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‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’ [137] (190/388)
The record is made up of 1 volume (327 pages). It was created in 1800. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.
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( 137 )
iwLo kehsets, or handfuls. The great tax is the tax of Shiraz,
because j K & j ^. j I jixz* Jqffer hen Ahi Zoheir spoke to
Haroun Ar'rasheid on the subject, and he ordered that a third and
a fourth should be paid. The tribute of Istakhar is not so con
siderable as that of Shiraz.
The tax of division is of two kinds. The better is that of the
Emir al Moumenin Omar, (may God reward him !) and the other
khalifs, which divides into tens, threes, and fours. These are
taxes paid on the products of agriculture, and various other
duties and tributes, nearly the same as in other countries.
In all Pars there is not any mint, except at Shiraz. The land
belongs to the sovereign: he lets it out to farm at certain rents.
There was not any tax in Pars on shops, or work-houses, or gar
dens, or trees, Ali hen Isa laid a tax on them
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in the year 302 *.
# A. D. 914—most probably our author's own time.
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The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century , translated from the author’s own manuscript, and collated with one preserved at the Library of Eton College by Sir William Ouseley.
Publication details: Printed at the Oriental Press by Wilson & Co., Wild-Court, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, for T Cadell Junior and W Davies, Strand, London, 1800.
Physical description: One volume, initial Roman numeral pagination (i-xxxvi), 327 pages, fold-out map.
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- 1 volume (327 pages)
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This volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings and page references. There is an alphabetic index at the back of the volume.
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Dimensions: 280mm x 220mm.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- 306.37.C.18
- Title
- ‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iv-v, 1:38, 1:328, v-r:vii-v, back-i
- Author
- Ouseley, Sir William
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