...was received at Bagdad from the Greek Emperor of Constantinople, " and the Caliph's whole army" says Abulfeda, " both horse and foot, was under arms, which...hundred and sixty thousand men. His state -officers, the favorite slaves, stood near him in splendid apparel, their belts glittering with gold and gems. Near...

...magnificence of the feeble Moclader. " The caliph's whole army," fays the hiftorian Abulfeda, " both horfe and foot, " was under arms, which together made a " body of one hundred and fixty thoufand " men. His (late-officers, the favourite flaves, " ftood near him in fplendid apparel,...

...received at Bagc'aJ from the , Greek Emperor of Constantinople, " and the Caliph's whole army," says Abulfeda, " both horse and foot, was under arms, which...a body of one hundred and sixty thousand men. His state-officers, the favorite slaves, stood near him in splendid apparel, their belts glittering with...

...extensive 1 ehipire. " The Caliph Moctadi's whole army, both horse and foot,-" says Abulfeda, " were under arms, which together made a body of ' one hundred and sixty thousand men. His state officers stood near him in the most splendid apparel, their belts shining with gold and gems. Near them were...

...the empire ; and a Greek ambassador might admire or pity the magnificence of the feeble Moctader. " The caliph's whole army," says the historian Abulfeda,...body of " one hundred and sixty thousand men. His " state-officers, the favourite slaves stood near " him in splendid apparel, their belts glittering...

...the empire ; for on an embassy, which was received at court in the year 917, the caliph's whole army, both horse and foot, was under arms, which together...a body of one hundred and sixty thousand men. His state-officers stood near him in splendid apparel, their belts glittering with gold and gems. Near...

...caliph's whole army," says the historian Abulfeda, " made a body of 160,000 men. His state officers stood near him in splendid apparel, their belts glittering with gold and gems. Near them were 7OOO eunuchs. The porters or door keepers were in number 700. In the palace were hung up 38,OOO pieces...

...the empire ; and a Greek ambassador might admire or pity the magnificence of the feeble Moctader. " The " caliph's whole army," says the historian Abulfeda,...splendid apparel, their belts glittering with " gold and gerns. Near them were seven thou" sand eunuchs, four thousand of them white, " the remainder black....

...the empire; and a Greek ambassador might admire or pity the magnificence of the feeble Moctader. " The caliph's whole army," says the historian Abulfeda,...apparel, their belts glittering with gold and gems. Near (1)1 shall not stop to refute the strange errors arid fancies of Sir "William Temple, (his works, vol....

...the empire: and a Greek ambassador might admire or pity the magnificence of thi feeble Moctader. " The caliph's whole army," says the historian Abulfeda,...officers, the favourite slaves, stood near him in spfendid apparel, their belts (40) I shall not »lop to refute the strange errors and fancies of Sir...