The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 11Thomas M'Lean, 1827 |
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... horse § . his materials ( pp . 877-888 ) from Khondemir , Ebn Schounah , and the Lebtarikh . * Demir or Timur signifies , in the Turkish language , iron ; and Beg is the appellation of a lord or prince . By the change of a letter or ...
... horse § . his materials ( pp . 877-888 ) from Khondemir , Ebn Schounah , and the Lebtarikh . * Demir or Timur signifies , in the Turkish language , iron ; and Beg is the appellation of a lord or prince . By the change of a letter or ...
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... horses ; and sixty - two days was he plunged in a loathsome dungeon , from whence he escaped by his own courage ... horse , and took each of them in my arms . And I put my turban on the head of the first chief ; and my girdle , rich ...
... horses ; and sixty - two days was he plunged in a loathsome dungeon , from whence he escaped by his own courage ... horse , and took each of them in my arms . And I put my turban on the head of the first chief ; and my girdle , rich ...
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... horses , and jewels , were composed , according to the Tartar fashion , each article of nine pieces ; but a critical ... horse , where the emperor fought in person . No more than four- teen or fifteen guards remained near the standard of ...
... horses , and jewels , were composed , according to the Tartar fashion , each article of nine pieces ; but a critical ... horse , where the emperor fought in person . No more than four- teen or fifteen guards remained near the standard of ...
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... horse : with the innumerable forces of Kipzak , Bulgaria , Cir- cassia , and Russia , he passed the Sihoon , burnt the palaces of Timour , and compelled him , amidst the winter snows , to contend for Samarcand and his life . After a ...
... horse : with the innumerable forces of Kipzak , Bulgaria , Cir- cassia , and Russia , he passed the Sihoon , burnt the palaces of Timour , and compelled him , amidst the winter snows , to contend for Samarcand and his life . After a ...
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... horse most fortunately corresponded with the ninety - two names or epithets of the prophet Mahomet . Between the ... horses perished in the snow : the emperor himself was let down a precipice on a portable scaffold ; the ropes were one ...
... horse most fortunately corresponded with the ninety - two names or epithets of the prophet Mahomet . Between the ... horses perished in the snow : the emperor himself was let down a precipice on a portable scaffold ; the ropes were one ...
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