Mansur, al-

[ al-man-soo r ]

/ ˈæl mænˈsʊər /

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for mansur

Plus, Mortenson's Pakistani host Mansur Khan Mahsud exposes his lies.
Is Three Cups of Tea Writer Greg Mortenson a Fraud?|Lloyd Grove, Mike Giglio|April 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST
"Nay, rather he who sent you to me should ask forgiveness," replied Mansur.
Mystics and Saints of Islam|Claud Field
Notwithstanding the apparent blasphemy of Mansur's exclamation, he has always been the object of eulogy by Mohammedan poets.
Mystics and Saints of Islam|Claud Field
In a few days Madibbo had collected a force sufficiently strong to attack Mansur.
Fire and Sword in the Sudan|Rudolf C. Slatin

Mansur himself however was of an enthusiastic temperament, and took no pains to guard his language.
Mystics and Saints of Islam|Claud Field
By this time Mansur had worked himself into such a state of nervous excitement that he had become incoherent.
Fire and Sword in the Sudan|Rudolf C. Slatin

British Dictionary definitions for mansur

Mansur

/ (mænˈsʊə) /

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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