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... Abú- ' labbás Ahmad Ibn Abú Usaibiâh , by the REV . W. CURETON ; with remarks by PROFESSOR H. H. WILSON ART . VI . - The Chinese Secret Triad Society of the Tien - ti - huih . By Lieutenant Newbold , A.D.C. , and MAJOR - General Wil ...
... Abú- ' labbás Ahmad Ibn Abú Usaibiâh , by the REV . W. CURETON ; with remarks by PROFESSOR H. H. WILSON ART . VI . - The Chinese Secret Triad Society of the Tien - ti - huih . By Lieutenant Newbold , A.D.C. , and MAJOR - General Wil ...
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... Abú- ' labbás Ahmad Ibn Abú Usaibiâh , by the REV . W. CURETON ; with remarks by PROFESSOR H. H. WILSON ART . VI . - The Chinese Secret Triad Society of the Tien - ti - huih . By LIEUTENANT NEWBOLD , A.D.C. , and MAJOR - General WIL ...
... Abú- ' labbás Ahmad Ibn Abú Usaibiâh , by the REV . W. CURETON ; with remarks by PROFESSOR H. H. WILSON ART . VI . - The Chinese Secret Triad Society of the Tien - ti - huih . By LIEUTENANT NEWBOLD , A.D.C. , and MAJOR - General WIL ...
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... Abú al Khair Ibn Mowaffik al Daulah , was born at Hamadán , about the year of the Flight 645 ( A. D. 1247 ) . He was by profession a physician , and it was probably from his skill in the science of medi- cine , that he procured office ...
... Abú al Khair Ibn Mowaffik al Daulah , was born at Hamadán , about the year of the Flight 645 ( A. D. 1247 ) . He was by profession a physician , and it was probably from his skill in the science of medi- cine , that he procured office ...
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... Abú al Khair Ibn Mowaffik al Daulah , was born at Hamadán , about the year of the Flight 645 ( A. D. 1247 ) . He was by profession a physician , and it was probably from his skill in the science of medi- cine , that he procured office ...
... Abú al Khair Ibn Mowaffik al Daulah , was born at Hamadán , about the year of the Flight 645 ( A. D. 1247 ) . He was by profession a physician , and it was probably from his skill in the science of medi- cine , that he procured office ...
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... Abú Saíd instantly ordered Rashíd al Dín and his son to be brought to Sultániah , where they were interrogated before the Amír Chúbán . Jalál al Dín Ibn Harran , one of the physicans of the deceased Sultán , declared that he considered ...
... Abú Saíd instantly ordered Rashíd al Dín and his son to be brought to Sultániah , where they were interrogated before the Amír Chúbán . Jalál al Dín Ibn Harran , one of the physicans of the deceased Sultán , declared that he considered ...
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Abú Allahabad amongst ancient antiquity appear Arabic Arrian As-o-ko Asiatic Society Asoko Baní bo-tree Brahmans Buddha Buddhist Buddhist priests called Canton caste caves Ceylon chaitya character China Chinese coins death Deva Deva Nagari doctrines dynasty East ecclesiastics Emperor existence Fa hian fact Greek Gujarat Gupta gymnosophists heretics hian hian's Hindu Hiuan thsang honour India Indra inhabitants inscription James Prinsep Jámi Kanouj king kingdom Klaproth language Magadha Mahawanso mentioned Menu miles modern monasteries mountains notice origin Ougein Pali passage period Persian pillars present princes Prinsep probably Professor Wilson province Puranas Raja Ramayana Rashid al Dín reign religion religious Remusat respect river Robert Sherley Royal Asiatic Society sacred Sakya Sanskrit Sanskrit language says seventh century Sir Anthony Siva supposed temple tion tope translation tribe Vedas Vishnu Vishnu Purana volume worship written δὲ καὶ οἱ τὸν τῶν بن
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