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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Էջ xi
... battle , than at an entertainment , or in their beds . Their fecond incitement to courage is the folemn promise of the prophet , that thofe , who are killed fighting against the Infidels , fhall be martyrs , and ad- mitted into the ...
... battle , than at an entertainment , or in their beds . Their fecond incitement to courage is the folemn promise of the prophet , that thofe , who are killed fighting against the Infidels , fhall be martyrs , and ad- mitted into the ...
Էջ xviii
... battle , which feldom happened , the prophet attributed the want of success to the fins of his foldiers , Befides the facrifices which the Muffulmen make in their pilgrimage to Mecca , they make others likewife in expiation and in ...
... battle , which feldom happened , the prophet attributed the want of success to the fins of his foldiers , Befides the facrifices which the Muffulmen make in their pilgrimage to Mecca , they make others likewife in expiation and in ...
Էջ xxxi
... battle had not been fought a long time ; Aiefa's camel carried her wherever her prefence could animate the foldiers ; the pa- vilion of her litter was foon covered with darts , and her camel fell pierced with wounds ; Telha perished ...
... battle had not been fought a long time ; Aiefa's camel carried her wherever her prefence could animate the foldiers ; the pa- vilion of her litter was foon covered with darts , and her camel fell pierced with wounds ; Telha perished ...
Էջ xxxii
... battle ; he ranged his troops accordingly , and was ready to attack Moavia's camp , when the chiefs came out with copies of the Alcoran at the end of their lances , and presented them to Ali's foldiers as pledges of union and safety ...
... battle ; he ranged his troops accordingly , and was ready to attack Moavia's camp , when the chiefs came out with copies of the Alcoran at the end of their lances , and presented them to Ali's foldiers as pledges of union and safety ...
Էջ xxxviii
... battle had been fought on the frontiers of Arabia , in which neither party had gotten the advantage , and that the hope of an accommodation was more diftant than ever , than he thought only of ftripping himself of a dignity fo foreign ...
... battle had been fought on the frontiers of Arabia , in which neither party had gotten the advantage , and that the hope of an accommodation was more diftant than ever , than he thought only of ftripping himself of a dignity fo foreign ...
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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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