The History of the Turkish, Or Ottoman Empire,: From Its Foundation in 1300, to the Peace of Belgrade in 1740. To which is Prefixed An Historical Discourse on Mahomet and His Sucessors, Հատոր 4R. Thorn. Sold also by J. Stockdale ... Scatcherd and Whitaker ... London., 1787 |
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... Shah Huffein , more indolent even than his predeceffors , entirely abandoned the reins of go- vernment to thofe who had infinuated themfelves into his confidence . Bad kings have generally bad ministers . Some fubaltern tyrants provoked ...
... Shah Huffein , more indolent even than his predeceffors , entirely abandoned the reins of go- vernment to thofe who had infinuated themfelves into his confidence . Bad kings have generally bad ministers . Some fubaltern tyrants provoked ...
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... Shah Huffein were affembled flowly , and were dispersed quickly . 1 At length Mirveis died after having secured his family the conqueft of Candahar by fix years labour . Though he left two fons , he ordered that Mir Adula , his brother ...
... Shah Huffein were affembled flowly , and were dispersed quickly . 1 At length Mirveis died after having secured his family the conqueft of Candahar by fix years labour . Though he left two fons , he ordered that Mir Adula , his brother ...
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... Shah Huffein , instead of feeking in his court and ar- mies faithful fervants and good generals , liftened to the atrocious accufations which the eunuchs invented against thofe who might have been able to defend him . He delivered his ...
... Shah Huffein , instead of feeking in his court and ar- mies faithful fervants and good generals , liftened to the atrocious accufations which the eunuchs invented against thofe who might have been able to defend him . He delivered his ...
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... Shah & 1135 Huffein could prevail with himself to do during this unhappy fiege , was to convey his eldest fon from the fword or captivity with which he was threatened . The army of the befiegers being weakened by a confiderable ...
... Shah & 1135 Huffein could prevail with himself to do during this unhappy fiege , was to convey his eldest fon from the fword or captivity with which he was threatened . The army of the befiegers being weakened by a confiderable ...
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... Shah Huffein ordered his mi- nifters to go and offer a capitulation . The bar- barous Afghvans eluded this propofal : they wanted to have Ifpahan fo depopulated by the famine , that their little army might be in no dan- ger from ...
... Shah Huffein ordered his mi- nifters to go and offer a capitulation . The bar- barous Afghvans eluded this propofal : they wanted to have Ifpahan fo depopulated by the famine , that their little army might be in no dan- ger from ...
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Achmet Achmet III Adrianople Afchraf affembled againſt almoſt ambaſſador army Auftrians bafhaw becauſe Belgrade Bender caufed cauſed Charles VI Charles XII Chriftians command confiderable Conftantinople czar defirous depofed divan effendi emperor enemy faid fame fent feraglio ferve feveral fhall fhould fide fiege figned fince firft firſt foldiers fome foon fovereign French ambaffador ftate ftill ftrangled fubjects fuccefs fuccour fuch fultan fultanefs fword grand feignior grand vizier himſelf houſe Hungary Ibrahim increaſed intereft janiffaries juſt khan king of Sweden Kiuperli laft laſt likewife mafter Mahmout Mahomet marquis of Villeneuve mediator Mehemet minifter mofques moſt Muffulmen Muftapha mufti neceffary occafion Ottoman empire pachi paffed Patrona peace Perfia perfon Poland Porte prefent prifoners prince Eugene propofal raiſed reaſon rebels refidence refolved refpect refuſed Ruffians Shah Thamas Sunnite Tartars Thamas thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand throne Topal Ofman treaty troops Turkish Turks ulema Walachia Weft whilft