khalif
Britishnoun
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Al-Mansoor, the second khalif of this dynasty, transferred the royal residence from Damascus, where the Ommiades had dwelt, to Bagdad, which he founded on the banks of the Tigris.
From Secret Societies of the Middle Ages by Thomas Keightley
The story goes that, entering into the presence of the khalif Al-Mahdi with a number of other poets, he recited to him a panegyric.
From A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
"I am told," said a khalif to him, "that thou hast an evil tongue."
From A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
The income assigned to this establishment, by the munificence of the khalif, was 257,000 ducats annually, arising from the tenths paid to the crown.
From Secret Societies of the Middle Ages by Thomas Keightley
The khalif acceded to his request, and then asked him to repeat some verses which might amuse him.
From A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
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