"رحلات من الهند إلى إنجلترا: تشمل زيارة إلى الإمبراطورية البورمية، رحلة عبر بلاد فارس، آسيا الصغرى، تركيا الأوروبية وغيرها، في السنوات ١٨٢٥-١٨٢٦، بقلم جيمز إدوارد أليكساندر" [‎٢‎١‎٣] (٤١٢/٣٠٠)

PERSIA. ^13
A handsome telescope, gold-mounted reading glasses, snuffboxes,
and a variety of other articles. Altogether the value of the present
was about one lakh of rupees.
What is rather singular, and completely unprecedented, his Ma
jesty made no return for this magnificent present.
The Envoy had a private audience of his Majesty; after which,
on the 10th, his lady visited the Queen, and was received by the
Taj arrayed in all her jewels: her dress was so loaded with these
precious ornaments that she could scarcely walk: two diamond
wings adorned her head, and women slaves, in rows, dressed in silks,
and ornamented with jewels, stood before her. The King's jewels
were also displayed, and the crown, throne, &c. A small string of
seed pearls was all the present the Taj gave, though next day she
received the following articles:
Four trays, containing twelve very rich Cashmere shawls.
A splendid gold repeater, with chain, &c.
A beautiful breakfast set of Wedgewood china.
Large and valuable work-box and colour-box.
Essences and scents of all sorts; knives, scissors, &c., besides
trays filled with cambrics, muslins, rich velvets, longcloths, shawl
dresses, silks, &c., and, what will no doubt surprise the fair reader, a
very considerable quantity of Hodgson's pale ale; for true it is that
the Queen of Persia malts.
On the 12th we visited the two eldest princes in camp, Allee
Nukee Mirza and Imaum Wurdee Mirza: the former the governor
of Casveen, and the latter Sir Kasuckchee Bashee, or commandant
of life-guards. They were both exceedingly affable.
His Majesty having, before our arrival, determined on sending a
Persian