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... kingdom's first ruler , ' Abd ar - Rahman ibn Tahir , declared himself independent in 1063 , though to preserve the fiction of the unity of the Umayyad caliphate he took the title not of king ( malik ) but of minister ( ḥājib ) . For a ...
... kingdom's first ruler , ' Abd ar - Rahman ibn Tahir , declared himself independent in 1063 , though to preserve the fiction of the unity of the Umayyad caliphate he took the title not of king ( malik ) but of minister ( ḥājib ) . For a ...
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... kingdom . Napoleon first annexed the kingdom to France , then declared it indepen- dent , with Joseph as king ( March 30 , 1806 ) . When Joseph was transferred to Spain ( 1808 ) , Napoleon gave Naples to his brother - in - law Joachim ...
... kingdom . Napoleon first annexed the kingdom to France , then declared it indepen- dent , with Joseph as king ( March 30 , 1806 ) . When Joseph was transferred to Spain ( 1808 ) , Napoleon gave Naples to his brother - in - law Joachim ...
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... Kingdom . Its trade is dominated by imports from and ex- ports to other parts of the United Kingdom . Northern Ireland is an industrialized country , with manufactured goods comprising a large Dunluce Castle near Giant's Causeway ...
... Kingdom . Its trade is dominated by imports from and ex- ports to other parts of the United Kingdom . Northern Ireland is an industrialized country , with manufactured goods comprising a large Dunluce Castle near Giant's Causeway ...
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