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‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’ [118] (171/388)
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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( 118 )
The race of Omar eh ^Jt also called I Je-
lendi, formerly possessed extensive territories and wide domi
nions in this country, on the sea-coast, in the vicinity of Kir-
man. It is said that their empire existed before the time of
Moses, on whom be the blessing of God ! and that it is to some
princes of this family the Koran alludes in that passage,
" And there was behind them a king, who forcibly seized on
every (sound) ship^." And to this very time they have sol
diers, and plunder on the sea, and pay not tribute to any king:
and it was with <5jJlcX^ Ahdallah hen
Ahmed al Jelendi that cUdJI Omru hen Leith made
war for two years; and he did not conquer him until he had
called to his assistance two of the family of Omru.
The Beni Alseghar are also of the race of
Jelendi It is said that^lx^Jf Seif al-
Seghar is called after them. Those we have mentioned are the
more ancient kings of Pars.
Ahu Zeheir was of the family of
Sum eh hen Boui. ^heni Zeheir was
* This king is before mentioned, p. 12.
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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