A History of Arabic LiteratureD. Appleton, 1903 - 478 pages |
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Page 97
... Sultan Mas'ûd appointed him his minister , in his capital , Mosul . When Mas'ûd was defeated in the Battle of Hamadhân ( 1121 ) by his brother Mahmûd , the poet was taken prisoner , and put to death , on the advice of the vizier ...
... Sultan Mas'ûd appointed him his minister , in his capital , Mosul . When Mas'ûd was defeated in the Battle of Hamadhân ( 1121 ) by his brother Mahmûd , the poet was taken prisoner , and put to death , on the advice of the vizier ...
Page 116
... Sultan learnt that the Crusaders were collecting at Cyprus , with a view to attacking Egypt . He hastily recalled his troops into that country , and Ibn Matrûḥ , for certain acts which had displeased the ruler , fell into disfavour ...
... Sultan learnt that the Crusaders were collecting at Cyprus , with a view to attacking Egypt . He hastily recalled his troops into that country , and Ibn Matrûḥ , for certain acts which had displeased the ruler , fell into disfavour ...
Page 128
... Sultan Mahmûd ibn Malikshâh in 1127 , and provided him with a campaigning hospital , trans- ported on forty camels , was both a physician and a poet . His name was ' Ubaidallah ibn Muzaffar . Born in 1093 , he made the Mecca pilgrimage ...
... Sultan Mahmûd ibn Malikshâh in 1127 , and provided him with a campaigning hospital , trans- ported on forty camels , was both a physician and a poet . His name was ' Ubaidallah ibn Muzaffar . Born in 1093 , he made the Mecca pilgrimage ...
Page 129
... Sultan in 1230 , yet this served him but little , seeing he was dead within three months . One of his pupils collected his complete works , in prose and verse , into a volume , which is now at Leyden , and which treats of edification ...
... Sultan in 1230 , yet this served him but little , seeing he was dead within three months . One of his pupils collected his complete works , in prose and verse , into a volume , which is now at Leyden , and which treats of edification ...
Page 189
... Sultan Maḥmûd , Yamîn al - daula ( Right Arm of the Empire ) , is a history of that ruler's glorious reign down to the year 1018. The author took advantage of his presentation of this work to point out that he was being intrigued ...
... Sultan Maḥmûd , Yamîn al - daula ( Right Arm of the Empire ) , is a history of that ruler's glorious reign down to the year 1018. The author took advantage of his presentation of this work to point out that he was being intrigued ...
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