History of the dominion of the Arabs in Spain, tr. by mrs. Jonathan Foster, Volume 2 |
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Page 12
... principal Xeques , great lords , and noble cavaliers of the city . Arrived at the gardens , those damsels , each holding an ivory wand inlaid with gold in her hand , stood to guard 1271 DOMINION OF THE ARABS IN SPAIN . [ A.D. 987 .
... principal Xeques , great lords , and noble cavaliers of the city . Arrived at the gardens , those damsels , each holding an ivory wand inlaid with gold in her hand , stood to guard 1271 DOMINION OF THE ARABS IN SPAIN . [ A.D. 987 .
Page 13
... noble youths , belonging to his family and those of the friends of his house , approached the entrance of the same , protected by the gilded swords of his attendant followers , when , despite the feigned defence made by the damsels , he ...
... noble youths , belonging to his family and those of the friends of his house , approached the entrance of the same , protected by the gilded swords of his attendant followers , when , despite the feigned defence made by the damsels , he ...
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... noble race ; fifty large camels for the transport of baggage : a thousand lances of the fabric of Lamta , a great quantity of beautifully made bows , with an equally large supply of handsome quivers , filled with carefully pointed ...
... noble race ; fifty large camels for the transport of baggage : a thousand lances of the fabric of Lamta , a great quantity of beautifully made bows , with an equally large supply of handsome quivers , filled with carefully pointed ...
Page 45
... noble African poet had received sentence of banishment from Cordova some short time after the death of Alhassan Ben Kenuz . The verses are these : - " All Heaven and the glad Earth rejoicing lay Bathed in your crescent Moon's refulgent ...
... noble African poet had received sentence of banishment from Cordova some short time after the death of Alhassan Ben Kenuz . The verses are these : - " All Heaven and the glad Earth rejoicing lay Bathed in your crescent Moon's refulgent ...
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... noble race , with suitable ca- parisons ; and that proposal being accepted , with the first of those presents he dispatched his son Manser as a hostage for his loyalty and obedience . This happened in the year 393 , and the young Manser ...
... noble race , with suitable ca- parisons ; and that proposal being accepted , with the first of those presents he dispatched his son Manser as a hostage for his loyalty and obedience . This happened in the year 393 , and the young Manser ...
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Abdallah Abdelaziz Abdelmelic Almudafar Abdelmumen Ben Aly Abderahman Aben Abed Aben Omar Aben Taxfin Abu Bekir Abu Meruan Abul Africa Ahmed Alameri Alcaides Alcasim Alcazar Alfonso Algarve Algezira Aljama Allah Almagreb Almeria Almohades Almoravides Aly Ben Hamud Ameer Andalusia army assembled Atia Badajoz battle Cabilas Cadi called caused cavalry Cebta Christians Comarcas commanded Cordova death declared defend Denia Dylnoun Edris enemy father favour force fortresses frontier Gallicia Gehwar Granada Hagib Muhamad Almanzor Hairan hath host Infidels Ismail Juzef Aben Juzef Ben Taxfin King Aly King Hixem King Juzef King of Seville King of Toledo King of Valencia Lamtuna letters lord Malaga Medina Mehedi moon Morocco Moslemah mosque Muhamad Aben Muhamad Ben Hixem Murcia Muyad Billah noble possession Prince Radmir received Saragossa Sclavonian sent sovereign Spain Suleiman Ben Alhakem Tangiers territory thee thou Toledo took troops Valencia victory Vizier Wadha Wali Xeques Yahye Zeiri