. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. TURCOMAN I. TURCOMAN. CHAPTER XV. Persia and Iran—The great monarchies—The Median kingdom—The conquests of Cyrus-Darius the Great—Alexander and the Seleucids—The Parthian empire—The Sassaniadynasty—The Eastern Caliphate—The Mongols and Turcomans—The Sufi dynasty—ShaAhbas—Nadir Shah—Aga Muhammad—Persia a great battle-ground—Various races—Catcasians and Mongoloids—Ph
. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. TURCOMAN I. TURCOMAN. CHAPTER XV. Persia and Iran—The great monarchies—The Median kingdom—The conquests of Cyrus-Darius the Great—Alexander and the Seleucids—The Parthian empire—The Sassaniadynasty—The Eastern Caliphate—The Mongols and Turcomans—The Sufi dynasty—ShaAhbas—Nadir Shah—Aga Muhammad—Persia a great battle-ground—Various races—Catcasians and Mongoloids—Physical characters of Persians—Moral character—Slavery—Viceand virtues—Mens clothing—Womens faces—Painting—Hair—Womens dress-MarriageAstrology—The bazaar manufactures—Food—Houses—Dervishes—Future of Persia—Iralanguages—Firdosi and epic poetry—Omar ben Khajo^am-Sadi—Hafiz—The Guebres—Th^Kurds and Luris -Arabs, Armenians, and Jews—Nestorians—Tiurcomans—Iliats. /HOMING to the Soiitli-west of Asia, we find^-^ ourselves again in contact witli tlie Cau-casian peoples, or whites. A section ofPersia and tliem possess sufficiently markedIran. characteristics to be set apa
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