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Book Title: Rise and Fall of Nader Shah : Dutch East India Company Reports, 1730-1747
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Mage Publishers, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2009
Topic: Asia / Southeast Asia, Royalty, General, Asia / India & South Asia, Middle East / Iran, Middle East / General, Military
Item Height: 0.2 in
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 24.2 Oz
Author: Willem M. Floor
Item Length: 8.5 in
Item Width: 11 in
Format: Trade Paperback
