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Page 477
... ( served 1560-79 ) , and the two Köprülüs ( served 1656-76 ) , for exam- ple , coincided with a period of retiring sultans . In 1654 the grand vizier acquired an official residence known as the Bab - 1 Ali ( Sublime Porte ) , which ...
... ( served 1560-79 ) , and the two Köprülüs ( served 1656-76 ) , for exam- ple , coincided with a period of retiring sultans . In 1654 the grand vizier acquired an official residence known as the Bab - 1 Ali ( Sublime Porte ) , which ...
Page 522
... served in the United States Congress as representative and senator from Mississippi and was outstandingly successful as secretary of war under Pres . Franklin Pierce . After the death of John C. Calhoun in 1850 , Davis was generally ...
... served in the United States Congress as representative and senator from Mississippi and was outstandingly successful as secretary of war under Pres . Franklin Pierce . After the death of John C. Calhoun in 1850 , Davis was generally ...
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... served it to the elders who then served the people . Al- though this continued to reflect a system of stratification , it was a radical departure from the Roman rule that only the officiating priest could serve everyone . These rules ...
... served it to the elders who then served the people . Al- though this continued to reflect a system of stratification , it was a radical departure from the Roman rule that only the officiating priest could serve everyone . These rules ...
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