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‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’ [94] (147/388)
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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or an ancient castle. ^ Jour has a citadel, but no outworks.
Kazeroun, has a kohendez also, with fortifications.
Fesa, has a kohendez, with fortifications. Darah-
jerd has a castle and wails. And I have heard, that in the pro
vince of Pars there are more than five celebrated castles, situated
in towns and on hills, which no king has ever been able to take.
One of them is the castle of Ehn Omareh, ^
which they call (^LAji(3 K.(iIclcl JDcinbcLii. rhere the family
of Omareh used to seize upon every tenth ship. The castle
Kadbnn is situated on a mountain: neither i ^ j u \ v ^:
Mohammed hen fl r ascl, with his army, nor
Ahmed hen Allosein, were able to take it.
The castle of c^bT Saied Ahad (the residence of Good
Fortune) is one farsang from the Koureh of Istakhar. It was ori- ^
ginally called the Castle of Asfendiar. In the time of the
Commander of tlie Faithful, the Prince of the Saints of God,
^ ^ Jz All hen Ahitaleb, to whom be peace! this
castle was the residence of Zeycid hen Ommiah,
and from that circumstance was called after him. In the time of
the Beni Ommiah, ^
Alans our hen Mohammed hen Jaffer was Governor of Pars, and
resided in this castle, which then received its name from him.
Some time after that, it was ruined; and soon again repaired by
^ j . j Mohammed hen IFasel, who was Governor
of Pars. When it was taken by (jsJ Yacouh hen
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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’
- Pages
- 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