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INTRODUCTION. | |
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| I.—Antiquity of the kingdom of Persia—Its recent Losses—Situation and Provinces of which it is composed, | 13 |
| II.—Aspect and Nature of the Soil and Climate, | 15 |
| III.—Population—Names, Manners, and Customs, of some of the Tribes of Persia, | 19 |
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PART I. OF THE GOVERNMENT. | |
| I.—Of the King— | |
| Sect I.—His Family—His Household—His Revenues, | 23 |
| Sect II.—Feth Ali Shah, | 25 |
| Sect III.—Of the Royal Family, | 29 |
| Sect. IV.—Of the King’s Titles, | 33 |
| Sect. V.—Of the King’s Household, | 34 |
| Sect. VI.—Of the King’s Seraglio, | 36 |
| Sect. VII.—Of the Coorook, | 39 |
| Sect. VIII.—Splendour of the Court—Royal Audiences, | 40 |
| Sect. IX.—Of the King's Guards, | 42 |
| Sect.X.—Of the King's Power, | 43 |
| II.—Of the Great Officers of the Empire— | |
| Sect. I.—Of the Itimad-ad-Dowlah, or Prime Minister, | 44 |
| Sect. II.—Of the Ameen-ad-Dowlah, or Second Minister, | 47 |
| Sect. III.—Of the Vaca Neviz, or Secretary of State, | 49 |
| Sect. IV.—Of the Meer-Aub, or Prince of the Waters, | 50 |
| Sect. V.—Of the Beylerbeys, or Governors of Provinces, | 50 |
| Sect. VI.—Of the Titles of Mirza and Khan, | 52 |
| III.—Of the Government of the Provinces and Cities, | 53 |
| IV.—Of the Nature of Landed Property, | 56 |
| V.—Of the Sources of the Revenue of the State, | 57 |
| VI.—Of the Military Force— | |
| Sect. I.—General Observations, | 59 |
| Sect. II.—Of the Arms of the Persian Troops, | 61 |
| Sect. III.—Of the Military Art among the Persians, | 62 |
| VII.—Of the Mode of Investiture with Offices, and of the Khilaut, or Robe of Honour, | 67 |
| VIII.—Of Presents, | 69 |
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PART II. LEGISLATION. | |
| I.—General Character of the Persian Legislation, | 70 |
| II.—Of the Administration of Justice, | 72 |
| III.—Of the Law of Marriage, | 73 |
| IV.—Of Civil and Criminal Justice, | 75 |
| V.—Of the different kinds of Punishments, | 78 |
