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... caliph Omar . " The winter proved uncom- monly rigorous ; above an hundred days the ground was covered A.D. 717-20 ] 14 The caliph had emptied two baskets of eggs and of figs , which he swallowed alternately , and the repast was ...
... caliph Omar . " The winter proved uncom- monly rigorous ; above an hundred days the ground was covered A.D. 717-20 ] 14 The caliph had emptied two baskets of eggs and of figs , which he swallowed alternately , and the repast was ...
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... caliph , in the colours of the sect , Saffah proceeded with religious and military pomp to the mosque ; ascending the pulpit , he prayed and preached as the lawful successor of Maho- met ; and , after his departure , his kinsmen bound a ...
... caliph , in the colours of the sect , Saffah proceeded with religious and military pomp to the mosque ; ascending the pulpit , he prayed and preached as the lawful successor of Maho- met ; and , after his departure , his kinsmen bound a ...
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... caliph to retire from Bagdad , and establish his own residence and the camp of his barbarian favourites at Samara on the Tigris , about twelve leagues above the city of Peace.116 His son Motawakkel was a jealous and cruel tyrant ...
... caliph to retire from Bagdad , and establish his own residence and the camp of his barbarian favourites at Samara on the Tigris , about twelve leagues above the city of Peace.116 His son Motawakkel was a jealous and cruel tyrant ...
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CHAPTER LII | 1 |
Invasion of France by the Arabs | 15 |
Fall of the Ommiades | 22 |
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