History of the Dominion of the Arabs in Spain, Volume 2H. G. Bohn, 1854 |
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... maintained for some time with equal obstinacy on both sides . But Alhassan was at length the conqueror ; defeating the Andalusian forces , he compelled them to retreat , and they hastened to take refuge in Medina Cebta , where Alhassan ...
... maintained for some time with equal obstinacy on both sides . But Alhassan was at length the conqueror ; defeating the Andalusian forces , he compelled them to retreat , and they hastened to take refuge in Medina Cebta , where Alhassan ...
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... maintained that although he could not deny the truth of all that had been advanced by the Hagib , yet that what he had himself said was none the less true . This Said Ben Hassan was Alchatib , or preacher , in the mosque of the Aljama ...
... maintained that although he could not deny the truth of all that had been advanced by the Hagib , yet that what he had himself said was none the less true . This Said Ben Hassan was Alchatib , or preacher , in the mosque of the Aljama ...
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... maintained by the former in public , until the time when , inflated by his great increase of power , he began to make manifest the hatred which he had long concealed in his heart . He built and fortified the city of Wahda , surrounding ...
... maintained by the former in public , until the time when , inflated by his great increase of power , he began to make manifest the hatred which he had long concealed in his heart . He built and fortified the city of Wahda , surrounding ...
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... chief of all the towns in Sanhaga , Zeiri there maintained a battle with his enemies from the dawn of morning until late in the afternoon , when the violent exertions he made re - A.D. 999. ] 37 OCCURRENCES IN SPAIN AND AFRICA .
... chief of all the towns in Sanhaga , Zeiri there maintained a battle with his enemies from the dawn of morning until late in the afternoon , when the violent exertions he made re - A.D. 999. ] 37 OCCURRENCES IN SPAIN AND AFRICA .
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... maintained with admirable constancy by either host . The Christian cavaliers , with their horses sheathed in mail , fought like famished wolves , and their generals appeared everywhere in the hottest fury of the struggle , directing and ...
... maintained with admirable constancy by either host . The Christian cavaliers , with their horses sheathed in mail , fought like famished wolves , and their generals appeared everywhere in the hottest fury of the struggle , directing and ...
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Abdallah Abdelaziz Abdelmelic Almudafar Abdelmumen Ben Aly Abderahman Aben Abed Aben Gania Aben Omar Aben Radmir Abu Bekir Abu Giafar Abu Meruan Abu Muhamad Abul Africa Ahmed Alameri Alcaides Alcasim Alcazar Alfonso Algarve Algezira Aljama Allah Almagreb Almeria Almohades Almondar Almoravides Aly Ben Hamud Aly Ben Juzef Ameer Andalusia army assembled Atia Azala battle besieged Cabilas Cadi called caused cavalry Cebta Christians Comarcas commanded Cordova death declared defend Edris enemy favour force fortress frontier Gallicia Gehwar Granada Hagib Muhamad Almanzor Hairan hath host Infidels inhabitants Ismail Juzef Ben Taxfin King Aly King Hixem King of Seville King of Valencia Lamtuna letters lord Malaga Medina Mehedi moon Morocco Moslemah mosque Muhamad Aben Muhamad Ben Murcia noble possession Prince Saragossa Sclavonian sent siege sovereign Spain Suleiman Ben Alhakem Tangiers territory thee thou Toledo took tribes troops Valencia victory Vizier Wadha Wali Xativa Xeques Zeiri
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