| 单词 | Bagdad |
| 例句 | "Farewell Bagdad" is one of 65 films entered for the award this year. Iranian movie on U.S. in Iraq entered for Oscars 2010-12-08T15:36:00Z Her performance was well received, and she went on to be cast as the Mongol slave in the 1924 hit film "The Thief of Bagdad." After Hollywood thwarted Anna May Wong, the actress took matters into her own hands 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z Douglas Fairbanks’s carpet in “The Thief of Bagdad”? He made it fly. William Cameron Menzies’s film work brought aesthetic to screen 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z Stop off at wonderfully bizarre bars such as the cavernous Bagdad Theater & Pub on the corner with SE 37th. A local’s guide to Portland, Oregon: 10 top tips 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z But Farewell Bagdad does not paint a simplistic picture of Americans as the bad guys. Iranian movie on U.S. in Iraq entered for Oscars 2010-12-08T15:36:00Z Originally, 1924's "The Thief of Bagdad" was Douglas Fairbanks' passion project — one of the most lavish and fantastical epic films of the silent era. Today's SIFF highlight: May 26, 2011 2011-05-25T21:32:38Z She started out during the silent movie era in the 1920s and gained international notice in films like “The Thief of Bagdad” as well as for her fashion sense. Barbie unveils Anna May Wong doll for AAPI Heritage Month 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z After gaining fame in movies like “The Thief of Bagdad” and “Shanghai Express,” Anna May Wong suffered one of the greatest disappointments of her life in 1937. Bruce Lee, Anna May Wong heirs talk legacy, roles for Asians 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Two years later, she played a Mongol slave in “The Thief of Bagdad.” ‘Momentous’: Asian Americans laud Anna May Wong’s US quarter 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Richards and Powers were partners in a mining claim outside of Bagdad, Arizona, in a sparsely populated area of west-central Arizona. Oregon man convicted of Arizona murder of mine claim partner 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z Many of the fisherman are based on a beach called Playa Bagdad, just a few miles south of the U.S. border on the Gulf of Mexico. U.S. blocks Mexican fishermen from ports, cites years of illegal fishing in U.S. waters 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z Sheriff’s officials said a shelter was being set up at Bagdad High School for evacuees. Wildfire forcing home evacuations in small town of Bagdad 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z In Playa Bagdad, which is spelled ‘Playa Baghdad‘ by the Drug Enforcement Agency, it’s apparently unnecessary: This is a beach for drugs and crime, not migrants. Mexico’s Playa Bagdad mixes sun, sand and drug trafficking 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z In Playa Bagdad, which is spelled ‘Playa Baghdad’ by the Drug Enforcement Agency, it’s apparently unnecessary: This is a beach for drugs and crime, not migrants. Mexico’s Playa Bagdad mixes sun, sand and drug trafficking 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z He said security forces opened fire in the air to disperse the protesters and reinforcements are on the way to Bagdad’s western neighborhood of Mansour. Protesters storm Bahraini embassy in Iraqi capital Baghdad 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z The Arizona Game and Fish Department said Tuesday the carcass of a mule deer was found March 21 near Bagdad in the Kitty Litter Mine area. Mule deer poaching near Bagdad prompts Game and Fish probe 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z We saw the name Bagdad on a map, and we went there and there was nothing: just a few trees and a rundown gas station. How we made: Bagdad Café 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z Bagdad Hillside was convicted in April of three felony counts of violating a pollution discharge law. Mining company fined for arsenic leak into Arizona creek 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z DEA Special Agent Sammy Parks said Playa Bagdad is now a center for loading and unloading drugs bound for the U.S. market. Mexico’s Playa Bagdad mixes sun, sand and drug trafficking 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Warren Granville on April 5 convicted Bagdad Hillside LLC of three felony counts of violating a pollution discharge law. Sentencing set for company that dumped contaminated water 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Yavapai County sheriff’s deputies say they responded to a blaze in the community of Bagdad on Monday around 7:20 a.m. Deputies: House fire in community of Bagdad was intentional 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z We brought the two together under those solar lights and created our own Bagdad. How we made: Bagdad Café 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z Bagdad Hillside reportedly owns the mine and the surrounding property. Company accused of discharging contaminated water in Arizona 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z According to the DEA, small fishing boats load drugs in Playa Bagdad and run it up the coast to Padre Island, in Texas. Mexico’s Playa Bagdad mixes sun, sand and drug trafficking 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z Brnovich’s office says Bagdad Hillside could face fines and will be required to pay restitution. Sentencing set for company that dumped contaminated water 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z The Thief of Bagdad The dashing Douglas Fairbanks plays the title role in this silent 1924 adventure tale. Friday's TV highlights: 'American Masters' on KOCE 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z He got the Oscar for City Slickers but they said he really got it for Bagdad Café. How we made: Bagdad Café 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich says Bagdad Hillside is facing three felony counts of pollutant discharge elimination system violations. Company accused of discharging contaminated water in Arizona 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z The only official presence is a sandbag guard post on the highway between Playa Bagdad and Matamoros, although locals protested at the post this month, saying it was only used to demand bribes. Mexico’s Playa Bagdad mixes sun, sand and drug trafficking 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z The location, across from the Bagdad Theater on Hawthorne, seemed great. When restaurant ambitions go south 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z They say the then 58-year-old Powers was a partner in a mining claim outside of Bagdad, Arizona with Anthony Richards. Yavapai County authorities trying to ID remains in cold case 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z I think we made some good films, but Bagdad Café is outstanding. How we made: Bagdad Café 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z Bagdad Hillside signed three consent orders agreeing to file a plan to stop the discharge, but prosecutors say the mine continues to discharge into Boulder Creek. Company accused of discharging contaminated water in Arizona 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z Further down the coast in the hamlet of Playa Bagdad, there is a lively scene. Mexico’s Playa Bagdad mixes sun, sand and drug trafficking 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z Iraqi Defense Ministry officials in Bagdad did not immediately comment. IS launches overnight attack against Iraqi troops in Mosul 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z Iraqi Defense Ministry officials in Bagdad didn’t immediately comment. IS launches overnight attack against Iraqi troops in Mosul 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z But his future is near his birthplace of Bagdad in the Florida Panhandle, and he wanted to be sure to live in Pensacola to possibly run for mayor someday. Bubba for mayor? Watson starts mulling life beyond golf 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Due to low oil prices and a federal budget conflict with Bagdad, Erbil slogs away to pay salaries of Peshmerga-Kurdish security forces who are fighting against ISIS. Turkish Energy Security Under Threat Amid Internal Unrest 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z Luke Air Force Base officials say the jet from the Phoenix-area base crashed Thursday in a military operations area near Bagdad in Yavapai County. The Latest: Human remains found at Arizona F-16 crash site 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z The crash happened about 8:45 a.m. in rugged terrain near Bagdad in Yavapai County, Luke officials said. Federal court rejects states’ challenge to White House’s Clean Power Plan 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z He was a budding young art director when he created the stunning, elaborate designs for Douglas Fairbanks' 1924 classic, "The Thief of Bagdad." It's a month of tributes for groundbreaking filmmaker William Cameron Menzies 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z Blaming religion for the attacks in Paris, Beirut and Bagdad plays straight into the hands of ISIS. Don’t Blame Islam for the Paris Terrorist Attacks 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z The company’s water rights there would be severed and transferred to support its copper-mine operation in Bagdad. Court rejects county’s objection to water rights transfer 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Luke Air Force Base officials say the jet crashed Thursday morning in rugged terrain in a remote location near Bagdad in Yavapai County. The Latest: Human remains found at Arizona F-16 crash site 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z The death, reported by the Associated Press, was confirmed by a Bagdad government official who asked for anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to reporters. Tarik Aziz, Iraqi diplomat who spoke for Saddam Hussein, dies at 79 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z "Who cares about three times, let's just talk about twice," said the Bagdad, Florida, native. Watson: More Masters pressure on McIlroy than me 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z The company’s water rights there would be severed and transferred to support its copper-mine operation in Bagdad that employs about 900 people. Tribe secures water in northwestern Arizona 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z The day after Saddam fell, with the city of Bagdad in chaos, it was finally possible to put together pieces of the puzzle. Nemesis: The Shadowy Iranian Training Shia Militias in Iraq Luke Air Force Base officials say the jet went down Thursday morning in rugged terrain in a remote location near Bagdad in Yavapai County and that authorities are conducting a search and rescue operation. The Latest: Human remains found at Arizona F-16 crash site 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Edward Chin from New York of the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, placed a U.S. flag on the face of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's statue before tearing it down in downtown Bagdad, April 9, 2003. Mission Failed "It's overwhelming... to be with the great names - just a small-town guy named Bubba now has two Green Jacket - it's pretty wild," said Watson, who hails from Bagdad in the Florida Panhandle. Quirky, wild and majestic - that's 'Bubba golf' 2014-04-14T07:01:04Z Gosar said the settlement provides certainty to American Indian and other water users in the region, including the Bagdad Mine about 65 miles south of the tribal capital of Peach Springs. Tribe secures water in northwestern Arizona 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z Also Tuesday, two bombs went off near a Sunni mosque in the southern Bagdad neighborhood of Dora, killing five worshipers and wounding 21, police and health officials said. Clashes at Iraq Sunni Protest Kill 14 2013-04-23T09:40:44Z Bagdad is 85 miles northwest of the base, which is located in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale. The Latest: Human remains found at Arizona F-16 crash site 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z The native of Bagdad, Florida, took his wife, Angie, to the magical spot right of the 10th fairway upon their return. Watson breaks down when asked about Masters victory 2013-04-09T20:38:28Z The hot afternoon wore away while this new train puffed slowly deeper and deeper into rustic America until it reached Bagdad. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z The greatest of all of them stood here—almost on the site of Bagdad—Seleucia on the Tigris. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z Those who are not fanatics by nature or conviction are so by profession, and their idea of reform is a return to the good old days of the Caliph of Bagdad. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z Bagdad is located 85 miles northwest of Luke. The Latest: Human remains found at Arizona F-16 crash site 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z The test cases were the Bagdad Railway and the Portuguese Colonies. My Mission to London 1912-1914 2012-04-17T02:00:14.497Z At every station between Bagdad and Sulphurville crowds of country folk got in, all of whom were wearing flags and flowers in their buttonholes and were in a state of perspiring festivity. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z One day a man from Bagdad invited me to buy a picture as I drew near to him. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z The richest kind of stuff used in garments in the Middle Ages, the web being gold, and the woof silk, with embroidery : Ð made originally at Bagdad. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z There’s no immediate word on the condition of the pilot after the crash Thursday in a military operations area near Bagdad in Yavapai County. The Latest: Human remains found at Arizona F-16 crash site 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Sir Edward honestly tried to confirm this rapprochement, and his intentions were most apparent on two questions—the Colonial and the Bagdad Railway Treaties. My Mission to London 1912-1914 2012-04-17T02:00:14.497Z Splendid observatories were built at Damascus and Bagdad, and fine instruments patterned after Greek models were continuously used in observing. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z Already smart corridor cars, with white roofs and spotlessly clean curtains, and with "Bagdad" printed in large letters upon them, are running from the coast to mysterious places in the interior of Asia. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z In the early years of the tenth century, however, a remarkably accurate picture of the disease was drawn by Rhazes, a physician of Bagdad. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Bagdad is about 85 miles northwest of the base located in suburban Glendale. The Latest: Human remains found at Arizona F-16 crash site 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z At the same time I was negotiating in London, with the able support of Herr von Kühlmann, about the so-called Bagdad Treaty. My Mission to London 1912-1914 2012-04-17T02:00:14.497Z Abul Wefa was the last of the Bagdad astronomers in the latter half of the tenth century, and his great treatise on astronomy known as the Almagest is sometimes confused with Ptolemy's work. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z Soon thereafter the Porte submitted the matter to a syndicate of German, British, and French bankers, and the famous Bagdad Railroad was not built by Americans. Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft 2012-03-16T02:00:21.923Z The Caliph of Bagdad was dead, and princesses wedded no longer with calendars. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z Thursday in the vicinity of Bagdad, which is about 85 miles northwest of the base. The Latest: Human remains found at Arizona F-16 crash site 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z We had dropped this point in favour of the connection to Alexandretta; up to that time Bagdad had been the terminal point of the railway. My Mission to London 1912-1914 2012-04-17T02:00:14.497Z "A Splendid Hazard" and "The Carpet of Bagdad" followed within the space of little more than a year. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z Shortly thereafter, however, there arose in the Bagdad vilayet such opposition to this transaction that the deputies from that province threatened to withdraw from Parliament. Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft 2012-03-16T02:00:21.923Z The author was a member of the British Expeditionary Forces and saw the wild rout of the Turks from Kut-el-Amara to Bagdad. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z He placed at Bagdad an asylum for the insane open to all believers; and there was a large number of public infirmaries for the sick without payment in that city. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z Then he went to Bagdad itself—the fabled city of Haroun-el-Raschid and the Arabian Nights—from whence he started into the very heart of Persia. The Romance of a Great Store 2012-02-20T03:00:21.577Z It is also a road centre, the roads from the Mediterranean to Bagdad by way of Aleppo and Damascus respectively meeting here. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z This influence started its ascendancy following the visit of the Emperor in 1898, when he obtained the promise of the concession for the building of the Bagdad Railway. Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft 2012-03-16T02:00:21.923Z Happy would it have been for him if he could have found a refuge, in Broussa or in Bagdad, from the troubles that were gathering around him. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z Mahmoud repaired to Bagdad, began business in a small way, and soon increased his property. Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z One of them might easily go from the new Bagdad to the old. The Romance of a Great Store 2012-02-20T03:00:21.577Z At the first shock the greater part of the troops of Bagdad abandoned him, and he remained a captive in the hands of the sultan, who brought him with him a prisoner to Maragha. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z The Bagdad Railway, if jointly constructed, would have contributed to a better understanding between Great Britain and Germany instead of accentuating more and more their differences as the road proceeded toward the Persian Gulf. Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft 2012-03-16T02:00:21.923Z Half in Europe and half in Asia, it extends over many degrees of latitude and longitude, including many countries and many climates, "spanning the vast arch from Bagdad to Belgrade." From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z No, Omar;—but since such language as yours encourages me to boast,—I must say, I didn't act so towards you, when you came, a poor stranger, to Bagdad. Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z In the bazaars of ancient Bagdad, the human factor was not only the great but the sole dominating influence. The Romance of a Great Store 2012-02-20T03:00:21.577Z Here a treaty was concluded between them, and the khalif bound himself not to go any more outside of the walls of Bagdad, and annually to pay a sum of money. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z The Lynch Company had a perpetual concession to navigate two steamers from the Persian Gulf to Bassora, and from there to Bagdad on the Tigris and as far as navigable on the Euphrates. Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft 2012-03-16T02:00:21.923Z Hitherto Bagdad had been the terminus of the line. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z With them the Saracens, after the establishment of their Government at Bagdad, waged successful warfare for a time, taking numbers of Turks captive and dispersing them over the Empire. The Roman Empire in the Light of Prophecy The Rise, Progress, and End of the Fourth World-empire 2012-02-01T03:00:10.887Z In the great bazaars of the modern Bagdad one does not need to bargain or to haggle. The Romance of a Great Store 2012-02-20T03:00:21.577Z 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. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z In 1839 he was in Bagdad, his work written out and almost ready for publication. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z A Bagdad railway agreement was almost completed when Germany drew the sword. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z When our Kaiser establishes a protectorate over the country, Bagdad will regain something of its old renown—nay, it will become even more illustrious than it was in its palmiest days. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z The subtle hour which in summer comes just before the break of day is the only hour in which New York ever sleeps; if indeed the modern Bagdad ever sleeps at all. The Romance of a Great Store 2012-02-20T03:00:21.577Z The khalif of Bagdad sent him a dress of honour and a letter of thanks for having reduced under his spiritual dominion a province which had been so long rebellious against his house. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z Here he was too busily engaged in war administration to attend to his favourite studies, which were not renewed until 1843 when he returned to Bagdad. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z Sir Edward devoted himself honestly to further this rapprochement, and his intentions were especially noticeable in two questions—the Colonial Treaty and the treaty regarding the Bagdad Railway. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z He remarked, too, how cleverly his friend, knowing that his stay in Bagdad must be brief, prepared his customers for another change of assistants. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z Ahead is Bagdad, that self-same ancient Bagdad which three thousand years ago was the commercial capital of the world. The Romance of a Great Store 2012-02-20T03:00:21.577Z Hassan proceeded to Aleppo, where he staid some time, and thence directed his course to Bagdad. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z Of great political importance was the pestilence of Bagdad, which, in 1831, carried off 2/3 of the inhabitants. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z With regard to the Bagdad question Herr von Jagow says: If England insisted upon excluding us from Mesopotamia, it appeared to me that a conflict would be avoided with difficulty. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z The chances that Bagdad would fall to British arms appeared small indeed. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z And at Bagdad the market-places which have stood unchanged for tens of centuries. The Romance of a Great Store 2012-02-20T03:00:21.577Z With a greater show of reason may the murder of Mostarshed, the Khalif of Bagdad, be imputed to the policy of the mountain chief. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z A great religious difference divided the Fatimite caliph of Cairo, the head of the Shiite sect, from the Abbasid caliph of Bagdad, who was the head of the Sunnites. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z She came over and sat beside me on the bed, which, under a Bagdad curtain, did duty as a couch. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z We've started, and one may say that Bagdad will be our next stop. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z These in turn are but centers for other shopping work—shopping that may lead, as we have already seen, as far as the distant Bagdad. The Romance of a Great Store 2012-02-20T03:00:21.577Z Whigham, H. J. The Persian problem; an examination of the rival positions of Russia and Great Britain in Persia, with some account of the Persian Gulf and the Bagdad railway. Select List of Books ... Relating to the Far East 2012-01-12T03:00:14.110Z The new crusaders cherished high plans; they would free Bohemund and capture Bagdad. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z This opinion is concurred in by Surgeon-Major Colville, the medical officer attached to the British Embassy at Bagdad, and is expressed in his official report, on the subject of the last and previous year's outbreak. Scientific American, Vol. XXXVII.?No. 2. [New Series.], July 14, 1877 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures 2012-01-05T03:00:29.743Z A bare outline will suffice to bridge the gap between Burnet's last day on the island, and the day, three months later, when, fully recovered from his wound, he made another solitary entry into Bagdad. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z Now to your atlases and find how far the new Bagdad is from the old. The Romance of a Great Store 2012-02-20T03:00:21.577Z He became secretary to the commissariat department of the Turkish army in Anatolia, was with the army in Bagdad in 1625, was present at the siege of Erzerum, and returned to Constantinople in 1628. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z CTESIPHON, a large village on the left bank of the Tigris, opposite to Seleucia, of which it formed a suburb, about 25 m. below Bagdad. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z Colonel Rawlinson will, it is understood, proceed immediately to Bagdad; and from thence direct his explorations toward any quarter which may appear to him likely to yield important results. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z When the river was crossed, the enemy lost heart, and withdrew towards Bagdad. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z Four thousand years of business progress between the two Bagdads have not taken from man his God-given power to make or break the best of systems. The Romance of a Great Store 2012-02-20T03:00:21.577Z But it’s hardly fair, after all, to try to eat the Bagdads.” Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z The Seljukian Turks, first the mercenaries and then the masters of the caliph, had given new life to the decadent caliphate of Bagdad. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z Well, my children, Bagdad, you know, is far away to the north, and high up the winding Tigris. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z Within less than a week they had been hunted half-way to Bagdad. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z Said, my dear boy," she said, "it is a great misfortune that you left Balsora before you were twenty; but here in Bagdad there is some chance for you. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z And at the head of this urbane and flourishing commonwealth sat the great Umeyyad khalifa, emulous of the glories of Bagdad and Cairo, and eager to surpass them in elegance and splendour. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z From then, these towns decayed before the increasing prosperity of the new Arab capitals Basra and Bagdad. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z He is, indeed, he must be in that very ship that passed on up the river to Bagdad.” Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z At the Diala river, twenty miles below Bagdad, they were massed in great strength, and fought with courage and tenacity to prevent the British troops from crossing. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z Was a stranger to come to Bagdad and rob them of their honour? The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z As if Aunt Cecilia were not in such a vortex of conflicting emotions over the affair that such a conventional message would not be as far from her as Bagdad! The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z Thus the Shiite caliphate became extinct: in the mosques of Cairo the name of the caliph of Bagdad was now used; and the long-disunited Mahommedans at last faced the Christians as a solid body. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z I am glad to hear so good a character of your great General, but an English lady is in great distress at Bagdad. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z A few hours before this historic event, Firouz Ali, the barber of Bagdad, came within an ace of losing his life. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z The sun was just sinking, when he saw a large town in the distance which reminded him of Bagdad. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z Babylon, Tarsus, Bagdad, Damascus, the islands of Cyprus and Sicily, Constantinople, Venice and southern Spain appear successively in the process of time as famous centres of these much-prized manufactures. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The Greek mind teaches the Arabs under the Caliphs of Bagdad and Cordova, and in turn the Arabian influence instructs the reviving European mind after the dark ages. Martyria or Andersonville Prison 2011-10-22T02:00:28.563Z Most of the officers had now congregated round the bows, one or two only being on the little bridge, for we were within but a few miles of the strange quaint city of Bagdad. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z On the one hand he had gained a piece of information which might be of importance and well worth his risky visit to Bagdad. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z The thought of Bagdad was not so very pleasant, but still he trusted that the fairy, who had guarded him so far, would not let him fall into the hands of Kalum Bek. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z Wolff's account of his visit to Bagdad in 1824, and other cities of Mesopotamia, is most interesting reading. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z And also at the Turks on the long long hike to Bagdad and beyond. By Trench and Trail in Song and Story 2011-09-24T02:00:15.120Z Suppose,” she added, “we could escape to Bagdad, and reach your British ship, would she give us shelter?” Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z Verily it passes my understanding how you find room for all these engines of war, even in so great a city as Bagdad. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z Hearing such accounts as these, Said thought himself a lucky fellow to have the chance of seeing Bagdad and the renowned Al-Raschid. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z The deadly scourge of cholera prevailed in Bagdad to an alarming extent in 1846, and in a very few weeks several thousands were suddenly taken off by it, and missionary work was consequently suspended. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z As a police officer in the army, she spent years working with Iraqi police officers at a police station in a city north of a Bagdad. Business is Just Another Form of Combat 2011-09-22T21:26:33Z “They have both been removed, under an escort, from her father’s palace, and are prisoners near Bagdad.” Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z Bagdad was a long way off, and before they got there he might find a means of escaping. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z When Said entered the lists he gave his name as Almansor of Cairo, and said that he had come to Bagdad because of the fame of the youths of that city. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z In 1844 Stern received his first missionary post, and was sent to Bagdad. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z Damascus is a great centre for the conveyance of merchandise to Bagdad and Persia by means of camel caravans—those fleets of the desert. Turkey Peeps at Many Lands 2011-09-21T02:00:31.190Z Their home is a beautiful villa on the outskirts of Bagdad. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z In all Bagdad, nay, in all the realm of the Padishah there is no razor equal to this, whether for keenness or for the velvet softness of its touch. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z On the following day all Bagdad was ringing with the praises of the gallant young knight; and little did the people guess that he was then serving in a shop in the bazaar. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z They were privileged to admit two Israelites, one of Bagdad and the other from Bushire, into the Church of Christ by baptism. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z The great outburst of Mahommedan conquest in the 7th century was followed by the Arab civilization, having its centres at Bagdad and Cordova, in connexion with which geography again received a share of attention. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z Yorkshire or Scotland is good enough for me, and I’d as soon tackle a Bingley badger as a Bagdad tiger, you bet.” Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z Who can bear witness better than you that I am Firouz Ali, the barber of Bagdad, the maker of sweet scents and famous lotions? Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z Were waiting full-dressed, their hair well-dressed and splendidly perfumed, for the king of Bagdad to ask their hand for his son. The Princess of Bagdad a play in three acts 2011-09-15T02:00:11.723Z Arriving at Bagdad, Stern threw himself into his work with great zeal and ardour. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z But the first to explore them scientifically was Rich, the Resident of the East India Company at Bagdad, who surveyed and made a map of them. A Primer of Assyriology 2011-09-14T02:00:47.990Z Perhaps our sudden appearance caused as much astonishment to the people of Bagdad as their strange city caused to us. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z He made a note of your application to be employed as observer on an aeroplane when we attack Bagdad from the air. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z This was, to let the prince travel, in order that he might see other women than those of Bagdad, since they were acknowledged to be insufficient, and to send him at once to Paris. The Princess of Bagdad a play in three acts 2011-09-15T02:00:11.723Z The Jewish population of Bagdad then consisted of about 16,000 souls. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z Upon the elder Garcia's return to Paris, the "Caliph of Bagdad" was revived, as well as another of his operas, "Le Prince d'Occasion." Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z “It seems strange, however,” said Mr Wilson, the consul, “that she should have been sent to Bagdad.” Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z Let it suffice that I have been to Bagdad on a secret errand, that I fell into the hands of Turks as I came to seek you, and escaped on the horse of their officer. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z From that comes, no doubt, the strangeness in the nature of Lionnette, whom we, who know the circumstances, named, when she was very young, the Princess of Bagdad. The Princess of Bagdad a play in three acts 2011-09-15T02:00:11.723Z Then, gradually, some ventured to come by stealth; and, soon, from twelve to twenty again visited the missionaries on Saturdays, several of whom were of the most respectable Jewish families in Bagdad. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z When he was in Paris "El Poeta Calculista" was given, as we have already said, with the greatest success in 1809, and three years later "The Caliph of Bagdad" received no less appreciation. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z A Frenchman, I have been told, has recently confirmed Swedenborg's anticipations by announcing the discovery at Bagdad of several parts of the Bible unknown in Europe. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z Now, my friend, Firouz Ali, the barber of Bagdad, sent a messenger to inform you that the Turks have joined hands with Halil to root out you and your tribe. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z That girl who lives opposite, when she is dressed in the morning, puts a Bagdad stripe across her couch. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z It would be quite in accordance with the surroundings, were it to be transported to Cairo or Bagdad. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z The leaders of our Christian faith should have been voicing that same demand for social righteousness all the way from Berlin to Bagdad, and from London to the uttermost parts of the earth. Religion and the War 2011-07-18T02:00:22.307Z Down all the lanterned Bagdad of our youth He steals, with golden justice for the poor: Within his palace—you shall know the truth!— Kentucky Poems 2011-07-11T02:00:07.060Z When the barriers at Kut are burst, and your army pours through the open doorway to attack Bagdad, my people will help to protect them on the side of the Euphrates. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z Today there is a casualty list from Bagdad. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z England sent an expedition from the Persian Gulf to capture Bagdad in the fall of 1914. Lest We Forget World War Stories 2011-07-07T02:00:28.183Z The Turkish government at Bagdad began prosecution against her. Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha 2011-07-04T02:00:25.783Z Bagdad is in a state of siege by the Arabs, who fly as soon as pursued, but quickly return, devastating the country wherever they appear. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z The loss of Bagdad will be a tremendous blow to them. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z They were partly consumed in the country, and the rest was conveyed either to Smyrna by Erzeroum and Bagdad, or into Russia by the Caspian Sea and Georgia. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z He travelled extensively, visited Mecca, Egypt, Damascus and India, and on his return was invested with the Sufi mantle by Sheik Majd-ud-din of Bagdad. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Now that Germany had practically all of the Bagdad Railway and more than that, a clear way to the Persian Gulf, would she cut short the war, if she could? Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z We then directed our faces towards Bagdad, and at the end of a short time arrived there, without meeting with any thing else worth relating. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z In fact, I wouldn't mind giving long odds that we're through Kut by the end of the year, and in Bagdad before Easter. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z But it is especially in the courts, gardens, and kiosks of the harem of the old palace, that the traveller may well believe himself transported into some delicious abode of Aleppo or Bagdad. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Thence he journeyed to Bagdad, where he learned Arabic and gave himself to the study of mathematics, medicine and philosophy, especially the works of Aristotle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z They were aware of the negotiations regarding the Bagdad Railway and the opposition which existed between German and Russian claims. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z The prince kept only the cup for himself; the vizir Giafar had all the rest; and this good minister, as he had before resolved, made preparations for his departure from Bagdad. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z Your particulars of the state of Bagdad and your map showing the military establishments are especially valuable. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z For, in those days, the Bagdad railway stopped short hundreds of miles from the fighting line, and prisoners had to make the awful desert marches as best they could. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z When their success became a menace to the caliphs of Bagdad, genealogists were employed to demonstrate the falsity of the claim, and a considerable literature, both official and unofficial, rose in consequence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z A stranger from Bagdad has asked her in marriage, and Constantine, one of the sons, counsels his mother to give her to the stranger. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z When the merchant had finished the business that detained him at Bagdad,—namely, when he had sold the merchandise he brought with him,—we both took the road to Basra. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z By that name I am known to some in Bagdad and elsewhere. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z There were several Indians in Afion at that time, survivors of the Bagdad consular guard; and while we were in the church the last, or one of the last, died. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z His student days were spent in Shiraz, Wāsiṭ, Bagdad and Damascus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z If the old San Francisco was indeed so far superior to the new, then Bagdad in the days of Haroun-al-Raschid would have been but a dull prairie town, compared with it. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z On my return to Bagdad, wishing to repay my debt to you, I sent a courier to the king of Basra, desiring him to resign his crown to you. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z Firouz Ali, the barber of Bagdad, had just opened his shop near the south gate. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z And at the present day the Smyrna line joins on at Afion with the Constantinople—Bagdad railway. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z Denounced as an impostor by the reigning Caliph of Bagdad, he fled into Egypt, became Caliph of Tunis, and soon conquered all Northern Africa from the Straits of Gibraltar to the borders of Egypt. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z But the place—well, so far, America’s Bagdad had offered nothing approaching his expectations. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z "I am a merchant of Bagdad," replied the caliph, "and I have taken a lodging at the first caravansary I found on my arrival." The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z Thence they were escorted towards the North for several days, into the desert in which Bagdad is now situated. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" 2011-03-31T02:00:21.443Z Over that Bagdad of the West a thin drizzling mist swept like some fine seiner's net; over the Bay a fog hung. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z He was crowned with great splendour at Bagdad on the 23rd of Aug., in the presence of a great gathering of his people and the representatives of the British Government. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z Such a sight is in reality more wonderful than any perspective of Bagdad or Grand Cairo. The Three Impostors or The Transmutations 2011-03-09T03:00:45.227Z Aboulcassem then took the road to Bagdad, and arrived there in safety a few days afterwards. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z Dee mentions that, in the copy from which he wrote, the book was ascribed to Machomet of Bagdad, and adduces two or three reasons for thinking it to be Euclid’s. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z It is recorded that Haroun-al-Raschid sent ambassadors from Bagdad—which had now replaced Damascus as the Moslem capital—with a splendid tent, a water clock, an elephant and the keys of the Holy Sepulchre. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z Townshend, against his own better judgment, was then sent forward to attempt the impossible feat of pushing on to the Turkish base of Bagdad. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z Some people tell us that Kurna stands on the site of the garden of Eden, though others say that the abode of our first parents lay to the north-west of Bagdad. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z I ought to have asked where he amassed such riches; I was wrong not to have questioned him on this point: I must not return to Bagdad without investigating this affair. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z At the present time the preservation of the embankments about the point of bifurcation demands the constant care of the Bagdad government. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z In the ninth learned men in the schools of Cordoba in Spain were corresponding with learned men in Cairo, Bagdad, Bokhara and Samarkand. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z He searched for, and found, in the place described, the gold, the arms, and the jewels bequeathed to him by Noosheerwân, and sent them to Bagdad. Folk-Lore and Legends: Oriental 2011-02-22T03:00:06.247Z Two hundred miles below Mosul is Bagdad, which recalls the "Arabian Nights." The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z Aboulcassem," he often said to me, "I am enchanted that I met you at Bagdad. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z In addition to the Bagdad railway, Germany has other important undertakings in Asia Minor, which is rich in coal and copper, oil and timber. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France 2011-02-19T03:01:09.157Z In the course of the sixteenth century the Ottoman Sultans conquered Bagdad, Hungary, Egypt and most of North Africa, and their fleet made them masters of the Mediterranean. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z "And it was a story of life in Bagdad." Louisiana 2011-02-18T03:00:21.217Z There were also the two celebrated schools of grammarians at Basra and Kufa, soon to merge in the school of Bagdad. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z I took my departure from Moussul with this numerous retinue in order to travel to Bagdad. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z And with a shudder one contemplates the rapid and final decadence of those wonderful Eastern towns, Stamboul, Damascus, Bagdad, upon the day when they should submit to his law. War 2011-02-10T03:00:52.487Z Yet Bagdad and Granada could never become like unto Athens or Alexandria. The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn 2011-01-30T03:00:15.907Z To carry out his intentions he journeyed to Bagdad, where he presented himself before the Vizier. Fairy Tales From all Nations 2011-01-16T03:00:21.797Z Bagdad which for ages had successfully defied the invading, crusading armies of Europe, was destroyed, and an end put to the Caliphate so long enthroned within its historic walls. Ancient Chinese account of the Grand Canyon, or course of the Colorado 2011-01-12T03:00:34.043Z Accordingly, he presently came over to me, and asked what took me into the cemetery where I was caught, and how I spent my time in Bagdad. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z As great a revolution had taken place in Matamoras as at Bagdad. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Mark you, the word "nearly"—a bridge broad enough to span the straits of Gibraltar, the chasm between Bagdad or Granada and Dahomey, between Averroës and the Mad Mullah. The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn 2011-01-30T03:00:15.907Z Braving horizontal sheets of rain, Mexican marines went door-to-door in the small fishing community of Playa Bagdad, trying to evacuate villagers from rickety wooden shacks. Hurricane Alex threatens Mexico, Texas coasts 2010-06-30T19:06:00Z He became wealthy and acquired property in Basra, where he again settled for a time; but returned later to Bagdad, where he died in 831. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" "I am going," replied he, "to sell my merchandise at Bagdad, and I hope to arrive there in two days." The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z To the north and east of Bagdad the British forces, too, succeeded in advancing in the direction of the Persian border. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. He merely stood and looked on, as a European would among the frays of one of the great fairs of Bagdad or Astracan. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 Then he told us about the dromedary mail that crosses the desert from Damascus to Bagdad, like a through express. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise The Caliphate under the Omayyads of Damascus, and then the Abbasids of Bagdad, became the principal power in the nearer East. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" He took some servants, bought some camels, which he loaded with the king's presents, and so went through Balsora along the river to Bagdad. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z In Mesopotamia there had been very little activity since the fall of Bagdad on March 11, 1917. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. The original design of this scheme was probably derived from the mosque of Samara, a town 60 m. north of Bagdad, where the minaret built c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" The first through-train from Basra to Bagdad was run in Jan., The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis Even in modern times travellers relate how, when an auspicious day has been proclaimed by the astrologers, the streets of Bagdad may be seen running with blood from the barbers’ shops. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" I replied, that I came from Bagdad, and that his conjecture was but too well founded. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z Soon after that event a British column had been sent westward to Feluja on the Euphrates, a town almost on a line with Bagdad, but about thirty-five miles farther west. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. These were diligently studied in Bagdad, Damascus, and Cordova, and, being translated into Latin, became known in the west of Europe. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli The Moslem conquest of Mesopotamia in the seventh century of our era brought about the rise of Bagdad, a few miles to the north of Ctesiphon. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis Under him Bagdad became a great centre of art and science. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide I am the only son of a rich jeweller of Bagdad. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z The rest of us, fortunately, thought only of a repetition of the former successes, and that we should enjoy a cheerful Christmas in Bagdad. A Kut Prisoner Astronomy they especially cultivated, for which famous schools and observatories were erected at Bagdad and Cordova. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli Bagdad declined as a trading centre after Vasco da Gama discovered the sea-route to India, and diverted the merchandise previously carried to Europe across the overland routes across Persia and through Mesopotamia and Asia Minor. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis In 1798 a Turkish force was sent from Bagdad into El Hasa, but was compelled to retreat without accomplishing anything, and its discomfiture added much to the renown of the Wahhābi power. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" As soon as he arrived at Bagdad, he went with the courier to the palace. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z One day, General Townshend passed up-stream in a launch accompanied by two or three of his staff en route to Bagdad. A Kut Prisoner On the fall of the caliphate of Bagdad in 1258 the decline set in, and on the expulsion of the Moors from Spain the foreign rule of the Arabs came to an end. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli Bagdad afterwards depended chiefly on the traffic caused by pilgrim caravans to and from Mecca. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis The tumultuous mixture of interests and passions to be found in a city like Bagdad are the subjects of a poet’s verse. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" Many hundred years ago there lived in the famous city of Bagdad a retired merchant named El Kattab. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z How we hoped they might soon be singing in a very different fashion when our troops should advance again and take Bagdad. A Kut Prisoner About 1220 Genghis Khan, an independent Mongol chief, made himself master of Central Asia, conquered Northern China, overran Turkestan, Afghanistan, and Persia; his successors took Bagdad and abolished the caliphate. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli The southern area of Mesopotamia, below Bagdad, where the Tigris and Euphrates come within 35 miles of one another, is a flat alluvial plain. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis In 906 the court at Bagdad learned that these sectaries had gained almost all Yemen and were threatening Mecca and Medina. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" There was at Bagdad a merchant very notorious for his avarice, and his name was Abou-Cassem-Tambouri. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z For some miles before Bagdad is reached, the river is fringed with palm groves, gardens, and cultivated land. A Kut Prisoner Montgomery Stockbridge was a name to conjure with in the Bagdad of Seven Million. Whispering Wires Steamers ply on the river between Bagdad and Bassorah, and the town exports wheat, dates, galls, gums, mohair, carpets, &c., to Europe, the chief import being cotton goods. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis To these stories have been added others originating in Bagdad and Egypt and a few others, which were at first in independent circulation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" At this juncture the cadi of Bagdad came also to take one. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z A few miles north of Bagdad we passed the Great Mosque at Kazmain, its golden domes and minarets shining in the setting sun. A Kut Prisoner Kodama, a native of Bagdad, who died in 959, gives an account of the service in his work called The Book of Taxes. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study In 1919 the railway system passed to the Allies, and in 1920 it was announced that the line between Basra and Bagdad had been completed. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis Thus, alike at Bagdad and at Cordova, Arabian philosophy represents the temporary victory of exotic ideas and of subject races over the theological one-sidedness of Islam, and the illiterate simplicity of the early Saracens. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" My grief was so intense that I fell ill, and continued in a languishing state at Bagdad for a long time. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z These birds often build a new nest on the top of one or more old ones: they are very common in Mesopotamia, and several were seen in Bagdad. A Kut Prisoner There were 930 postal stations on the six great highroads starting from Bagdad. The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study The Peace Treaty between the Allied Powers and Turkey placed Mesopotamia under the protection of Great Britain, which thus secured control of the Bagdad railway. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis Saūd with his main forces had started northwards to attack Bagdad, but returning at once he met and defeated Tusun with great loss and compelled him to retire. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" In the mean time, however, they contrived to make their escape, either by bribing their guards, or deceiving their vigilance, and concealed themselves so carefully in Bagdad, that all search after them proved ineffectual. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z Two days later, on May 10th, the second party of officers left on the steamer Khalifa, which had on board a few German gunners returning to Bagdad and a good number of Turkish officers. A Kut Prisoner Caliph Chasid, of Bagdad, was resting comfortably on his divan one fine afternoon. The Green Fairy Book Towards the close of the nineteenth century Germany obtained concessions from the Turks and planned the Bagdad railway, so as to reopen the ancient overland trade-route for Indo-Persian trade. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis With the fall of the Bagdad caliphate all attempts at control from that quarter came to an end. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" I was myself once robbed on the road from Moussul to Bagdad. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z All except the minimum of kit had been left at Azizie, whence it was to follow by steamer to Bagdad as soon as might be. A Kut Prisoner Compare the gross stupidity, or rather the atrocious impiety of this tale, with the pure theism of the Arabian Nights, and judge whether the Deity was better worshipped at Cologne or at Bagdad. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 Bagdad.—An earthquake and a storm—an event quite unprecedented. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes This indictment against liberal thought from the standpoint of the theological school was afterwards answered in Spain by Averroes; but in Bagdad it heralded the extinction of the light of philosophy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" Great prince," said the cadi as soon as he perceived me, "blessed be your feet, and your arrival in Bagdad, since it has pleased you to take up your abode with me. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z On the way up from Kut we were given one month's pay in Bagdad, which for senior officers was on a comparatively generous scale. A Kut Prisoner Bagdad, celebrity of the early khalifs of, ii. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 The streets of Bagdad in the “golden prime” of Haroun Alraschid are no more mysterious, more enthralling, than the well-known thoroughfares of modern London. The Vagabond in Literature The seat of empire had been transferred to Bagdad, on the highway of Oriental commerce; and the distant 278 Khorasan became the favourite province of the caliph. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" It only remains with yourself to quit the darkness in which your perfections are buried, and to become this very day the wife of the cadi of Bagdad. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z However, on reaching Kastamuni, these unfortunates were told that the Bagdad rates were quite wrong, and they were now to pay up the difference; this took several months in many cases. A Kut Prisoner Persia might easily be almost as interesting as it sounded, and how remote from debts looked Bagdad. Plashers Mead A Novel In these companies camels are generally employed for the transport of heavy goods, especially where the track, like that between Damascus and Bagdad, for example, lies across level, sandy and arid districts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" The tobacco smoked is generally strong and is either brought from the neighbourhood of Bagdad or grown in the country itself. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" I left Amadeddin upon the throne of Moussul, and, accompanied only by a few slaves, and carrying an ample supply of riches and jewels, took the road to Bagdad, where I arrived safely. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z On approaching the town more closely, one noticed a great difference in the mosques, as compared with Bagdad. A Kut Prisoner The parlor had little furniture—a plain table, two straight chairs, a comfortable rocker and a couch with a Bagdad cover. The Shadow The Y.M.C.A. secretary for Mesopotamia tells of a visit he paid to a centre on the way to Bagdad. The Romance of the Red Triangle The story of the coming of the red triangle and the service rendered by the Y.M.C.A. to the sailors and soldiers of the British Empire One after the other the provinces fell away from Amīn, and he soon found himself in possession of Bagdad alone. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" About halfway between Bagdad and Moussul, the vanguard of my escort discovered a body of troops marching towards us. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z A few days later—on Monday, November 15th—the whole of the 6th Division and attached troops were on the march for Bagdad, the first stage being El Kutunie, some seven miles only. A Kut Prisoner I had caused them to be escorted thirty-six miles, on their way to Bagdad, by a division of my army. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 The central Y.M.C.A. at Bagdad is one of the best of our war buildings, and is situated on the banks of the Tigris. The Romance of the Red Triangle The story of the coming of the red triangle and the service rendered by the Y.M.C.A. to the sailors and soldiers of the British Empire The chroniclers content themselves with recording that he himself wrote in the name of the caliph to the chief authorities in Bagdad and elsewhere that he was to be the successor. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" The monuments and scarabs of the Hyksos kings are found throughout Upper and Lower Egypt; those of Khian somehow spread as far as Crete and Bagdad. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Next day a short march brought us to Lajj, a small hamlet on the river which was to be our jumping-off place for the forthcoming battle, and, as we believed, triumphal march on to Bagdad. A Kut Prisoner But, instead of proceeding to Bagdad, they threw themselves into Jaffa, defended it to the last, and cost me the lives of many of my brave troops. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 And when Captain Armylist’s regiment was ordered last winter to the village of Bathgate near this, he told me they were to march in the course of that morning, all the way to Bagdad.” Holiday House A Series of Tales In January 835 the Zoṭṭ in their national costume and with their own music were conducted on a great number of boats through Bagdad. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" This personage was himself the Ṭūlūnid Dynasty. son of a Turk who, originally sent as a slave to Bagdad, had risen to high rank in the service of the caliphs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Detailed maps had been issued, not only of the Turks' position at Ctesiphon, but also of Bagdad and the methods to be adopted to push the enemy through and out of the city. A Kut Prisoner She has been twice supplanted,--by Antioch, and she has seen Antioch decay; by Bagdad, and Bagdad is forgotten. The Bible Story Damascus and Bagdad became under the Caliphs centers of learning, of philosophical study and scientific investigation, uniting Nestorian, Jew, and Mohammedan in the great efforts towards general enlightenment. Jewish Theology At the head of an army he marched against Bagdad, but was defeated and killed before he reached that city. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" The Buyid ruler, who was now supreme at Bagdad, permitted the Ikshīd to remain in possession of his viceroyalty, but shortly after receiving this confirmation he died at Damascus in 946. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" In particular, the taking of Erzerum by the Russians cheered us up, and made us hope that the Russian force approaching Bagdad from Persia would be equally successful. A Kut Prisoner About a month after the merchant had committed this treacherous act Ali Cogia arrived at Bagdad, after his long absence from that city. Favorite Fairy Tales The Childhood Choice of Representative Men and Women The same story was repeated in the Saracenic power, when the Caliphates of Bagdad and of Damascus rose to that wealth of which the "Arabian Nights" gives a picture. The Boy With the U.S. Miners In the days of this caliph the first paper factories were founded in Bagdad. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" A more reputable expedient with the same end in view was the construction of a great library in Cairo, with ample provision for students; this was modelled on a similar institution at Bagdad. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" The Turks themselves never believed these stories, and, in fact, even when the armistice was signed, many of them in country districts had not heard that Bagdad was in our possession. A Kut Prisoner In this way, reckoning also the time Ali Cogia resided in each city, it was now nearly seven years since he had quitted Bagdad, and he determined to return. Favorite Fairy Tales The Childhood Choice of Representative Men and Women After paying a few calls, and dining quietly at the Everett House, I went to the Metropolitan Opera House, and saw “The Barber of Bagdad.” A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things The orthodox in Bagdad prepared to revolt, but were discovered in time by the governor of the city. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" Merchants of Dirbend or Bagdad have no doubt offered you more for them. The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries At this place there were small bitumen works, these being the first signs of any modern industry which we had seen since leaving Bagdad. A Kut Prisoner IN the reign of the Caliph Haroun-al-Raschid there lived at Bagdad a merchant named Ali Cogia, who was neither of the richest nor yet of the lowest order. Favorite Fairy Tales The Childhood Choice of Representative Men and Women As carriers, these birds have been used from a very early date, and the Castle of the Birds, at Bagdad, takes its name from the pigeon-post which the old monks of the convent established. Folk-lore of Shakespeare Hārūn confirmed him in his post, and, after having received the chiefs of Tabaristān who came to tender their submission, returned through Bagdad to Rakka on the Euphrates, which city was his habitual residence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" And when the peril from every quarter had reached its height, the Shah of Persia fell upon the crumbling realm from the east, and captured the rich city of Bagdad. The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries Tel Erman lived in our memories as being the first place where we had obtained any fruit since leaving Bagdad three weeks before. A Kut Prisoner One fine afternoon, Chasid, Caliph of Bagdad, reclined on his divan. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace Their principal settlement is, or was, at Mardin, in the Bagdad district; but there has always been a small community of them at Sook-es-Shookh, on the banks of their favorite stream, the Euphrates. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations On the journey he was attacked by an internal malady, which carried him off, ten months after his departure from Bagdad, a.h. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" Now he set out on his way with a heart joyful and full of hope, and before noon he arrived at his father's at Bagdad. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors As there are rapids between Samarra and Bagdad, it was not possible to float the rafts right down to Bagdad, and consequently everything had to be transhipped to the railway. A Kut Prisoner Thus spake the merchant; and Said, strong as was his desire to see his father once more, rejoiced at the prospect of seeing Bagdad and its famous ruler, Haroun-al-Raschid. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace I would give that much myself to have you listen to a queer thing that happened to me once in Bagdad. Miss Muffet's Christmas Party So Bagdad, or properly “the round city” of Mansur, on the western bank of the Tigris, was built as the capital. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" Gulhyndi had scarcely recovered from her astonishment, than, amidst a train of singing and dancing creatures, a handsome youth entered, dressed far more splendidly than the Caliph of Bagdad himself. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors One night some large motors arrived, and went on at once by road towards Bagdad. A Kut Prisoner Shall a stranger," said they to one another, "come here to Bagdad, and carry off all the laurels? Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace "Do you think a little girl who studied hard could learn your profession and practice in Bagdad?" asked Miss Muffet timidly. Miss Muffet's Christmas Party Khālid, sent the insignia of the Caliphate, with letters of condolence and congratulation, to Mūsā in Jorjān, and brought the army which had accompanied Mahdi peacefully back from Media to Bagdad. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" I was once Cadi of Bagdad, thus much I recollect; I had a beautiful daughter, who was to be married to the son of my enemy, but I would not give my consent. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors He said that on the way to Bagdad the guards had flogged men who fell out, to see if they were really ill, and that conditions as regards rations were pretty bad generally. A Kut Prisoner For more than four months, Said had excited the astonishment of Bagdad by his prowess, when one evening, on returning home from the tournament, he heard some voices which seemed familiar to him. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace "This," said the spider, "is the main caravan road to Bagdad." Miss Muffet's Christmas Party Reluctant, however, to fight against a descendant of the Prophet, Faḍl first attempted to induce him to submit by promising him safety and a brilliant position at the court of Bagdad. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" Compose yourself, my son, conquer your passion; there are pretty girls enough in Bagdad besides her. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors They knew nothing about our having taken Bagdad and were quite ignorant of all other war news. A Kut Prisoner They then mounted horses, and were soon in Bagdad. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace He said he had no complaint to make, though a sequin didn't go so far in Bagdad as it once did, and he had to spend a great deal in clothes. Miss Muffet's Christmas Party He had just made choice of the admirable site of the old market-town of Bagdad when the tidings came of the rising of Mahommed in Medina. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" Take care, then, that you do not pass the desert between Babylon and Bagdad at night time; and rather arrange your journey so as to start in the morning or evening. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors In 711 the Moors conquered the city, which then became a dependency of the Caliphs of Damascus and Bagdad until a Moorish prince shook off the foreign yoke. Cathedrals of Spain As soon as the Ruler of Bagdad had ascended the throne, the grand vizier commanded silence, and asked who appeared as complainant before his master. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace He had always made it a rule to be thorough, for whatever was worth doing was worth doing well, and he determined to be the very best listener in Bagdad. Miss Muffet's Christmas Party The caliph kept faith with them, and settled them in Bagdad, where they built a monastery called after their native place. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" There once lived in Bagdad a wealthy merchant named Ibrahim. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors Will not Haroun and Bagdad rise up now There on the shore, to beating of his drums? Sea Poems The caliph's brother and grand vizier's son were his constant companions; and it soon became a proverb in Bagdad: "I would that I were as good and as fortunate as Said, the son of Benezar." Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace Fasten the long strips together horizontally in imitation of Bagdad curtains. Hand-Loom Weaving A Manual for School and Home The five years of his reign were disastrous to the empire, and in particular to Bagdad which never entirely recovered its old splendour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" Towards the evening Ali set out on his way back to Bagdad, and wandered thoughtfully over the plain. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors From Bagdad Madame Pfeiffer made an excursion to the ruins of Babylon. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century The only consolation left them in their wretchedness was the power of flight; and they often flew to the roofs of Bagdad, that they might see what occurred there. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace In this manner the writings of Plato and Aristotle were secured; indeed, it is said that almost every day camels laden with volumes were entering the gates of Bagdad. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition When the tidings of his disgrace came to Bagdad, the people expelled the lieutenant of Hasan b. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" The evening was cool and bright, and after he had proceeded a few hundred paces, his eyes already discerned Bagdad. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors And amid the courts and gardens of the old palace he may well believe himself transported to an "interior" in Bagdad or Aleppo. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century The three now set out together on their journey to Bagdad. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace Under the khalifs of Bagdad this principle was thoroughly carried out. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition Sahl, a Zoroastrian of great influence, who in 806 had adopted Islam, reanimated his courage, and pointed out to him that certain death awaited him at Bagdad. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" The main line of communication between Europe and Asia will pass through Smyrna, Aleppo, Bagdad, and Bassora on the Persian Gulf. 1931: A Glance at the Twentieth Century A few days before, we heard, a similar application had been made by an English traveler from Bagdad, but owing to certain suspicions the permission was refused. Across Asia on a Bicycle He therefore bought in the next village whatever was necessary for their journey, and thus they soon reached the gates of Bagdad. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace The older apartments of the palace, such as the throne-room, the Bagdad Kiosk, and many of the objects in the imperial treasury are of extreme interest to all lovers of oriental art. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2 "Constantine Pavlovich" to "Convention" The disorder of civil war had caused a multitude of robbers and vagabonds to emerge from the purlieus of Bagdad. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" "That gimmick he built last year—the one that blinded those people in Bagdad—had five perfect emeralds in it, connected in series with silver wire." Anything You Can Do! But this empire-republic, the Islam of Omar, passes swifter than a dream; the tyranny and the crimes of the palaces of Damascus and Bagdad succeed. The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe It was a brilliant assemblage of the bravest and noblest youths of Bagdad, where even the brothers of the caliph were seen flying about on their horses and swinging their lances. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace We next find him in Damascus, whence he made his way over the north Arabian desert, the Euphrates, and southern Mesopotamia, to Bagdad. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2 "Constantine Pavlovich" to "Convention" Mūnis took Mosul, and having received reinforcements from all parts, marched against Bagdad. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" That last link in the chain is known among the inhabitants of Bagdad by the name of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) The United States as a nation bear the same relation to Britain as the Moorish kingdom in Spain bore to the Saracenic empire of Bagdad. The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe The day after the tournament, nothing was spoken of in Bagdad but the handsome, rich, and brave stranger. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace If he would get himself up as a banker, or a bishop—the Bishop of Bagdad, say—I shouldn't care how often he called. The Brass Bottle One of the Būyid princes, whose power had been steadily increasing, marched about this time against Bagdad, which he entered in Jomada I. a.h. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" The Arabic numerals, probably brought from India to Bagdad, led to a new and larger use of arithmetic. History of Human Society Never a city on earth— Rome, Paris, Florence, Bagdad—held for Ben The colours of old London; and, that night, We staved them like a wine, and drank, drank deep! Collected Poems Volume Two It could not very well be otherwise than that this second and still more brilliant triumph of Said's should excite the envy of the young men of Bagdad. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace England, Ireland, America, Turkey, the mines of Golconda, the streets of Bagdad, thieves, travellers, governesses, natural philosophy, and fashionable life, were all laid under contribution, and brought interest and adventure to our humdrum nursery corner. A Book of Sibyls Miss Barbauld, Miss Edgeworth, Mrs Opie, Miss Austen Mamun, on receiving his brother’s invitation to go to Bagdad, was greatly perplexed; but his tutor and later vizier, Fadl b. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" The Foundations of Science and Art.—In the old caliphates of Bagdad and Damascus there had developed great interest in learning. History of Human Society This fixes the location of this incident on the outskirts of Bagdad. The Four-Faced Visitors of Ezekiel The sun was setting when Said perceived in the dim distance a large city, whose minarets seemed to bear a resemblance to those of Bagdad. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace Bagdad was the seat of science and learning at a time when the nations of Europe were sunk in darkness and superstition. Men, Women, and Gods And Other Lectures He caused works on mathematics, astronomy, medicine and philosophy to be translated from the Greek, and founded in Bagdad a kind of academy, called the “House of Science,” with a library and an observatory. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" The caliphate of Bagdad, which had existed so long in Oriental splendor, was first dismembered by the loss of Africa. History of Human Society The Persian army had made unsuccessful efforts to reduce the cities of Basra, of Bagdad, and of Mussul. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 The caliph invited Benezar to come to Bagdad and live with him and Said. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace Her grace the Duchess of Richmond, for instance, appeared as the Sultana of Persia, in a costume purchased in the bazaar of Bagdad. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Mazyad, who, after a desperate struggle, defeated Yusuf, took him prisoner and brought him in triumph to Bagdad, where he with several of his officers was killed and crucified. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" After the Arabian Empire had become fully established, there arose to the northeast of Bagdad, the Moslem capital, a number of Turkish tribes that were among the more recent converts to Mohammedanism. History of Human Society When the ceremonies necessary at this coronation were over, Nadir marched with a large army to the attack of Bagdad. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 Had the magic carpet of Bagdad suddenly materialized before him, he would not have been more astounded. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 Later in the season the same composer's "Caliph of Bagdad" was given. Annals of Music in America A Chronological Record of Significant Musical Events The unfortunate man was brought by the caliph himself to Bagdad, and there died, apparently by poison. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" We are now fast approaching the termination of our first year’s residence in Bagdad, and the Lord’s mercies towards us have been exceeding great. Journal of a Residence at Bagdad During the Years 1830 and 1831 The moment the news of this event reached Bagdad, the inhabitants of that city fell on the troops left to guard the trenches, who were also routed. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 Not far off is Bagdad—which also has its Caliph. Six Letters From the Colonies How, indeed, could there be a railway station in Bagdad five hundred years ago? Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 9, 1914 Immediately after his coming to Bagdad, he bought all the Turkish slaves living there who had distinguished themselves. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" The Gerba tribe of Arabs are come almost close to Bagdad, to check whom the Pasha intends sending out the troops that have been under the discipline of the English. Journal of a Residence at Bagdad During the Years 1830 and 1831 The first clock that ever measured time was made for the Caliph of Bagdad. Scientific American magazine Vol 2. No. 3 Oct 10 1846 The Advocate of Industry and Journal of Scientific, Mechanical and Other Improvements Before the Mesopotamian plain, in which Bagdad is situated, could be reached from Persia the mountains along the Persian-Turkish frontier had to be crossed, an undertaking full of difficulties. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War In the latter field, of course, Great Britain, with a miniature army of not more than 40,000, was attempting to reach Bagdad, but was being hard pressed by the Ottoman forces. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War Mamun, being at Tarsus, received from the governor of Bagdad the report of the tribunal, and ordered that the culprits should be sent off to him. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" The firing has since ceased, and one of the tribes has been driven out of Bagdad. Journal of a Residence at Bagdad During the Years 1830 and 1831 Immense stores of food and munitions were concentrated at Damascus, Constantinople, Bagdad, and on the Trans-Caucasus frontier, while a holy war against the infidel was openly preached. The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources That was about one hundred miles northeast of Bagdad in the direction of the Persian city of Kermanshah. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War For this reason every unit of troops that could be possibly spared from other fields was rushed to Bagdad and thrown into the field against General Townshend's sorely pressed command awaiting relief at Kut-el-Amara. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War Happily for these unfortunate doctors, they had scarcely reached Adana, when news of the caliph’s death arrived and they were brought back to Bagdad. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" May 30.—A messenger has arrived from Bussorah, bringing intelligence of the kind Taylors; but the letters he brought were all taken from him, and he stripped to his shirt, a few miles from Bagdad. Journal of a Residence at Bagdad During the Years 1830 and 1831 Through him, the Deutsche Bank secured the great Bagdad railway concession and completed the commercial subjugation of the country by Berlin. The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources This town, too, was located on the Tigris, and on the line of the Bagdad railroad, about 200 miles northwest of Bagdad. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War It is situated on a bend of the Tigris and is 120 miles from Bagdad by road, and 220 miles by water. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War Just before his death, the Sultan had ordered him to transfer his residence from Bagdad to Basra. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" The few Georgians that remained from the plague have been nearly all put to death, so that the Georgian government of Bagdad is, as I anticipated, now extinguished. Journal of a Residence at Bagdad During the Years 1830 and 1831 Secondly, the moral effect of any considerable British success in Mesopotamia, and especially the capture of Bagdad, was bound to be very great. The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources At only one point to the north of Bagdad was there a break in the chain of mountains that separated Persia from Mesopotamia. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War The Turks had only left one brigade to hold their advanced position, the remainder joining the forces established in the new fortifications near Bagdad. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War Sahl represented it to him, and urging him to come to Bagdad, where his presence was necessary. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" The Pasha seems perplexed to know, in the event of its reaching Bagdad, where he shall go with his family for safety. Journal of a Residence at Bagdad During the Years 1830 and 1831 At Bagdad the Thirteenth Corps, and at Mosul the Twelfth, stood guard over Mesopotamia. The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources Up to this time the Russian reports were more or less indefinite, announcing simply from time to time progress of the advance in the direction of Bagdad. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War In a more southerly direction a second column was on the march to the city of Hamadan, 250 miles from Bagdad. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War The people of Bagdad refused to take the oath to Ali b. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" We are altogether standing on a more advanced position, that on entering Bagdad we could have hoped. Journal of a Residence at Bagdad During the Years 1830 and 1831 The Turks occupied intrenched positions at the entrance of Kut-el-Hai Channel on the main line of communication between the Tigris and Bagdad. The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 8) History of the European War from Official Sources Both had as their objective Diarbekr, an important trading center on the Tigris and a future station on the unfinished part of the Bagdad railroad. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War At no time did General Townshend's force number more than four brigades, which, under the circumstances, was wholly inadequate to accomplish the conquest of Bagdad. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War Mamun appointed an officer to act as his lieutenant, and wrote that he was coming to Bagdad in a short time. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" He reached us a day’s journey and a half from Bagdad. Journal of a Residence at Bagdad During the Years 1830 and 1831 The Turks, who had also been largely reenforced with soldiers probably from Bagdad, on April 11 attacked the three British positions at Kurna-Ahwaz and Shaiba, the last a fort protecting Basra. The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 8) History of the European War from Official Sources It brought this Russian army within less than 200 miles of Bagdad. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War In July, 1915, the ill-fated expedition against the enemy forces guarding Bagdad was planned. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War He put the former to death and drove the latter into exile to Bagdad. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" Thieves are multiplying in every direction; and news has come from Mosul that a new Pasha has arrived there, who only waited for the cessation of the plague to advance against Bagdad. Journal of a Residence at Bagdad During the Years 1830 and 1831 In addition, the Thirty-seventh Arab division had been brought up from Bagdad to strengthen the Eleventh Corps. The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 8) History of the European War from Official Sources Ras-el-Ain, the present railhead of the Bagdad railway, is seventy miles south. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War Later, after the failure in the Dardanelles, it was necessary to attempt something spectacular that would restore British prestige in the Orient, and this could be accomplished by the capture of Bagdad. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War So, with the perfidy of his race, the caliph took him off his guard, and had him imprisoned and killed at Bagdad. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" The dear little boys are very anxious to leave Bagdad, yet they do not complain, nor appear on the whole otherwise than happy, which is indeed a great mercy. Journal of a Residence at Bagdad During the Years 1830 and 1831 At the outset the Russians met with a measure of success, but on November 22, 1914, the Turks, having been reenforced by troops from Bagdad, began a fierce offensive. The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 8) History of the European War from Official Sources The result was the establishment of direct communication between Berlin and Bagdad. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War The attempt to capture Bagdad was much criticized when projected, and since, as being foolhardy, and likely to fail, and in any case not worth the great loss of men it must entail. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War The treasury was exhausted, the troops asked for pay, the people in Bagdad were riotous. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" The reason assigned is, that he attacked Bagdad without any warrant, and had detained at Mosul the Tartars who were bringing the firman for Daoud Pasha. Journal of a Residence at Bagdad During the Years 1830 and 1831 Covered with Bagdad stripes, tapestry, or any artistic material, it makes a Christmas present that would please the most fastidious taste. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society Make them think we’re going to bed with our minds fixed on Egyptology, and the wonders of the microscope, and the Bagdad railway, and the future of European politics. The Madcap of the School General Townshend, who commanded the division that was sent forward to attempt the capture of Bagdad, had all the odds against him. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War Not long before these events, the seat of the Caliphate had been restored to Bagdad. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" Often and often she has said to me, notwithstanding the disparity of every thing external, I never in England enjoyed that sweet sense of my Lord’s loving care that I have enjoyed in Bagdad. Journal of a Residence at Bagdad During the Years 1830 and 1831 Algerian stripes, Bagdad tapestry or Persian prints make good back-484-grounds. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society Somehow they did not think of the Arabs in this narrative as of the same race and faith with the Arabs of Bagdad and the other places in the "Arabian Nights." A Boy's Town When it is considered that the Turkish force was three times as strong in numbers as General Townshend's, the British general's advance on Bagdad seemed foredoomed to failure. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War The caravan which left Bagdad towards the end of this year returned in all haste before it had covered a third of the way. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" Mohammed made this demand of the calif through the medium of an embassador whom he sent to Bagdad. Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series They erected some fine observatories, notably in Spain and in the neighbourhood of Bagdad. Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language He was a great philosopher and astronomer, and at one time was superintendent of the hospital at Bagdad. All About Coffee From there he proceeded to Azizie, where, for the defense of Bagdad, extensive fortifications had been constructed. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War The situation in Bagdad had become so desperate that the caliph called Toghrul to his aid. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" It seems that some difference had arisen some time before this between the Sultan Mohammed and the Calif of Bagdad, who was the great head of the Mohammedan power. Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series The most remarkable is that of Sultan Murad II., the conqueror of Bagdad. Harper's Young People, February 24, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Between 1500 and 1600, shallow iron dippers with long handles and foot-rests, designed to stand in open fires, were used in Bagdad, and by the Arabs in Mesopotamia, for roasting coffee. All About Coffee It was evident from the rapidity of his movements that the Turkish commander was afraid of being overtaken by the British forces, for in two days he had marched his men sixty-five miles toward Bagdad. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War All the eastern provinces, a great part of Asia Minor, Syria with the exception of a few towns on the shore, the main part of West Africa acknowledged the caliph of Bagdad as the Imām. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" But worst of all and greatest of all, Servia had the audacity to block the Kaiser's Berlin to Bagdad railway scheme which was to go through Belgrade. Birdseye Views of Far Lands Surely there could be nothing real like it since the days of the califs of Bagdad! The Land of Thor Under the Parthians Ctesiphon succeeded to Seleucia, to be replaced in its turn by Bagdad, the Arab metropolis of the caliphs. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 It meant the conquering of entire Mesopotamia as far as Bagdad, and the moral effect of such a success on the Arabs and tribesmen would have greatly raised British prestige in that region. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War He was real ruler not only of the district of Bagdad, but also of the rest of Irak, which he subdued by force. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" The original tree of this variety stands in the grove of Dr. J. B. Curtis, Orange Heights, Fla. It was grown from seed secured from Arthur Brown, Bagdad, Fla., in 1886. The Pecan and its Culture Ascending the Tigris branch of this Asiatic river, they reached the famed city of Bagdad. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt In our day the mosques, the baths, and many of the private houses of Mossoul and Bagdad have dome-shaped roofs. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 The retreating Turkish army made a stand a little to the west of Azizi, which is forty miles to Bagdad by road and about four times that distance by water. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War The successors of Mohammed were called caliphs, and the caliphs of Bagdad and Cordova rivaled each other in fostering learning. History of Education A second time the Jews were drawn into the vortex of a foreign civilization, and two hundred years after Mohammed, Jews in Kairwan and Bagdad were speaking the same language, Arabic. Jewish Literature and Other Essays The centres of Arabian rationalism were, as we know, the cities of Bagdad and Basra, nearer to Babylon and Mesopotamia than to Egypt or Kairuan. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy |
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