Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-05-21

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From. tn. Louisville Courier-Jonrna..
Among the many notahles whose pres
ence is expected in the opening Of the
Vienna Exhibition, not the least interest
ing to Europeans will be the Shah Of
Persia. commonly known as Nnsser-ed-
Deln. but whose real name. on the an-
thori-v of NJ. Eastwick is Nasiru'd
div Kajtr. To most persons Eastern
personaCes and affairs are developed in
a sort OF traditional haziness not without
q certain charm The London Times
speaks of Jewels in the possession Of the
Shah valued az two or three millions
sterling, and which have never been
seen by anv European. This il not cor
rect. Mr.. Eastwick. formerly in the di-
plomatic service. has seen them. and has
given an account of them in the second
column Of the journal of Diplomat
and estimates their value at COCO. 900.
or $50. 600. 900 This is, no doubt. by
far the most valuable collection Of prec-
ions stones IN existence. Among these
is the Da-va-a-Npr the sister jewel to the
fanous kuh-a-N1r. which. according to
tradition. was with it in the hilt Of the
sword of Afrasib 5000 years before
Christ Rrstam took II to Persia, IL
nour carried it away and Nadir Shah re-
covered it when he conquered the Great
NJ ,gul took Delhi and carried away its
treasures The casket of jewels Of the
Mcgul was taken to Meshed by Nadlr
Shah. and continued in the possession of
his descendants till Aga Mahomet. the
founder Of the dynasty of which the
present Shah is the fourth, overthrow
the reiguins monarch and carried off his
treasures to Teheran. It is not improb-
able that some OF the most famous jew
els of antiquity are i'll this collection, and
among them the s.,cred gems that once
adorned the breast-plate OF the Jewish
Hi-h Priest.
The present dynasty is not Persian,
but turkish. descended from the kajtrs.
n tribe of Turks who TilnoHr transplanted
for their LOYALTY 20 his person, from Sy-
ris to PerSian Armenia. Under snhse-
qnent monarchs they obtained the rich
district around Asterahid, in the south
eastern eatrt nifty Of the Caspitn Sea,
where they rrmaiued vaSsllS of the
house Of Sophi till The death Of Khureem
Khan. in l719 In the civil wars which
followed, A-a M4homet played his pat
So well that be o!3,aintd the crown a
few years before the close Of the last
century.
The present Sh4h is about Il years of
age. well educated sreahs Arabic P@r- |
sian. French au1 English With ease, and |
Is eldeavcrinG te bring his kingdom in-
10 sympathy with the States system Of |
Eurupr. H lett Tehernn few days |
since, WIS conveyed across the Caspian |
bv Russian escort. has by this time !
landed in Ra,sit. and will proceed by |
train to st. Petersburg. where he will b.
the guest of the Cz + till the opening of
he Exposition. After spending : rue
wee Ks at Vienna. he will proceed to Lon
don rs the guest OF the British Queen.
H. will doubtless be ftted at both Courts
and perhaps subsidized by one or both
ere he returns.
1t may interest the curious to know
the titles of the Shah of Persia. which
are studinusly regarded in all treaties
and conventions to which he becomes
party. In these he is introduced as:
= The Shah. is exalted as the planet St-
turn: the Sovereign to whom the Sun
serves rs q standard. whose splendor and
are equal to those of the
skies; the Suhiime Sovereign, the Mon
arch whose armies are as numerous as
the stars whose greatness calls to mind
that of Djemschid. whose magniticencr
EQUALS that of Darius; the heir of the
crown and throne of the Kayanians; the
Sublime Emperor of all Persia, the Shah
Yu Shah"
A concession was lately granted to Ba-
ron Won Renter by the Shah for the
of telegraphs and railways
within the Imperial dominions. which
will bring Persia into more intimate re-
ation with Western powers. Tnis is, !
We heleive. the first time a monarch
Df his dynanty has ever visited Europe.