Works, Volume 41Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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Page 58
... present century ( Elphinstone , ii , 48 ) . We may observe too that even when the emperor assigns to Ibn Batuta a large present estimated in silver dínárs , it is paid in gold Tangahs ( iii , 426 ) . I may add a reference to what Polo ...
... present century ( Elphinstone , ii , 48 ) . We may observe too that even when the emperor assigns to Ibn Batuta a large present estimated in silver dínárs , it is paid in gold Tangahs ( iii , 426 ) . I may add a reference to what Polo ...
Page 222
... present got pardon for Demetrius . A greater peril also befel the party , when thieves broke into the house , and laid hold of the Armenian whom they tied up , putting a dagger to his throat to prevent his giving the alarm . The noise ...
... present got pardon for Demetrius . A greater peril also befel the party , when thieves broke into the house , and laid hold of the Armenian whom they tied up , putting a dagger to his throat to prevent his giving the alarm . The noise ...
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... present to the Emperor always consisted of 1000 arrobas , or 1333 Italian pounds , of jade , 300 being of the very finest quality ; 340 horses ; 300 very small diamonds ; about 100 pounds of fine ultramarine ; 600 knives ; 600 files ...
... present to the Emperor always consisted of 1000 arrobas , or 1333 Italian pounds , of jade , 300 being of the very finest quality ; 340 horses ; 300 very small diamonds ; about 100 pounds of fine ultramarine ; 600 knives ; 600 files ...
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