleoon of state, at Shiraz, p. 109
—at Teheran, p. 214
Kamchaucks, the, p. 290
Kamouncha, a species of violin, p. 113, see p. 225
Kanauts, aqueducts, p. 147, &c.
—making, p. 253
Kara Colagh, p. 330
Kara guzlou, tribe, p. 37. 122
“Kara Khader,” black tents, p. 288. 302
Kara Sou, river, p. 325
—another, p. 337
Karatch, village near Teheran, p. 250
Kashan, p. 177
—well at, p. 178, note
—manufactures, p. 231
—character of the people, p. 241
Katif, El, pearl bank at, p. 53
Kauzeroon, p. 83. 92
Kaveer, p. 182
Kelki Irmak, p. 337. 342
Kelounter, the revenue collector, p. 235
Kemeen, village near Persepolis, p. 143
Kenn, Island, gold dust in the torrents, p. 52
Kerim Khan, Regent of Persia, p. 101
—his works at Shiraz, p. 101-7. 221
—treasures of, p. 238
Kerim Khan, bearer of the King’s letter, p. 95
Ket Khoda, the chief of a village, p. 235
Khalcal, district of, p. 284
Khaloet Khanéh, private hall of audience at Teheran, p. 188
—at Sultaniéh, p. 260
Khan, a military title, p. 235
Khan, a caravanserai, p. 345
Khandaek, village of, p. 359
—character of the people, p. 360
Kharrack, island of, p. 53, 54. 69
Kharrack, town on the coast of Persia, p. 51
Khaumaridge, p. 83, 84
Kheleel Khan, Hajee, p. 39
Khenna, a dye, p. 231. 247
Khisht, plain of, p. 80, 81
Khoi, city and plain of, p. 298
Khona Kergaun, p. 147
Khonéh Khorréh, p. 148
Khorassan, Prince of, p. 241, see Mesched, p. 208
Khoresser, (Gulph of Persia), p. 51
Khorremderré, p. 256
Khosh amedeed, p. 39. 96, compared with the Khosh gueldin of the Turks, p. 313, see p. 189
Khosh aub (see Busheab, p. 7), near Bushire, p. 76
Khour-e-Shootur, river, near Koom, p. 180
Kinar-a-gird, p. 182, 183. 250
King of Persia, marble throne, p. 188
—throne of the
—peacock, p. 191
—appearance and character, p. 191
—dress, p. 192. 212. 214
—conversations, p. 190. 212. 215. 218, 219
—condescension and kindness to the Envoy, p. 219-20
Kishmis, Island of, Gulph of Persia, p. 6
Kizzil Ozan, river of, p. 266. 287
Kohrood, town and valley of, p. 176
Komeshah, p. 155
Konar-a-tackta, p. 81
“Koola-frangee,” Frank’s hat at Shiraz, p. 106. 117
—at Teheran, p. 214. 218
—at Sultaniéh, p. 260
Koom, city of, p. 179
—ruins a holy city, p. 180
—manufactures, p. 231
—see p. 289
Koran, village of, p. 251
Kuley Hissar, p. 337
Kulzum, see of, p. 290, note
Kummund, noose used in war, p. 242
Kunjurs, daggers, p. 112, &c. 125. 245
Kuprigli, Grand Vizier, p. 358
“Kymack,” clouted cream, p. 326
L
Lacs, tribe of the, p. 240
Landed property hereditary, p. 237
Landscape scenery, (see at Tabriz, p. 294,) at Mama Khatoun, p. 327
—at Chiflik, p. 330
—at Carajar, p. 331
—Cara Hissar, p. 334
—Kuley Hissar, p. 338
—near Nicksar, p. 341
—Coja Hissar, p. 353
—Boli. p. 359
Langarood, village of, p. 179
Language of Persia, p. 262. 271. 288
Laristan, p. 49
Latin inscription at Armaghanéh, p. 263
Le Brun, p. 106. 129. 133, 134. 136. 243
Letters from Jaffer Ali Khan in English, p. 31
—from the King of Persia, p. 95. 149. 183. 219
—from the King of England, p. 160
—from the Governor General, p. 219
—letter from a Persian to the Envoy in English, p. 203
Linnæus, note, p. 260
Lion of Persia, p. 62. 64
—at Shiraz, p. 120
—at Teheran, p. 187
—combat with an ox, p. 209
—lion in stone over a tomb at Derces, p. 85
—at Desht-e-arjun, p. 94
—at Komeshah, p. 156
—at Sihin Caléh, p. 257
—at Khoré, p. 301
Liquorice, wild, near Persepolis, p. 129
Loane, Mr. prisoner among the pirates, p. 44
“Lokmah,” paste puff, p. 324
Looties, mountebanks, p. 209, 210
Lootf Ali Khan, p 16. 181
Lycus, ancient, now the Kelki Irmak, p. 337
M
Maaden Kebban, names at, p. 329. 344
Macis, mountain of Ararat, p. 306
Mahomed Ali Khan, Prince of Hamadan, p. 208
Mahomed Hassan Khan Karaguzlou, p. 37. 41
—sent from Shiraz, p. 122
Mahomed Hossein Khan, Ameen-ed-dowlah, p. 166. 170-1
—his house, p. 184
—visits the Envoy, p. 185
—receives the Envoy, p. 195. 199
—present to the King, p. 208. 210, 211. 216. 221
Mahomed Hussein Khan Mervee, p. 188
Mahomed Jaffer, vice Governor of Bushire, p. 25, 26, 27. 38
Mahomed Khan, Mehmandar of Shiraz, p. 123
Mahomed Nebee Khan, Persian Embassador to Calcutta, p. 23
—history of, note, p. 23
—Governor of Bushire, p. 23. 25. 27. 71. 73. 75
Mahomed Zeky Khan, the Mehmandar, p. 42. 69. 118. 122
Maidan Shah, at Ispahan, p. 169
Malcolm, Brigadier General, p. 23. 31. 83. [p. 199.]
Maleeat, original right of the crown, p. 236
Malta, p. 318
Mama Khatoun, village of, p. 327
—tradition of its foundation, p. 328
Mama Selemeh, p. 6
Manastour, village of, p. 329
Mandelsloe, p. 133. 136
Marble of Tabriz, p. 104, 105. 163. 278
Marcivan, p. 350
Mares, herds of, p. 263, 304
Marmot, p. 260
Mat-houses of Guadel, p. 5
“Maun,” 7-1/4lbs. p. 92. 110
Maxhood Beggy, p. 154
Mayar, p. 157
Mazanderan, p. 287
“Meals,” clubs, p. 85
Medicine of Persia, p. 229
Medressé Shah Sultan Hossein college, at Ispahan, p. 163
—Medressé Jedéh, p. 164
Meer Sakee, p. 177
Mehmandar, office of, p. 36. 73. 293
—appointed to the Mission, p. 42. 101
Mekran, coast of, p. 3-6. 49
Melons at Sayin, p. 174
Memméh Sunni, p. 82
Meraughéh, town of, p. 278
Merchants of Persia, p. 237
Merdasht, plain of, p. 49. 124
—covered with antiquities, p. 125
Mesched, Prince of, p. 208
Meshed Omoun, p. 143
Mesjid Madré Suleiman, p. 144
Miaunéh, village of, p. 266-70
Military establishment of Persia:
at Shiraz, p. 110
—at Teheran, p. 240
—at Tabriz, p. 282
—see p. 241
—and generally, p. 240
—at Zengan, p. 261
—military qualities, p. 281. 366
Mineral springs, p. 78
Mines of silver, p. 238
—of iron, p. 283
—of lead, p. 284
Minou, on the Gulph of Persia, p. 49
Miri, p. 338
Mirza, hereditary title of Persia, p. 234
Mirza Abul Hassan, late Envoy to the Court of London, p. 36. 149. 353. 364
—history of, p. 220-3
Mirza Bozurk, minister at Tabriz, p. 282
Mirza Hassan, son of Mirza Bozurk, p. 285
Mirza Reza, Embassador to Buonaparte, p. 193. 216. 253
“Mirza of Nusserabad,” p. 178
Moharrem, p. 173. 180. 188
—ceremonies of, p. 194-7
Mollah Suleiman, p. 315
Monze, cape, p. 5
“Moobarek,” p. 6
Moodjdeh, p. 332
Moodjdéhlook, p. 42. 93
Moran, cape, p. 3
Morghaub, p. 143. 147
Mosques of Shiraz, p. 102
—of Ispahan, p. 170
—of Teheran, p. 225
Moss, village of, p. 329
“Moss,” curdled milk, p. 252
Mountain Robbers, p. 83
Mourchekourd, battle of, p. 175
“Mujlis,” an assembly, p. 206
Mules, p. 353
Mullak al mote, p. 183
Muscat, Imaum of, p. 7
—pearl trade of, p. 53
Music, p. 113, 114
Musseldom, cape, p. 6. 51
N
Nabon, cape, p. 7
—pearl shoal, p. 53
Nadir Shah, p. 16
—portrait of, p. 165
—victory of, p. 175
—death, p. 221
—treasures, p. 265
Nakshi Rustam, (see p. 89), p. 125-9, see p. 201
Naptha, springs of, p. 78
—applied to the skins of camels, p.78
—flame little calid, p. 113
Narangistoun, green house at Ispahan, p. 167
Nasakchee Bashee, chief executioner, office of rank under the Prince at Shiraz, p. 19
—under the King at Teheran, p. 204. 207
—conduct to the Mission, p. 34
Nasr Oalah Khan, minister at Shiraz, p. 101, 102, 110. 117
Nautilus, cruiser, attacked by the pirates, p.43
Nazir, p. 201. 369
Negaristan, summer palace at Teheran, p. 227
Negociations begun at Bushire, p. 29. 34. 37. 41
—at Shiraz, p. 117
—at Ispahan, p. 159
—at Teheran, p. 198-203, see p. 212-3. 216
Nerciat, M. p. 220. 280
Neshki character, p. 59
Niebuhr, p. 16, note 133. 135
Niksar, ancient Nescæsarea, p. 342
Nitrous acid, p. 78
Nokara Khonéh, near Persepolis, p. 125
—at Ispahan, p. 170
—at Teheran, p. 209
Noory tribe, one of the new-modelled corps, p. 30. 42
Norooz, eve of, p. 204
—history and ceremonies of the, p. 204-6, see p. 237. 240
Norooz Khan, master of the ceremonies at the Court of Teheran, p. 184. 188
Nowri, village of, p. 255
Nusserabad, p. 178
O
Okes, of copper, p. 345
Olearius, p. 136. 287
Olivier, p. 16, note
Oman, province of, p. 8
Omar, name of, p. 62
—Omar Coushen, day of, p. 249
Omen of a serpent, p. 316
Ormuz, island of, p. 52
Oroumi, town of, p. 305
Osmanjik, town of, p. 352
Otour, river, p. 298
Otter, p. 359
Ouseley, Sir Gore, Bart. p. 36
Oxen, used in ploughing, p. 261. 275
—as beasts of burthen, p. 300
P
Pacha, mode of investiture, p. 332
Paintings in Persia, at Shiraz, p. 105, 106
—at Ispahan, p. 165. 167
—at Teheran, p. 192. 227
Pak-har, the servant of the Ket Khoda, p. 235
—palaces of the King at Shiraz, p. 107
—at Ispahan, p. 164-8
—at Teheran, p. 187. 226
—at Sultaniéh, p. 260
Palma Christi, at Shapour, p. 92
Partridges on trees, p. 64
—“Toowee,” desert partridge, p. 77
Pasagardæ, p. 145
Passage of the mountains, p. 80. 82
Passangoor, village of, p. 179
Pavilion of the clock, p. 170
Peacocks, favourites in Persia, p. 214
Pearl fishery, p. 44
—described, p. 52-6
—two kinds of pearls, p. 53
—mode of speculation, p. 53
—divers, p. 54
—consistency of the pearl, p. 55
“Peera Zun” mountain, p. 94
Peish-kesh, a tax, the “benevolence” of Persia, p. 237
Peish-namuz, chief priest, p. 33. 40
Penmanship, importance of, in Persia, p. 217
Pennant, note, p. 260
Peréh, near Khoi, p. 300
Persepolis, first view, p. 129
—description, p. 129-137, see p. 201
Persepolitan character, at Tahrie, p. 51
—at Mesjid Madré Suleiman, p. 144
—at Fasa, p. 234
Persia, outlines of the geography, p. 48
Persian dress, p. 38. 243-8
—horse equipage, p. 38
—horses, p. 62-3
—riding, p. 77. 82
—skulls, p. 77
—national character compared with the Turks, p. 362-6
—their voyage, p. 367
Persian Secretary taken by the Pirates, p. 45
Pesani, city of, note, p. 4
Pigeons, abundance of, p. 123
—see p. 155
Pile Rud-bar, pass of, p. 287
Pillau, p. 324
Plough near Bushire, p. 60
—near Sultaniéh, p. 261
—near Tabriz, p. 275
Podargus of Arrian, p. 52
Poet, the chief, p. 185-6. 195
Pool Dallauk, p. 180. 213
Pool Hajoo, at Ispahan, p. 170
Pool Khan, bridge over the Bund-emir, p. 124
Poplars, almost the only wood of Aderbigian, p. 274. 277
Population of Persia, p. 155. 240
—of Ispahan, p. 171
—of Tabriz, p. 284
—of Khoi, p. 299
—of Arz-roum, p. 322
Portuguese establishments at Guadel, p. 4
—at Cape Bustion, p. 51
—at Reshire, p. 59
Posmee, cape, p. 4
Post-houses, established through the north of Persia, p. 269-70
—see p. 354
—in Turkey, p. 357
Pour-bunder, in the Guzarat, p. 2
Presents, custom of, in Persia, p, 205. 36. 73. 101. 121
—anecdote at Komeshah, p. 156
—from the Prince at Shiraz, p. 97
—again, p. 120
—from the King of England, p. 186
—from Mirza Sheffeea, p. 194
—from the King of Persia to the Envoy, p. 204. 215
—to his court, p. 205
—presents to the King, p. 208
—to the Envoy, p. 204
Princes of Persia, p. 121. 192. 210
—their numbers, p. 226
—their presents to the King, p. 208
—Prince of Shiraz
—see Hossein Ali Mirza
Purtun, p. 326
Q
Qujar, (see Cadjar), p. 241
Quoins, islands of the, p. 6
R
Races at Teheran, p. 210
Ramazan, fast of, p. 40, 41
Rams, combat of, at Shiraz, p. 119
—at Teheran, p. 208
Ranks in Persia, p. 234
Rate of travelling, p. 181
Rayats of Persia, p. 235
Reshire, ruins of, p. 10
—described, p. 58
Resht, manufactures at, p. 231
Resident’s guard at Bushire, p. 58
Revenue of Persia, p. 236
—of Fars, p. 110
—of Aderbigian, p. 284
—of Khalcal, p. 284
—of Khoi, p. 299
Rey, ruins of, ancient Rhages, p. 232
Rhadars, stations of, p. 82. 96. 123. 296
Richardson, on the Norooz, p. 205-6
Road, ancient, p. 232
Rocknabad, stream of, p. 123
Rodo-dendron, p. 92
Rhohella, p. 160
Roman figures at Shapour, p. 87. 88. 90. 127
“Roo sefeed,” “roo seeah,” p. 31
Rope dancers at Shiraz, p. 111
—at Teheran, p. 208
Roselkeim, p. 44
Russian war, p. 30. 93. 211. 255. 276. 291
—prisoners at Shiraz, p. 118
Rustam, p. 140. 201
S
Sa-atabad, pavilion of, p. 162
Sabanja, lake of, p. 360
—town, p. 361
Sacrifice of bullocks at Bushire, p. 75
—of a lamb in Asia Minor, p. 341
Sader, a tax, p. 237
Sahat, measure of an hour, p. 305. 326
Sal ben Sal, pirate chief, p. 44
Salmas, sculptures at, p. 299
Salmon, from the Caspian, p. 231
Salter, Captain, p. 50
Salt soil, p. 174. 227. 293
—salt desert, p. 179. 183, 184
Savock Bolagh, ancient Shererivan, p. 296
Sagim, village near Ispahan, p. 174
Sculptures at Shapour, p. 87-91
—at Nakshi Rustam, p. 125-8
—at Persepolis, p. 129-36
—near it, p. 137-9
—at Sultaniéh, p. 259
—at Salmas, p. 299
Scutari, p. 362
Sealy, Lieutenant of the Ternate, p. 69
Sefer, month of, p. 213
Seffis, Princes of the house of, p. 153. 155. 157. 162. 165. 168. 175, 177. 230
—works of, p. 227. 233. 254. 271-2. 268
Seidoun, village of, p. 142
Seiks, p. 50
Seraub, effect of the vapour, p. 294
“Ser-baz,” one who plays away his head, p. 242
“Ser-kecheckchee,” p. 242
Sertes, cape, p. 51
Sewund, village of, p. 142
—river of, p. 129. 137. 142
Shah Thamas, p. 162
Shah Zadé Freng, p. 167
Shahee, lake of, p. 278. 294-5
Shapour, river of, p. 82
—city, p. 84
—visited, p. 85
—sculptures, p. 87-91
—theatre, p. 91
—subterraneous passages, p. 92
—sculptures compared with those near Persepolis, p. 126, 127. 139, see p. 201
Shawls of Kerman, p. 231
—of Cashmire, p. 246
Shebester, town of, p. 295
Sheep skins, p. 246
Sheik Ali Khan, one of the King’s sons, p. 253
Sheik Nasr, of Bushire, history of, p. 16
—mode of summons to his standard, p. 17, 18. 77
Shem-Iroun, village of, p. 213
Sheridan, Mr. Thomas Henry, p. 1, 2. 69
Sheyahs and Sunnis, p. 57. 62. 157
Sheyran, district of, p. 332
Ship-building, p. 283
—ships on the Caspian, p. 287
Shiraz, approach to, p. 97
—entrance, p. 100
—description of, p. 102-7
—departure from, p. 122
—trade of, p. 231
Shirley, Sir Robert, note, p. 5
Shoolgistoun, village of, p. 152
Shooster, city of, p. 221, 222. 231
Seah Daleh, village of, p. 257
Seah Dehan, village of, p. 257
Silk of Ghilan and Mazanderan, p. 231
Simmons, Captain, p. 58
Singular exhibition of a negro, p. 112
Sin Sin, caravanserai at, p. 179
Skeine, Captain, p. 52
Sleep, little necessary, p. 353
Smith, Mr. Hankey, Resident at Bushire, p. 33
Smoking in Persia, kaleoons, p. 13
—apparatus, p. 70
—ceremonies, p. 286
Smyrna, p. 366
Soap wort, p. 183
“Sofra,” p. 74
Soleiman, the Caleph, p. 145
—the Shah of Persia, p. 230
Solomon, p. 149
Sonnini, on the Jerboa, p. 65-7
Soundings in the Gulph of Persia, p. 9
Sphinxes at Persepolis, p. 130. 133. 135
Spoons as a musical instrument, p. 113
Sports of the Bairam, p. 41
Springs under the sea, p. 52
Storm at Bushire, p. 60
—at Khona Korréh, p. 148
—in Aderbigian, p. 302
—at Arz-roum, p. 326
—near Caraja, p. 334. 337
—at Cherkes, p. 355
Success, frigate, p. 366
Sugar candy, bottles of, broken in honour of the Envoy, p. 84. 97. 124. 143
Sultaniéh, ruins and tomb of, p. 257
—new city, p. 259
Sunnis, p. 50. 57. 62. 157
Superstitions, of Indian sailors, p. 6
—of Persia, p. 62. 213. 230
—Hafiz, p. 229
Surat, pearl market at, p. 53
Surmek, p. 149
“Surujees,” conductors, p. 357
Swallow, white, at Bushire, p. 61
Sweetmeats, p. 13. 72. 171, see p. 208
Smith, Major L. F., p. 1
T
Tabriz, city of, p. 276-9
—marble of, p. 104, 105, 163. 278
Tahrie, ruins and sculptures at, p. 51
Takht-a-Kadjar at Shiraz, p. 107
—at Teheran, p. 226-7
Takht-a-Jamsheed, p. 129
Takht-a-tovos; throne of the peacock, p. 191
Takht-e-ravan, letter, p. 158. 161. 180. 187, 188
Talamash, M. singular story of, note, p. 33
Tamarisk trees, p. 76
Tamerlane, bund of, p. 124
—portrait of, 167
Tangistoun, p. 51
Tasonj, village of, p. 297
Tatars, p. 332. 356
Teheran, p. 180-2
—first view, p, 183
—description of, p. 224
—unwholesome, p. 229
—contrasted with Constantinople, p. 364
Tekmis p. 231
—qu. Tehmeh, p. 245
Tengui Ali Acbar, near Shiraz, p. 106. 122
—near Sultaniéh, p. 257
Tengui Turkoun, mountain pass, p. 84
Tents, comforts of, p. 302
Terraced roofs at Arz-roum, p. 321
Thaubet, the, Governor of a town, p. 235
Theatre, remains of, at Shapour, p. 91
Theft, punishment of, in Persia, p. 204
Throne of the King of Persia, marble, p. 188
—of the peacock, p. 191
Tigris, source of the, p. 325
Timber, mode of felling, p. 339. 359
Timur Beg, history of, p. 313
Tobacco, monopoly of, p. 19
Tocat, p. 344
Tomaun, nearly equal to a pound sterling, p. 21
Tomb of the son of Kerim Khan, p. 103
—of Hafiz, at Shiraz, p. 104
—tombs at Nakshi Rustam, p. 125. 128
—at Persepolis, p. 132
—at Mesjed Madré Suleiman, p. 144
—tomb of Cyrus? p. 145
—of Shah Reza, near Komeshah, p. 156
—tomb near Kohrood, p. 177
—of Imaum Reza, p. 180. 256
—of his sister, p. 180
—of his son, p. 249
—of a wife of Imaum Hossein, p. 233
—of Sultan Mahomed Khodabendeh, at Sultaniéh, p. 257
—of Shemsé, near Khoi, p. 300
—ancient tombs at Moss, p. 329
—at Cherkes, p. 355
—at Boli, p. 357
Tombs, the, islands, p. 6. 43
Tosia, p. 353
Tourchiz, capture of, p. 265
Tozzan Irmak, river, p. 343. 345
Trade of Persia, see p. 237. 239
Travelling, rate of, p. 181
—mode of, p. 292-3
Treasures of the King of Persia, p. 238. 265
Treaties signed, p. 201-3
—former treaty of Persia with France, p. 216
Trebisonde, p. 322. 332
Tribes of Persia, p. 240
Tribute of Persia, p. 236-8. 240
Tumbling, p. 112
Tumuli, or Tapé, p. 251
Turcomans, p. 77. 288-90
Turcomen Cheyee, village of, p. 270
Turkhal, p. 345
Turkish soldiery, (see Delhis Bayrack), p. 358
—navy, p. 364
—entertainment, p. 323
Turks and Persians, p. 362-6
Turpah Caléh, siege of, p. 312
—reception at the castle of, p. 313-4
V
Van, city and lake of, p. 296. 303
Verdistan, cape, p. 9. 43
—shoal of, p. 53
Vincent, Dr. p. 3. 52
Vines in Persia, p. 251. 253
—mode of cultivation at Tabriz, p. 277
Vishna, sour cherry, p. 338
Visit, Persian, p. 13. 39-40. 72
Volcanoes, near Saidabad, p. 273
—near Tabriz, p. 277
—volcanic matter, p. 305
W
Wahabees, p. 52. 222. 372
“Waky,” landed property in Persia, p. 237
Waltz, p. 365
Water of Bushire, p. 60
—of Teheran, p. 229
Water-cresses, p. 227
Water-mill, ancient custom attached to, p. 240
Weather at Bushire, p. 61
—at Teheran, p. 230
—at Arz-roum, p. 326
Well, p. 175
—marvellous at Kashan, p. 178
Wheeled carriages, p. 300
Wigs of the ancient Persians, p. 89
Willock, Cornet Henry, now Lieutenant Commander of the Body Guard, p. 1, 2. 37. 69. 118. 187
Wind chimnies at Bushire, p. 57
Wine in Persia, p. 166
Wolves, p. 359
Women of Bushire, p. 61
—of Diadine, p. 310
—generally, of Persia, p. 368-70
—education of, p. 369
—beauty, p. 368
Wood, scarcity of, (in the Gulph), p. 147
—at Ispahan, p. 160
—in Aderbigian, 272
—near Arz-roum, p. 326
—abundance of, in Asia Minor, p. 334, &c. p. 359
—compare, p. 354
Wrestlers; at Shiraz, p. 119
—at Teheran, p. 209
Y
“Yakné,” Irish stew, p. 324
“Yaourt,” curdled milk, p. 252
“Yeduk,” a led horse, p. 38
Yezd, marble of, p. 188
—shawls and stuffs of, p. 208
Yezd, Prince of, p. 208
Yezdickhaust, p. 152
—town and valley of.
Yezid, the Caliph, in the celebration of the Moharrem, p. 195-6. 216
Youngali, village of, p. 311-2
Yusuff Beg, at Shiraz, p. 101
—query Ismael Beg, p. 118. 120
Z
Zaiande-rood, river of Ispahan, p. 160. 168. 174
—overflows, p. 213
Zain Labadeen, Brother of Hossein, p. 196
Zain Labadeen, Chief Secretary and Private Minister to the Prince at Shiraz, p. 100. 117. 122
“Zapté Shah,” property forfeited to the King, p. 237
Zaul Khan, Governor of Khist; his history, p. 80
Zauviéh, village of, p. 301
Zebra at Vienna, p. 193
Zeira, village of, p. 82
Zenana, p. 166
Zengan, village of, p. 261
Zergoon, plain and town of, p. 124
“Zomboorek,” artillery on camels, p. 108
—at Teheran, p. 210
Zoroaster, works of, p. 234
Zund, dynasty of the Royal Family of, p. 150. 243
THE END.
J. G. BARNARD, PRINTER, SKINNER STREET, LONDON.