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Rh Bk. I. Ch. V. PERSIA. 551 never been drawn with sufficient correctness to admit of its being used for the purj^ose of demonstrating -the fact now pointed out. But, indeed, througliout Armenia mosques and Christian churches con- stantly alternate, borrowing details from one another, and making up one of the most curious mixed chapters in the history of the art ; a chapter still remaining to be written by some one who may visit the spot with sufficient knowledge and enthusiasm to accomplish it 984. Iinaret of Oulou Jami at Krzerouni. (From Texier's " Armeiiie et la Perse.") Mosque at Tabreez. The next building that may be chosen for illustration is the ruined mosque at Tabreez, which, when perfect, must have been one of the most beautiful in the country. Its history is not exactly known ; but it certainly belongs to the Mogul dynasty, which, on the death of Mangu Khan, the son of Ghengis Khan, was founded in Persia by Hulaku, the brother of Mangu. He and his sons generally retained the faith of their forefathers till Ghazan Khan, who succeeded m A.D. 12U4. Ghazan zealously embraced the Mahomedan faith, and it