"دليل الخليج. مجلد I. القسم التاريخي. الأجزاء Iأ و Iب. ج.ج. لوريمر ١٩١٥" [‎١‎٤‎٢‎١] (١٧٨٢/١٥٧٦)

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Midhut Pasha accompanied His Majesty, and will continue in attendance on his
person while he remains within Ottoman dominions.
The greatest credit is due to His Excellency and to the officers who have energe
tically carried out his orders for the perfect preservation of order that has existed
during: the Shah's visit to this city, and for the magnificence of the reception accorded
to His Majesty, which has far exceeded what could have been expected in this locality ;
and it is said that His Majesty has expressed very great satisfaction with all the
arrangement's made.
His Majesty is expected at Baghdad in about a fortnight on his way back to his
own dominions.
List of those who compose the Shah's Camp.
The King's mother, all his wives, six of his daughters and their attendants.
His Eoyal Highness the Hessam-es-Sultaneh and servants (in charge of the camp).
His Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs and servants.
His Excellency the Mooayer-ul-Memalek, with bis son and wife, and his own
Harem.
His Excellency the Zaheer-ud-Dowlah, chief master of ceremonies and servants.
His Excellency Yahia Khan, his wife and servants.
Pasha Khan Ameer-ool-Moolk, with servants.
Agha Ali, Ameen-oo-Hoozore, with servants.
Ali Keza Khan, Keeper of the Eoyal seals.
Hajee Hoossein Khan, Ameer-i-Toman, with 150 of his horsemen.
Kambar Ali Khan, with 100 horsemen.
The Casveen Regiment, 1,100 strong.
Prom the Noosret Regiment, 250 soldiers.
From the Deemavend Regiments, 250 soldiers.
*•' 12 Guns.
All the Peishkbidmets and the private and personal attendants of the Shah.
The Body-Guard.
Mahomed Mehdi Khan, Chief of the Body-Guard, and his wife.
The Ameen-i-Khelvet.
Sixty Artillerymen and one gun.
The whole are estimated at 20,000, 6,000 of whom are the King's own suite.
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Having visited the shrines at Kadhimain^ Karbala and Najaf, the Shah
returned to Baghdad on the evening of the 20th December. Colonel
Heibertj on the 1/th January 1871, related his further movements as
follows
After a stay of three days, during which he again visited Ctesiphon, for a day's
sport with his hawks and guns, His Majesty left on the morning oithe 24th December
for* Samarrah where are the tombs of the Imams Ali-un-Nuki, otherwise known as
Ali-ul-hadi, and Hussan Askeri, and thence proceeded direct to Khannikeen on the
frontier, leaving Ottoman territory on the 9th instant.
Owing to the presence in His Majesty's camp of His Excellency Midhut Pasha and
his constant care and exertion, no serious disturbances have taken place, but the march
After this visit the Shah caused the principal dome 9,t Samarrah to be regilded.
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