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congratulation,” and then by way of commentary marched to besiege 
frwan, engaged the Turkish army, by which he was thoroughly beaten, 
and marched home again. Nadir now came to the natural conclusion 
that the time had come to put a stop to Tahmasp’s playing at king. So 
he proceeded to Isfahan, deposed him in 1145 H.,* and deputed him to 
Khurasan, with “ a sufficient number of ladies, and every other comfort 
deemed necessary to pleasurable existence.” 
He also wrote a letter to the Turks, short, and much to the point, 
though perhaps not so “ sweet-scented.” “ Restore the Princes of 
Persia or prepare for war.” At the same time he concluded a peace 
with Russia, stipulating that that power should abandon all the conquests 
it had made on the shores of the Caspian, and, with a vigour that might 
well serve as an example to more modern treaty-makers, he “ dispatch¬ 
ed officers to see that there was no delay in executing their clause of 
the treaty.” 
’Abbas the Third, a nominal King, 1145—1149 H. 
Still Nadir did not think the time ripe for seizing the actual crown 
of Persia, and therefore put up a second puppet, not so likely to play at 
war, in the shape of Tahmasp’s baby, 8 months old, under the title of 
’Abbas III. ; in whose name money was coined, and who sat upon 
the throne for some three years, wdien the baby conveniently died of 
some approved infantile complaint. Meanwhile Nadir marched a large 
army to Ba gh dad, and again attacked the Turks, under Tiipal ’Usman. 
The action was one of the most bloody ever fought between Turks and 
Persians. Nadir had two horses shot under him, and both sides suffered 
severely, but the fight resulted in a victory for the former, 1146 H.f 
A defeat like this only served to bring out the genius of Nadir. Within 
three months he had rallied and strengthened his army, to such an ex¬ 
tent that he was able to re-engage and defeat the Turks, who wore utterly 
routed. The hero Tiipal ’Usman—a long account of whom is to be found 
in Hanway—was killed, and Nadir invested Baghdad. The Pasha 
there concluded a treaty which tho Court of Constantinople refused to 
ratify, and a general named ’Abdu-llah, with a still larger army, put at 
110,000 men, marched against the Persians, Nadir meanwhile occupying 
Armenia and Georgia. Tho Turkish general, confident in his superior 
numbers, left his entrenchments, and engagod the Persians. Led by 
Nadir in person, the latter proved irresistible. ’Abdu-llah KauprauliJ was 
* 20t.h August, 17B2. 
t 17th July, 1783 A. 1). 
X Tho l’ttchu of Cairo, Ilamvny culls him. 
