The History of the Turkish, Or Ottoman Empire: From Its Foundation in 1300, to the Peace of Belgrade in 1740, Հատոր 1R. Thorn, 1787 A translation of a work by a French abbot. Mignot had access to the French king's foreign affairs documents and included an account owned by Voltaire of Charles XII's reception in Turkey. Mignot, not fluent in any Turkic language, relied upon translations as well as the French sources. |
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Արդյունքներ 99–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
Էջ viii
... feveral mafters among his countrymen ; at length he fettled with a rich widow , called Cadisja . His attention and agreeable mien He attracted attracted this woman , who , charmed with her fervant ii HISTORICAL DISCOURSE.
... feveral mafters among his countrymen ; at length he fettled with a rich widow , called Cadisja . His attention and agreeable mien He attracted attracted this woman , who , charmed with her fervant ii HISTORICAL DISCOURSE.
Էջ viii
... called himself the envoy of God and the inftrument of his power . His republican countrymen had no inclination to acknowledge a mafter , more ab- folute than the most powerful potentate . It was ftill much worfe when he pretended to ...
... called himself the envoy of God and the inftrument of his power . His republican countrymen had no inclination to acknowledge a mafter , more ab- folute than the most powerful potentate . It was ftill much worfe when he pretended to ...
Էջ viii
... called the ramazan , in order to imitate the lent of the Chriftians , * as he borrowed of the Jews , or even of the Arabians , who likewife ufed it , the circumcifion , the gift of tenths , which he bestowed on the poor , and the ...
... called the ramazan , in order to imitate the lent of the Chriftians , * as he borrowed of the Jews , or even of the Arabians , who likewife ufed it , the circumcifion , the gift of tenths , which he bestowed on the poor , and the ...
Էջ xi
... called Fatima . It is from her this numerous pofterity of men is defcended who are all called emirs , and who , in the Mahometan countries , have alone the privilege of wearing green tur- bans , as defcendants of the prophet . After the ...
... called Fatima . It is from her this numerous pofterity of men is defcended who are all called emirs , and who , in the Mahometan countries , have alone the privilege of wearing green tur- bans , as defcendants of the prophet . After the ...
Էջ xviii
... called the Caaba , which , in Arabic , fignifies Square . The great care which Mahomet took to render Mecca the chief place of his religion , should have convinced its inhabitants that he would neglect nothing to poffefs himself of it ...
... called the Caaba , which , in Arabic , fignifies Square . The great care which Mahomet took to render Mecca the chief place of his religion , should have convinced its inhabitants that he would neglect nothing to poffefs himself of it ...
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The History of the Turkish, Or Ottoman Empire,: From Its Foundation ..., Հատոր 1 Vincent Mignot Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1787 |
The History of the Turkish, Or Ottoman Empire: From Its Foundation ..., Հատոր 1 Vincent Mignot Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1787 |
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