The Countries of the World: Middle East ; Africa ; EuropeCassell, 1876 |
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... kingdom is divided enjoy almost perfect independence , the taxes which they pay being viewed mainly in the light of a tribute paid by suffragans to their suzerain . Oman has for ages remained a comparative stranger to the numerous ...
... kingdom is divided enjoy almost perfect independence , the taxes which they pay being viewed mainly in the light of a tribute paid by suffragans to their suzerain . Oman has for ages remained a comparative stranger to the numerous ...
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... kingdom of Bornu , in the basin of Lake Tchad , is a civilised negro Mohammedan kingdom of great beauty and fertility , but the centre of the slave trade which flourishes in the capital . This town , Kuka , is only inferior to Kano , in ...
... kingdom of Bornu , in the basin of Lake Tchad , is a civilised negro Mohammedan kingdom of great beauty and fertility , but the centre of the slave trade which flourishes in the capital . This town , Kuka , is only inferior to Kano , in ...
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... kingdom of Hungary , and the many Slav provinces which own the rule of the Emperor- King . Germany is essentially German : but even in Germany there are Polish Slavs , and the Mecklenburgers are ruled by a family of Slavonic origin ...
... kingdom of Hungary , and the many Slav provinces which own the rule of the Emperor- King . Germany is essentially German : but even in Germany there are Polish Slavs , and the Mecklenburgers are ruled by a family of Slavonic origin ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Sultans Principal Palace on the Bosphorus | 9 |
TURKEY PROPER | 15 |
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