A Voyage Up the Persian Gulf: And a Journey Overland from India to England, in 1817 |
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Abdoola Achmed Pasha Aly Aga amongst ancient appearance appointed Arabian ARABIAN HORSE Arabs arms arrival assert attack attention authority Babylon Bagdad Bedooins believe Bombay Busheer Bussora camel capital caravanseray celebrated certainly chief command commonly considerable course Ctesiphon danger Daood Effendi desert DIARBEKIR distance enquiries entirely equally esteemed Euphrates extremely Faringee favour firman frequently greater ground halted honour horses immediately inferior informed Janizaries Khan Kifri kind Koordistan Koords Mahomed Mahomedan Mangalore manner Maskat Merdin miles Montifics morning Mosul Mount Taurus mounted Nadir Shah nearly never night Nisibin obliged observed obtained occasion officers Omar Pasha once Ormus party Pashalik passed perfect perhaps Persian piastres pistols present reached reign rest river road rode ruins Sayïd Sayud Pasha scarcely servant Shaik slaves Solyman soon sufficiently superior Tartar tents town traveller tribes Turk Turkish village Wahabees walls whilst whole wonder Zezidees