The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-04
NATIONAL INSTITUTE,
ORIENfAL COINS .r-
Latter from john y. Bresa, Uaiisa Ssaiss drssou..
Coasisal.a0pls.
COssIANTLNOrLL, sePt. 2s, lsI

Latter from john n. bfossa, Ussisa Slaiss drssou..
C0asi@aisn0Pl.
-. -CossrASrRoPLE, Sept rs, ISIS.
DEAR sir: PeIma me to present, through you. 4.
tbs National Institute, little collection OF OrenaI
coins, made by me during the past two or TIM,
years. | have endeayoTed in vain TO complsls ~.
different dynsslies and offer them as thew Ar,
in tie hope and expectation that others, who NAV
thus know Of their existence in the institute, vil
aid in performing what have been unable 10 p,,,
form alone will also continue 10 search after n.
coins which are yet wanting, and add those NAV
find 20 the collection nov sent have good nun,
Der Of coins Of the different eahphstes, and Of M,
seljinksi bu, not being sufficient to be worthy Of
presentation at this time, reserve them for anotAs
occasion.
Perhaps il would not be smss, and save oths.
trouble, were | 10 add few words on the history
and periods Of the princes whose coins have eO.
Iected Being all OF Tartar descent, through G,..
ghis Khan and his successors, who, from Khany
the Cathsy of Marco Polo,) overran all AslA Nj.
nor, Persia, and most Of India, reaching even
through Syria TO Egypt, they are not uninteresunr
70 an American, who remembers that their langua.,
the Tartar Is spoken at this day from the city N
which write, through Asia Minor, along the shore,
Of the Black and Caspian seas in what u called Ia
dependent Tartary, Chinese Tartary, and Russian
TartaIy, as far as Behring's straits; and il ia sb
eet worthy of investigator with accuracy, whsAst
II ID not SPOKEN albo III lls purify, or mixed With
other idioms, by some Of The aborigines Of NorA
America Besides the nsrownsss Of the s,rsa.
which separate the two worlds, the chain Of Il.
AeuIian islands is 30 closely connected 10 admit
Of ready passage from one TO the other.
The Zenghdi or Atabek dynasty WAS founded BY
Emadeddin Zenghi, son Of Aksauear, Tartar and
during the erusades was known by the name q
Sangino. He received Bsgdad ~ A. II. SCI. a.
ID. 1872 from Mshmoud BIN Mohammed, ST.
ink prince, and soon Afterwards conquered Moss
and Aleppo. In the 53sth year Of the hsgrsh. Ia
took Ediassa and Biz from the Franks, and died IA
the following year, when his kingdom was divdol
among his sons. 80
Nooreddn Mshmoud rslgned in Syria All.
Cotbeddeen, his brother. 40 ~. IN
Saifeddin, his brother, succeeded. him.
Saith, son Of Noueddin, reigned in Aleppo ia A.
II. SIT.
Aleddin, son of CotsbeddiD, succeeded him in A
IL, SOL. .... -.ls 80. A..
Novreddin Arslan Shah, son Of AIeddin, took
the town Of Nlsib from his uncle Colebeddin, and
reigned until A. III. 607. .
Malek III Cahsr Azsddin Messud, his son, con-
msneed rsigning young, under the direction q Bad
reddin Lulu, who was sent TO him by the CLlpl
Mustasim in A. ii. 63l a. Ii -,
Nassaeddin Mahmud, son Of the preceding, va
finally succeeded by Bedreddin Lulu. ...
The ortakide dynasty commenced their eoneues
in Syria under the caliphste Of MAstsrched, in 4
II. 5l2, A. ID. Ills. The name is derived from
mountain in Turklstsn, and they spread over Asa
Minor--members Of the family reigning in AlsppO,
Mosul, and JeIireh- ....., .-g..r -
The family Of Halagu is purely Mogu from
Khatay, the founder being grandson Of Genghn
Khan. The latter had son named Tuli who lei
Gully Khan, MaDgaka, and Halagu. The latter en-
tered Persia in A. II. 65l, "a. ID. 1881 which b.
conquered, and next spread his arms over Am
Minor, and reduced TO extremity the Caliph MAJ
tasEem, whose counties he took in succession. The
descendants of this conqueror, whom history msp-
lions a man Of enlightened views, and friend Of
science, made extensive eonquests in Russia, Po-
land, Morayia, China, Tibet, and Syria. Hasgu
died in Marash, gin A. II. $50, "a. ID. 1854 and
was succeeded by his son Abska Khan. ~.
The princes of Erbela had their source in Zained
din Ally Cogink, who, in A. II. SGD, Withdrew from
the service OF his prince, Merdud Of Mosul, Sci
jink and established himself in the town Of Erbe-
la, which, at his death, he Jeff TO his Z,insddn
Tusuf. This latter was in turn succeeded by biz
brother Mudafereddin Cuebun, who reigned until
A. II. $50. .. . ID. ........ 49, -..,
Having mslsid the list of the coins sent bse
You TO have them placed in the mimismac cabinet q
the institute, according to their dynas,ies. They
will be delivered to you by George A. Porter esq,
United States consul for this place, who eA hep
on the 18Th ult. for the United States. a..
remain, dear SIR, with great respect, ~
Your friend and seryant,
JOHN P. BROWN,
U. S. Drasoman.
Faxes MARKoI, IT,, ESQ.,,
Cor. Sec'y Of the Net. institute,
Washington, Dc