‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’ [298] (351/388)
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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298 APPENDIX, No. III.
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the chests on the asses, and took his station with the army. When
the chests arrived at the castle, all the men came forth from them,
and began to ring their bells, and threw open the gates of the
city; and Samar entered with his troops, sword in hand, and they
continued to slaughter until it was day; so that blood ran in
streams: the king was slain and the damsel taken prisoner; and
Samar remained in this city one year. In the book entitled
Tesmiah al Boldan, it is mentioned, that in those times Samar-
— cand was called Cheen, and the Cheenians were there ; and these
people first made the paper of the Cheenians. But Samar called this
city after his own name. In Persian Samarkand (with the letter / ).
Kand (OJJ^) in the Tartar or Turkish language signifies a city.
But when this name was used in Arabick, it became Samarcand
(with the letter j>.) After this Samar led forth his army
and proceeded into Turkestan and to Tibbet, &c. &c.
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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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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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- ‘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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