History of the Dominion of the Arabs in Spain, Volume 2H. G. Bohn, 1854 |
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... , with the 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 12 DOMINION OF THE ARABS IN SPAIN . [ A.D. 987 .
... , with the 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 12 DOMINION OF THE ARABS IN SPAIN . [ A.D. 987 .
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... 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 ...
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... 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 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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