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HEATS OF TEHERAN. 
cannot afford the luxury of a Yeylah The women of those who follow 
the camp are left behind at Teheran during the summer, and it is said 
throw oflfall restraint. The King’s harem is dispersed throughout the vil¬ 
lages at the foot of the mountains, in most of which there are houses pur¬ 
posely provided for them. At Jelalabad is a house entirely appropriated 
to the Bazigers^ or the dancing and singing women. Hassan Ali Mirza 
the Governor, has a wooden summer house built in an extensive garden, 
where he resides during the week, and only goes to town on Fridays 
for his devotions, and for the transaction of business. 
Both the King and Mirza Sheffea had already pointed out the town of 
Demawend, as the most agreeable summer residence in the neighbour¬ 
hood of Teheran; they extolled its delightful climate, its good water, and 
talked in raptures of its apples and honey. It was judged that this place 
would in every way be the most convenient place for our summer quar¬ 
ters ; for, situated between Khorassan and the capital, taking advantage 
of the numerous couriers that always would be going backwards and 
forwards, we should be able to keep up a constant communication with 
the Persian authorities. The King was pleased to appoint Kerim Khan, 
an Afshar *, to be our Mehmandar ; but knowing his character, which 
was officious in the highest degree, and also that his expectations for re¬ 
muneration were high, it was requested that a person of less distinction 
might be appointed. Kerim Khan no sooner heard this than he en¬ 
treated that he might be permitted to accompany us, and being 
probably aware of our feeling towards him, promised that he never 
would trouble us with his presence unless we wished it, that he would 
never speak unless he were spoken to, and that he would be con¬ 
tented to receive fifty tomans at the termination of his office, a sum 
which he was made to understand would be the utmost given to a Meh¬ 
mandar. The Prime Vizier however put an end to all difficulties by 
immediately appointing Mahomed Reza Beg, also an Afshar, to attend 
us. The obsequiousness and servility of this person were so great, that 
■ * The Afshars, Nadir Shah’s tribe have the character of being fouzouls., a word difficult 
to be rendered into English, but implying offi cious servility, flattery, loquacity, &c. 
