. Christian herald and signs of our times . tis supposed that the assassination was theresult of a plot in w hich the Shiah leadersmay pros e to have been implicated. The late Shah (who w as born in 1831),had five sons and thirteen daughters, theValiahd, or heir to the throne, being Muzafer-ed-Deen. the second son. MasuJ, theeldest son, is not of the royal tribe of Ka-jar and is therefore ineligible as the Shahssuccessor. He is at present Governor ofIspahan and is of such an ambitious andresolute character that it is not improbablehe may cause trouble to Muzafer. I helatter, however, is recogn
. Christian herald and signs of our times . tis supposed that the assassination was theresult of a plot in w hich the Shiah leadersmay pros e to have been implicated. The late Shah (who w as born in 1831),had five sons and thirteen daughters, theValiahd, or heir to the throne, being Muzafer-ed-Deen. the second son. MasuJ, theeldest son, is not of the royal tribe of Ka-jar and is therefore ineligible as the Shahssuccessor. He is at present Governor ofIspahan and is of such an ambitious andresolute character that it is not improbablehe may cause trouble to Muzafer. I helatter, however, is recognized by bothEngland and Russia as the rightful heir tothe Persian throne. One of the brightest features of the lateShahs long reign has been his kindness tothe Armenians, who enjoy equal privilegeswith the Mussulmans in Persia. This isin striking contrast with the policy of thebloodthirsty Sultan of Turkey, AbdulHamid. who h is made himself infamousas the Nero of the present age. |Y 13, 1896 THE CHRISTIAN HERALD AND SIGNS OF OUR TIMES. 379. ROM LlEfr
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