Ghilan

a province of Persia, on the south-west shore of the Caspian Sea; area, about 4,250 square miles. The lofty range of the Elburz Mountains forms its southern boundary. The whole province, except where cleared for cultivation and on the mountain summits, is covered with woods; much of the level country is marshy and the climate. consequently unhealthy. The province is rich in metals. The capital is Resht. Pop. 150,000. Ghirlandajo II., Domenico Curradi, nicknamed I] Ghirlandajo (“ the garland maker”), an Italian painter; born in Florence, Italy, in 1449; died in Florence, Italy, Jan. 11, 1494, Ghislanzonti, Antonio, an Italian dramatist; born in Lecco, Italy, in 1824, He died in Lecco, Italy, July 18, 1893.