Dictionary of dates, and universal referenceEdward Moxon, Dover Street, 1857 - 742 pages |
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... Persia and Hindostan . The Afghans revolted in 1720 ; invaded Persia , and took Ispahan , but were repulsed by Nadir Shah in 1728 , who in 1737 subdued the whole of their country . On his assassination in 1747 one of his officers ...
... Persia and Hindostan . The Afghans revolted in 1720 ; invaded Persia , and took Ispahan , but were repulsed by Nadir Shah in 1728 , who in 1737 subdued the whole of their country . On his assassination in 1747 one of his officers ...
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... Persians follow the interpretation of the Koran according to Ali , while other Mahometans adhere to that of Abubeker and Omar . It is worthy of remark , that the first four successors of Mahomet- Abubeker , Omar , Othman and Ali , whom ...
... Persians follow the interpretation of the Koran according to Ali , while other Mahometans adhere to that of Abubeker and Omar . It is worthy of remark , that the first four successors of Mahomet- Abubeker , Omar , Othman and Ali , whom ...
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... Persian 24 | Turkish 22 Sanscrit 28 and 32 Chinese 33 50 214 ALPHONSINE TABLES . Celebrated astronomical tables , composed by command , and under the direction of Alphonsus X. of Castile , surnamed the Wise . This learned prince is said ...
... Persian 24 | Turkish 22 Sanscrit 28 and 32 Chinese 33 50 214 ALPHONSINE TABLES . Celebrated astronomical tables , composed by command , and under the direction of Alphonsus X. of Castile , surnamed the Wise . This learned prince is said ...
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... Persians . Among the Greeks , they were much used in exciting or conquering the passion of love . They were also in estimation among the Romans.- Pliny ; Ovid . Among the Christians of early ages , amulets were made of the wood of the ...
... Persians . Among the Greeks , they were much used in exciting or conquering the passion of love . They were also in estimation among the Romans.- Pliny ; Ovid . Among the Christians of early ages , amulets were made of the wood of the ...
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... Persia , 331 B.C. , on a plain between the towns of Arbela and Gaugamela . The army of Darius consisted of 1,000,000 of foot and 40,000 horse ; the Macedonian army amounted to only 40,000 foot and 7000 horse . -Arrian . The gold and ...
... Persia , 331 B.C. , on a plain between the towns of Arbela and Gaugamela . The army of Darius consisted of 1,000,000 of foot and 40,000 horse ; the Macedonian army amounted to only 40,000 foot and 7000 horse . -Arrian . The gold and ...
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Page 331 - PERIOD is a term of years produced by the multiplication of the lunar cycle 19, solar cycle 28, and Roman indiction 15. It consists of 7980 years, and began 4713 years before our era. It has been employed in computing time, to avoid the puzzling ambiguity attendant on reckoning any period antecedent to our era, an advantage which it has in common with the mundane eras used at different times. By subtracting 4713 from the Julian Period, our year is found. If before Christ, subtract the Julian Period...