1
The shah was held in the far west by Tsubodai and Jebe.
2
He had seen the shah's army when it was bright and strong.
3
The shah smiled grimly as his army left the mountain pass behind.
4
Terrified, the shah fled to his royal resort on the Caspian Sea.
5
While the shah and the king were talking, two countrymen came in.
6
I have said how I would tackle this shah and his host.
7
Each of those had established a reputation before the shah accepted them.
8
Lian too had been confident before the shah's army had been sighted.
9
Tsubodai rode at full gallop along the flank of the shah's army.
10
In 1834 his eldest son, Mahommed Mirza, succeeded Feth Ali as shah.
11
The shah was close to panic as he looked in every direction.
12
The shah's ranks had been shocked into immobility by the rampaging elephants.
13
If the shah felt the sting of dishonour, it did not show.
14
Instead, the shah took the easiest route, showing that he valued Otrar.
15
His fall came 32 years after the shah's regime was toppled in Iran.
16
Khomeini seized power in Iran in 1979 following the overthrow of the shah.
