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r i t f i ia S '^ v e ^ i iA 'b f Y é t i h ê ia i f e S h tP & ^ r f t r è l i f e iwx?*bt&m
Buflom-i^i^yS ;• and < iou g t: he died in his eightieth year, his fate, k-
fuppofed to 'have been haftened by this misfortune.. The people of
Shiraz embalm his memory with1 benedictions and tears of gratitude.^
’ * Another unhappy period of confufion followed the death',of Kerim|
his’felation:Zikea or Saki.feized the government;: which, was contefted
by .another kinfinkny Air Murad. : The deteftable cruelty , of Zikea led to
his own deftru&ion, .and'ho- was'maffacred by his troops at Yezdekaft,
about fix M H W B of Shiraz, ordtheroad to Ifpahan.
Abril Futtah was then proclaimed :kingvby' the foldiers, and to him
Ali Murad fubmitted'; but Sadick, brother of:;Kerim, : oppofed
he j*he#s ’hi dVktion f t foi Abul 'Futtah was the fon of Kerimv.and. had ,
BtenT^ftKêd%y‘Z ikfâ ^tho^t'fürthéFii^ry.. Sad»* J»arched:ff@ro
Bùflfôfthat vfhe head; o f î an army,- dethroned the ybu»gimo;narch^aûd
after depriving him of Ms^fight, orderedîf âm r ih% fW ^ > ^ |£ ^ p p to iiî
B ; Ali Müradj then <at Ifpahhn, rebelled a g a io f tî^ ^U fp è r, -aijd yyith
4»1 tfV àtë- thouferid* menvbefisged nndiPaf
'sadfck td de&h; with thrêe of in smh ildre&.,aAfoflijaaferlw a^ptwt^
By thh new king;governor ofKoim, a citysboprovincd -of
IfpaKtea ; Jfbf to the moft redeafPeiÆan.gebgEgphy â-pj©-»r®hfeiftftAft âfi'
fûmes'the name of the- chief city. ; •
t a'Ali i^[ïra(f w<âsiincîw:'tegardeè as .lpeaceabk';pôflbirorurf;th%iïk:rfw®
thrdrie ;' büt àn éùtiüêh hailed Aga-Mamet, or Akaü, hadr firice ihSidWh
e f Kefîîhpaïffurnëd an indépendant fway in ;the Gafpian province jo£Ma-
ièüdfàîi:- When advancing againft him, Ali Murad .fèll from his^orfe,
and inftantly 'expired. ■ Jaafar. having: affirmed the fceptre, iwas defeated
byAkau-at Yezdekaft,. and retired to Shiraz.}
In iySythe governor of Kazeirun rebelled againft Jaafar, but was,defeated
f and-in Oaober .1787 Jaafar returned to Shiraz, from an expedition.
tothe north, which was ineffectual. At the, clofe. of Mr. Franklin’
»narration, Akau held poffeffion of the province pf Mazendran,* with
thd cities of Tebriz and Hamadan, and even, that of Ifpahan d n.the
fonth; fo that his fw a y . might belaid ..to, .extend over one half of weftern
' » Mr, Franklin adds Ghilaii tu t from the accounts of Pallas and Gmeliri this appears to be a
é ë j ’ - IS ÿ i S m s s s s i
Per fia, 1 while Jatefah.p'offefled Shiraz, or the :.pfovince of..’Ears, with thofe
;M:BeabunV.rand;Shnfter. in the, weft, perhaps the Kiab .and Tpftaf o f the
'.maps, and he-received tribute from Kerman and . Ear’ or Lariftan,-. ’and
Abniheher or Bulheer in the; fbiithj-aild the city ^p^p^,;i|k|thfetn0fth.
The - widef-prpyifl©gr«fiMekfandsj;probably;' with'Segiftan,. tributary to
the kings' .of Candahar. - The armiqsi-of Jaafar and;.': Akau did noteach.
exceed twenty thonfand: men.; and, they .were confidlædlas;then
:oaridtt‘diates fpr-tsheitbroneiof Wjeftetn Per fia, 51
h s . From <thei ©#s EsU», it is^»pèàfs tkat? p n m n
whpm h e calls1 Aga Mamet, again „collefled ^ .a rifty , ,apd?pflftque;jed
the cities-. ofcK;afbin, ■ and- cTsjdreran iftrcTahiran ; .which;, tkpt^|i;dl. the
foot of -the:mountains of..Mazendran, £ feem to Baye^n^es^u^jt^lys^r^-,
withrthffife of Ajfi khan.
^ f-TJarnfa»- had kiffid ;c^Ainiepen4enky,i fmee
the .-death :@f A li Muraidjuhc, adxapcêd j againft. - Ja$fayàÆw.b§- retyped. to
Shiraz, whQre he perilhed^iri: an.infurre<^idn,.';andj h |f fpnj Lutyf
the fouth.
xi Akan.hadinôw.AdrriTOh'excépfc'HidaetÿJshanïQf^Qhila®;. wfekwa*
ferced-to fly from Eàfht, ifis? plaçeÆf^efîdfiee>,Aüi wSs ;Mto<n.ea?tj3the
;p0|t ‘of Sinilj'.'-- Tn ennfeqiience ,of thiefe events Akau? kseapi.ft iponarch
•of kli weftern Petfia; ;and being an eunuch, had ci^Mnatsd fptihis | u,q-
-ceflibr. his;nephew Bab.a Serdar. I n : 1794 Akau, db®rfpvfifeig£k#Wffter.n
ïPenûa; astédljftaturje,,<hufeÆffg»j«Wû
redbmièniitod j v dm^ ^^-itDîpofi^aàadmtôbû. aMf, mingled. with«mi®4 i
'avarice and ambition, j He Was.tbeJba,fflTa,Bek,î or infecipr^iol^enaao,
•wHbj' after the death of Nadir, Teized Mazendran.^. andrafiùwïd. thç titk"
ç f khan, and the yet.highep fbyleno^ fetdaî,î.€jEil^:,hPïn^.hy,the.moft
pbw^fur^aptdnTlmfatheE'vofAka^;reigned tW,elye,-years,,ti|llÂn.1762
h é<vyak>cbnquered and vflain1 by ;Kemm,iaftPr,!a war .Of ifome yearsp. and
his ;fôn Akaü- Was" d«^vèd-©FWabaBattb«»q4 id>ÿ#.ÇJW9W ^ ^ l ^ i ^ '^ > ” .
queror. «;* • 5 - - - *
>icbe ünintereftmg:- ' h i f t o r y ciand ithen^djke^t ^%yit|.q|§,;,:ÿ 3
thé Weftj' maiyvbe »irachd: in Qipdi® krieb Fallas; u. .!
- Ha^ng thu-sd ak briefly las npdffihH 4 * % ^
wèftem Pexfiavthe,eallern,half yet tem&insi.beiçgRPhàkpily^arated.iii
. U ü 2 , ' ’ a great
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Peffia.