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‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’ [294] (347/388)
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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And Samar also passed from the river Jihoun (the Oxus) and
went to Samarcand. This city had a castle very strongly forti
fied, in which the king resided ; one whole year Samar continued
before the gates of this castle, without being able to effect any
thing against it. At length he himself went the rounds, and
took prisoner a certain man, one of the porters of the castle, and
brought him into the camp, and said to him: " What kind of
" person is the king ot this place, whose skill and ingenuity are
" such, that, after trying every stratagem for a whole year, I am
" not able to take this castle." The man answered, " This king
is not by any means a person of sagacity: he is one of very
" foolish conduct; whose only employments are drinking of
« wine and festivity : he is intoxicated day and night: but he has
a daughter who manages all these affairs, and takes care of the
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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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- Public Domain