A Critical Essay on Various Manuscript Works, Arabic and Persian: Illustrating the History of Arabia, Persia, Turkomania, India, Syria, Egypt, Mauritania, and SpainWilliam Ouseley Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland; Sold, 1832 - 71 pages |
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... Persian king of the Sassanian dynasty , who reigned in the sixth century . Of this name ( Demúr Kápí ) , the proper signification in Turkish is the " iron gate . " BANDHÚ , 1 a territory of Hindustan , on the OF SADIK ISFAHANI . 11.
... Persian king of the Sassanian dynasty , who reigned in the sixth century . Of this name ( Demúr Kápí ) , the proper signification in Turkish is the " iron gate . " BANDHÚ , 1 a territory of Hindustan , on the OF SADIK ISFAHANI . 11.
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... whatever . This article is " TATISH " ( تنش ) which the MS . explains as the name of a king of the Seljúkian dynasty , without any further particulars . Rúm , from which the name of Taklú1 has been 16 THE GEOGRAPHICAL WORKS.
... whatever . This article is " TATISH " ( تنش ) which the MS . explains as the name of a king of the Seljúkian dynasty , without any further particulars . Rúm , from which the name of Taklú1 has been 16 THE GEOGRAPHICAL WORKS.
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... dynasty of Per- sian sovereigns : he overthrew the Arsacidan or Parthian race in the beginning of the third century ; and is called Artaxares and Artaxerxes by the Greek and Latin historians . 2 DASHT ( or DESHT ) , ' a district 26 THE ...
... dynasty of Per- sian sovereigns : he overthrew the Arsacidan or Parthian race in the beginning of the third century ; and is called Artaxares and Artaxerxes by the Greek and Latin historians . 2 DASHT ( or DESHT ) , ' a district 26 THE ...
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... dynasty was the capi- tal of that province • MARV RÚD , a city of Khurasan , at the distance of forty farsangs from Marvshábján MAZDEKÁN , a place in Irák Âjem • 82 0 36 30 · 49 0 37 30 72 0 12 0 81 15 37 50 97 0 37 40 · 97 0 36 30 8410 ...
... dynasty was the capi- tal of that province • MARV RÚD , a city of Khurasan , at the distance of forty farsangs from Marvshábján MAZDEKÁN , a place in Irák Âjem • 82 0 36 30 · 49 0 37 30 72 0 12 0 81 15 37 50 97 0 37 40 · 97 0 36 30 8410 ...
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... dynasties of kings and princes , who have reigned in different countries , as would render unnecessary the in- spection of other records ; because , if any inge- nious writer who undertook a general compilation of that extensive nature ...
... dynasties of kings and princes , who have reigned in different countries , as would render unnecessary the in- spection of other records ; because , if any inge- nious writer who undertook a general compilation of that extensive nature ...
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