The Armenians of Persia are great merchants, and high civil officers
of the Shah. I name only a few:
Chahanguir Khan is minister of arts and superintendent of the arsenal.
Nirza Melkoum Khan was the former ambassador of the Shah at London;
a man of great wealth and learning, and an able diplomat. He retired
on account of age, and lives in London.
Nazar Agha was ambassador of the Shah at Paris.
General Sharl Bezirganian is the general superintendent of the
telegraph service in Persia.
In India and Burmah there are great Armenian merchants, who are
millionaires, and respected by the governments and the peoples.
In Egypt, though few in number, they are the ruling element. Nubar
Pasha was the prime minister of the Egyptian government until a few
weeks ago; one of the richest men in Egypt, and the greatest statesman
in Africa. He speaks several languages, and spends his summers in
France, owning property in Paris. Dikran Pasha is another rich and
very gifted Armenian, and Boghos Pasha another man of power.