The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 11Thomas M'Lean, 1827 |
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... vizir of Zagatai , in his new realm of Transoxiana ; and in the ascent of some generations , the branch of Timour is confounded , at least , by the females † , with the imperial stem ‡ . He was born forty miles to the south of Samarcand ...
... vizir of Zagatai , in his new realm of Transoxiana ; and in the ascent of some generations , the branch of Timour is confounded , at least , by the females † , with the imperial stem ‡ . He was born forty miles to the south of Samarcand ...
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... vizir to descend into the plain , with ten thousand cuirassiers , forty thousand of his foot guards , and one hundred and twenty ele- phants , whose tusks are said to have been armed with sharp and poisoned daggers . Against these ...
... vizir to descend into the plain , with ten thousand cuirassiers , forty thousand of his foot guards , and one hundred and twenty ele- phants , whose tusks are said to have been armed with sharp and poisoned daggers . Against these ...
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... vizir lost his army and his head ; but the more fortunate Ibrahim , whose name and family are still revered , extinguished the last pretender to the throne of Bajazet , and closed the scene of domestic hostility . In these conflicts ...
... vizir lost his army and his head ; but the more fortunate Ibrahim , whose name and family are still revered , extinguished the last pretender to the throne of Bajazet , and closed the scene of domestic hostility . In these conflicts ...
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... vizir in the palace , or a victorious general in the camp , the Ottoman succession has been confirmed by the practice of five centuries , and is now incorporated with the vital principle of the Turkish nation . To the spirit and ...
... vizir in the palace , or a victorious general in the camp , the Ottoman succession has been confirmed by the practice of five centuries , and is now incorporated with the vital principle of the Turkish nation . To the spirit and ...
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... vizir , a secret friend of the Christians , was constrained to deliver the sense of his brethren . " Ye foolish and miserable Romans , " said Calil , “ we know your devices , and ye are ig- norant of your own danger ! the scrupulous Amu ...
... vizir , a secret friend of the Christians , was constrained to deliver the sense of his brethren . " Ye foolish and miserable Romans , " said Calil , “ we know your devices , and ye are ig- norant of your own danger ! the scrupulous Amu ...
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