Mansur, al-

[al-man-soo r]

noun

ʿAbdullāh al-Mansūr, a.d. 712?–775, Arab caliph 754–775: founder of Baghdad 764.

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Contemporary Examples of mansur

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April 18, 2011

Historical Examples of mansur

"Nay, rather he who sent you to me should ask forgiveness," replied Mansur.
Mystics and Saints of Islam
Claud Field
Perhaps the life of Mansur al-Hallj is even more interesting.
Jallu'd-dn Rm
Frederick Hadland Davis
Mansur could now give his mind to the founding of the new capital.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1
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But from 758 till 763 Mansur was so occupied with his own affairs that he could not think of further raids.
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Mansur being told of it said: “I would rather they went to hell in obedience to us, than to heaven in disobedience.”
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British Dictionary definitions for mansur

Mansur

noun

Abu Ja'far al- (ˈæbuː ˈdzæfə ˈæl). 712–75 ad, 2nd caliph of the Abbasid dynasty (754–75). He founded Baghdad (762) and made it the Islamic capital

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