The History of Arabia, Ancient and Modern ...Harper & Brothers, 1852 |
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Side 11
... desert gradually re- sumed their ancient independence , and regarded the successors of Mohammed merely as the chiefs of their religion . As their power commenced in blood . so it will be found in the sequel to have terminated its career ...
... desert gradually re- sumed their ancient independence , and regarded the successors of Mohammed merely as the chiefs of their religion . As their power commenced in blood . so it will be found in the sequel to have terminated its career ...
Side 16
... deserts , having fallen by the hands of his own slaves , who employed against his life those scimitars which he had recently distrib- uted among them for the defence of his person and throne . From the death of this prince the destina ...
... deserts , having fallen by the hands of his own slaves , who employed against his life those scimitars which he had recently distrib- uted among them for the defence of his person and throne . From the death of this prince the destina ...
Side 26
... deserts of Bagdad . The conqest of Cilicia may be said to have been achieved by the surrender of Ma- sifia or Mopsuestia , and Tarsus . In the siege of the former city , which was taken by assault , 200,000 Moslems , including probably ...
... deserts of Bagdad . The conqest of Cilicia may be said to have been achieved by the surrender of Ma- sifia or Mopsuestia , and Tarsus . In the siege of the former city , which was taken by assault , 200,000 Moslems , including probably ...
Side 28
... desert . The Turks and Tartars , who dwelt northward of the Oxus and the Jaxartes , possessed the daring enter- prise peculiar to their climate ; and from their hordes the mercenary forces of the caliphs were frequently recruited ...
... desert . The Turks and Tartars , who dwelt northward of the Oxus and the Jaxartes , possessed the daring enter- prise peculiar to their climate ; and from their hordes the mercenary forces of the caliphs were frequently recruited ...
Side 49
... deserts of Irak to the recesses of Mount Atlas in Africa . The Saracens of Spain retained their attachment to the family of Moawiyah ; their zeal was rekindled by the presence of a prince of that race in their neighbourhood , and they ...
... deserts of Irak to the recesses of Mount Atlas in Africa . The Saracens of Spain retained their attachment to the family of Moawiyah ; their zeal was rekindled by the presence of a prince of that race in their neighbourhood , and they ...
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Abbassides Abdallah Aenezes Akaba Aleppo ancient animal appearance Arabia Arabs arms army Bagdad beautiful Bedouins Burckhardt Cairo caliphs called camels capital caravans celebrated century chief Christians coffee colour command common considerable Damascus Deraiah desert districts dominions dowlah East Egypt enemy Europe feet Forskal Gebel gold governor Greeks Gulf hajjis hand Haroun Hauran Hejaz holy honour horses houses ihram imam India inhabitants Jidda Kaaba Koran Mecca Medina ment Mocha Mohammed Mohammedan Moslem mosque Mount mountains Muslin natives Nejed Niebuhr pasha Persian person pilgrimage pilgrims possession prayers princes principal Prophet province reckoned Red Sea reign remarkable resembling round Sanaa Saoud Saracens sheiks sheriff Sinai soldiers sometimes sovereign Spain species stone strangers Suez sultan sword Syria Taïf tent throne tion tomb Toussoun town travellers tribes troops Turkish Turks visited Wady Wahabees walls whole Yembo Yemen