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James Justinian Morier

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Died March 19, 1849
İzmir, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Also known as: Morier, James Justinian, 1780?-1849
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A British diplomat and author noted for his novels about the Qajar dynasty in Iran, most famously for the Hajji Baba series (Wikipedia).

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The adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan

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"A picaresque romance by James Morier (1780-1849), dealing with life in Persia. The hero is a sort of Persian Gil Bals whose roguery takes him into all spheres of Persian society. In a satiric sequel, Hajji Baba in England (1828), he visits England as a government official, seeing familiar customs with a foreign eye." - - Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia - Fourth Edition

Ḥājī Bābā Iṣfahānī

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Tale of a fictitious courtier of the Qajar Shah Fatih Ali Khan.