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... Umayyad caliph ' Abd ar - Rahman III , Hisdai gradually gained eminence in the Arab world , acting as vizier without title . He used his linguistic talents ( he knew Hebrew , Ara- 61 Hisham bic , and Latin ) and persuasive personality ...
... Umayyad caliph ' Abd ar - Rahman III , Hisdai gradually gained eminence in the Arab world , acting as vizier without title . He used his linguistic talents ( he knew Hebrew , Ara- 61 Hisham bic , and Latin ) and persuasive personality ...
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... Umayyad cultural achievements 17 : 952c visual arts · African visual art forms and styles 1 : 260g Berber architecture and crafts 11 : 296g Chinese emulation of Persian silverwork 11 : 1116h copper , bronze , gold , and silverwork 11 ...
... Umayyad cultural achievements 17 : 952c visual arts · African visual art forms and styles 1 : 260g Berber architecture and crafts 11 : 296g Chinese emulation of Persian silverwork 11 : 1116h copper , bronze , gold , and silverwork 11 ...
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... Umayyad caliphs ( ruled 661-750 ) , faced with increasing financial problems , imposed a kind of kharaj on the land of recent converts in addition to their payment of ' ushr . This ex- tra imposition of the kharaj was unpopular , and ...
... Umayyad caliphs ( ruled 661-750 ) , faced with increasing financial problems , imposed a kind of kharaj on the land of recent converts in addition to their payment of ' ushr . This ex- tra imposition of the kharaj was unpopular , and ...
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