French, xl. 45. How provoked to hoftilities against the English, 100. Their prel:minaries in treating with the English what, 127. How relieved and fettled by the French, 148. Difputes between them and the English, 179.

Abercrombie (General) fucceeds Shirley in his command in North America, xl. 212. Succeeds lord Loudon in America, and the vast army under him, 219. Unfuccefsful attack and great lofs at Ticonderoga, with his return, 220.

Abgara, his bloody contest for the crown of Monomotopa, xv. 472.

Abimelech, one of Al Rafhid's generals, his ravages in the empire, ii. 339. Abkhaz, who, and where fituated, iv. 170. Defeated by Soltan Areflan, ib. Abifkun, the inland where Soltan Mohammed died, its fituation, iv. 409 (R). Abnakhayyal made patriarch of Alexandria, ii. 227. Perfecuted by the governor, ib. Abo, a treaty concluded there between Ruffia and Sweden, xxxiii. 443.

Abobes in Quito, what, xxxix. 171. Abodrites, account of that people, xxix. 23 (C).

who, xlii. 268. After various ftruggles fubmit to Pepin and Charlemagne, 271: The latter protects them, and defeats Wittikind and the Wilfi, ib. Their king why murdered by the Saxons, ib. Their wars with thefe and the Danes, who subdue them, 272. Still protected by Charlemagne, and by his fon Lewis, 273. Attempts to convert them, yet continue to hold out, 274. Their first Christian king, who, ibid. They invade Denmark, 275.

Aboloftayn taken, and the people massacred, by Bayezu, iv. 259.

Abra and Abza, two ancient kings of Abyssinia, xv. 206.

Abraham's pretended station at Mecca, i. 208. & 214.

Alim ravages Media, iv. 102. Defeated and flain by Tagrolipiæ, 103.

Al Brahem, the laft king of the Almoravides, his unworthy reign, xviii. 20. Supplanted by the Almohides, 22. His indolence, revolt against him, and his death,

ibid.

-, a Maronite Jefuit, fent into Abyffinia, xv. 267. Taken and beheaded, 268.

Hallevi, a ftrenuous oppofer of the Caraites, xiii. 286 (W).

prince of the Jews, how the configuration of Moles's birth would bring in the Meffiah, xiii. 350 (A). But mistaken about it, ibid.

Abravanel in high favour at the Spanish court, xiii. 352. Forced into banishment ib. (C). Abrabi, a noted village on the Gold Coast, xvii. 38,

Abroga, a congrefs there, and a peace conIcluded between Sweden and Denmark, with the treachery of the Swedish commiffioners, and Charles Canutfon's refentment, xxxiii. 98.

Abruzzo, invafion of, by Ambrofio Visconti, defeated, xxviii. 193.

Abfalon of Denmark, his difinterestedness with regard to the people's remonftrances overruled, xxxii. 166. Who break out into open rebellion, and the tumult fuppreffed through Abfalon's prudence and firmness, 167. Surprifes and defeats Bugiflaus, the Vandal prince, fo that Barbaroffa is difappointed in his views, with Abfalon's farther fucceffes, 173. Death and noble character, 179.

Abtelah, country of, whence fo called, iv. 48. Subdued by Khofrohes, ib.

Abu Beer, gained to Mohammed's party, i. 45, who gains many other chiefs to his religion, 52. Saluted his khalif, 48. His three competitors, ib. Wager in favour of Mohammed's prophecy won, 6o. Ordered to vouch for the ftory of his journey to hea ven, 80. Accompanies him to his cave near Mecca, 91. Succefs against the Kelabites, 158. Large contributions towards the Greek war, 195. Made prefident of the pilgrimages at Mecca, 201. Claffed among the illuftrious friends of Mohammed, 250. Digefts the Koran into its prefent form, 273. Appeafes the tumults at Medina, 274. Speech to the populace, and elected khalif, 275. Subdues feveral provinces, 281. Sends an army to invade Syria, 284. Charge to his general, and orders to Khaled after the victory of Ajnadin, 302, His death on the day Damafcus was taken, 307. His laft will, 308. Perfon described and character, 378. Two famed fayings, with omens which happened before his death, 379.

Ayub's death and famous tomb, ii. 68, the brother of Ayesha, dies, ii. 81. Horeira's death and character, with his true name, ii. 82.

Jahl's bravado fatal to him and the Koreifh, i. 108.

Mufa refuses to affift Ali, ii. 14. Is forced by the Cufans to comply, 15. Corrupted by Amru, 25. Proclaims Ali depofed, and is forced to retire to Mecca, 26. Lulua, Omar's affaffin, i. 510. See Fi

down before Emeffa, 396. Grants the E-
meffans a year's truce, 397. Impofes a tri-
bute on them and other Syrian cities, 398.
His inaction difpleafes the khalif, 400.
Makes a truce with other Syrian cities, 401.
Lays fiege to Balbec, 404. Takes it, 407.
Outwits the Emeffans of their provifions,
4c9. Takes the caftle of Arreftan, 410.
and Shaizar, 411. Forced to abandon E-
meffa for a time, 413. Marches towards
Yermouk, 414. Defires from the khalif
fome freft. torces, 417. Defeats the Greek
army, 420. Diftribution of the spoil dif
liked by the army, 422. Confirmed by the
khalif, and he befieges and takes Jerufalem,
423. He reduces Aleppo, 439. Attempts
its caftle in vain, 440. Ordered by the kha-
Jif to continue the fiege, 443. Takes it by
Aratagem, 444. and ftormed, 445. Tal es
the iron bridge near Antioch, 453. alío
poffeffion of Antioch, 456. Sends the kha-
Jif an account of it by exprefs, 457. Dies of
the plague in Syria, 483.

Abu Obeid, his fuccefs in Perfia, i. 381. Slain,
ibid.

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Rich

Thaher made head of Karmatians, ii.
531. Invades the khalifat, and fuccefeful
attempt on a Meccan caravan, ib.
booty, 532. Embafly to the khalif, whom
he invades with a powerful army, 532. 534.
Defeats his general Yufef with a handful of
men, 535. His other victories alarm the
khalif, and his cruelty to Bakka and other
cities, 556. Horrid crucities, prophanation,
&c. at Mecca, 538. Immenfe spoils carri-
ed away by him, and he plunders a new ca-
ravan, 557. Advantageous treaty with the
Emir Al Omra, 560. Dies of the small
pex, iii. 11.

Ebn Doreidi, a celebrated poet, his death,
character, and works, ii. 549.

Ahmed Ebn Moctafi nailed to the wall
of Al Kaher's feraglio, ii. 552.

Al Mohd, the founder of the Fatemite
dynasty, his death, ii. 555 (C). Concealed
by his fucceffor, ib.

Ebn Taj reduces Egypt, ii. 557. Suc-
cefs there, 559.

Becr bn Rayek made fupreme emir by
the khalif Rai, with his ufurpations, ii.
558. Shameful treaty with Abu Taher,
560. Made Emir Al Omra by Almotakki,
ii. 6. Slain by the treachery of Abu Na-
fero'ddawlla, 112.

Ebn Ali Motaj, his fuccefs against Mah-
can Ebn Mali, iii. 2.

Mohammed Al Hafan, his ready affift-
afice to khalif Motakki, and treachery to
Abu Becr, iii. 6.

Ibrahim, his character and Deylam hif-
tory, iii. 123.

Mohammed Ebn Yufef, the grammari-
an, his death and works, iii. 128.

Aby Ali Al Manfur, fucceeds his father is
Egypt, iii. 130.

Amer Mohammed, wazir of Spain, hig
death and character, iii. 144.

Amer, fince Almanfur, governor of Cor-
duba, his rife and character, iii. 76. Vie -
tory over Garcia, and other exploits againft
the Franks, with his death, 77.

Tharif made emir of Cufa, iii. 102.
Mahommed Al Afwad perfecutes the
Sonnites in Syria, iii. 145.

Racwah raises a revolt in Egypt, but is
defeated and taken by Al Hakem, iii. 150.
His death and punishment, 151.

Yezid's fuccefsful revolt against the
African khalif, iii. 14. Raifes the siege of
Mohdia, 18. His defeat, imprisonment,
and death, 20.

Nafr Mohammed, his death and charac-
ter, iij. 24.

Tamim Ma'had, fucceeds his father Al
Manfur in Kairwan, iii. 27. The first Fa-
temite khalif in Egypt, ib.

Omar Ebn Waheb, his death and cha-
rafter, iii. 30.

Mohammed Al Farfi, the grammarian,
dies, iii. 32

Faras taken prifoner by the Greeks, iii.
32. Releafed, ib. Retaken by the Greeks,
39. Re-exchanged, 46. Put to death,
52.

Shaja' Fatek, a Greek flave, his rife and
death, iii. 35.

Ali, the lord of Kerman, his death and
character, iii. 50.

Tarlab confines his father to the caftle
of Ardman, iii. 51. Ill treatment of hira,
53. Wars with his brothers, 54. Succe's
against them, 60. Seizes on Baghdad, 66.
Driven out and defeated, with his treachery
to his brother, 79. Defeated by Adadɔ'd-
dawla, ib. Driven out of Damafcus by
Caflam, 82. Defeated by Dagfal Ebn Mo-
fraj, 86. Taken and put to death, 87.

Ifhak Ibraim, his treachery to Adado'd-
dawla, and imprifoned by him, iii. 92.

Fadl Jaafar, his learned character and
works, iii. 97 (M).

Thaher Ibrahim recovers poffeffion of
Mawfel, iii. 110. Invaded by Bad the Curd,
III. Defeats him, 112. Invaded afresh
by his nephew, and is defeated and killed
by Abu'l Dzowad, 113.

Ali Ebn Merwan invades Diyar Beer, iii.
I12. Made governor of Aleppo, ib. Aí-
faffinated by Ebn Dimna, ib.

Nafr. why imprisoned by his brother, iii.
113. Se.zes on Erzerum and Diyar Becr,

ib.

Ali Simjur rebels against Nuh Ebn Man-
fur, iii. 121. but is defeated by him, 122.
His fubmiffion to him, 123.

Al Haffan's death and works, iii. 135.
Abu

M
Abu Haather, vulgarly called Abu Mafar, a
famous aftrologer, his character and death,
ží. 483.

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Sa'id, head of the Karmatians, invades
Bahrein, ii. 495. Succefs and ravages, ib.
Cruelty to the Hajrans, 497. Affaffinated
in a bath, 521.

Sa'id Al Daif, his fuccefs in Sicily, ii.
524-

Al Taleb educates young Mohammed, i.
14. Charged with the care of him by his
own father, 24. Threatened for his friend-
hip to him, 49. Caufes the Koreifh league
to be refcinded, 57. Dies foon after, and
whether a convert to Mohanmed, 58.

Hanita's fect defcribed, ii. 312., In-
ftances of his great charity, writings, cha-
racter, and mausoleum, 313.

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Zeid Ab 'alrahmen, a famed Chriftian
physician, his character, &c. ii. 445.

A dallah drives the Aglabites out of
Kairwan, ii. 517.

Mohammed Obeid'allah raised to the
throne of Kairwan, ii. 517.

Sa'id, furnamed Behadr Khan, fucceeds
his father in Iran, v. 133. Quells the re-
bellious army, and gains the title of Brave,
189. Gives his Ffter to the regent Juban,
190. Love to his daughter occasions a
breach between them, and he puts his fon
Damafhk to death, 191. Rafes an army
against Juban, and orders him to be put to
death, 192. Pays the charge of his fune-
ral, his latt expedition against Shah Uzbek,
and his death, fuppofed by poifon, 193.

Beer Mirza, See Mirza.

Chemen restored to the Tremecen throne
by the king of Spain, and becomes tributary
to him, xviii. 53.

- Ferez, king of Tunis, revolts from the
king of Marocco, xviii. 422.

Bar, fucceeds Hutmen in Tunis, xviii.
423. Defeats Haffan, and retakes Tunis,
but it affalinated by Cacajah, and fucceeded
by Abu Camen, 424.

Abuali rebels against his brother Faekh, iv.
51.

khalif of Egypt, affaffinated, iv. 157←
Abuhanar, a Mogul province, where fituated,

iv. 281.

Abu'l Werd, prince of Khalat in Armenia, his
death, iii. 39.

Ebn Hamed, lofes and recovers the kha
lifat of Spain, iii. 184.

-Kafem, emir of Sicily, his fuccefs against
the Chriftians, iii. 69. Devaftations in Ca-
labria, 70. Incurfions into, and flaughters
in, Italy, 75, Slain by the Franks, 92.
Reputed a martyr by the Mollems, ib.

- Fathi cruelly punished by Adado'ddawla,
iii. 75.

Sarur, a Chriftian, poifons the patriarch
of Alexandria, and his punishment, iii. 81.
Faraj Ebn Shahin, affaffinated in Batiha,

Ma'ali, an infant, chofen prince of Ba-
tiha, iii. 101. Banished by his treacherous
guardian, ib.

102.

Ebn Nobatah's death and character, iii.
Vision and dreaming fermon, 133.
Hafan Ali Ebn Nafr fucceeds Al Mod-
haffer in Batiha, and his excellent charac-
ter, iii. 107.

- Fadayel fucceeds his father in Syria, iii.
117. Invaded by the Egyptians, with his
fuccefs against them, 118.

Kalem, the wazir, his character and
death, iii. 125 (Q). Highly esteemed,
126. His laft advice to Fakhro'dawla, with
his works. 127.

Kafem Mahmud Ebn Al Zamak fhari,
his death, titles, and works, iii. 252 (U).

Koffem Bahr feizes on Jorjan after shah
Rukh's death, v. 91.

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Mehraf Nafr fucceeds his father in Shai-
zar, iii. 271.

-Jaafar Al Tabari, the famous Arab hif
torian, his death and character, and an ac-
count of his hiftory, ii. 529. Abridged and
continued by Al Makin, 530 (A).

Kafem, lord of Seville, &c. dies, iii. 231.
Hares, king of Mawara'inahr, deprived
of his eyes and crown, iv. 52.

Abumer, a famed Ralbi at Pundebita,
xiii. 235():

foltan of Karazm, defeated and foolish-
ly flain, vi. 166.

Katar, fent general into Spain, and op-
pofed by the Arabs there, ii. 233.

Hafhem, a hearty friend to the house of
Abbas, ii. 244.

Moflem, fent to Khorafan by Ibrahim
Ebn Ali, and made governor of it, ii. 245.
Defeats Merwan, and drives him out of
Khorafan, 46.26.

Mollema, made counfellor by the kha-
lif Abu'l Abbas, by whom he is put to
death, ii. 261.

Jaafar made governor of Adherbijan, ii.
255.

Abbas Ebn Mahommed proclaimed kha-
lif, ii. 251. His fignal victory over Mer-
wan's forces, 252. His troops why nick-
named Uchama, or black, 255. His first
executions

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executions and promotions, ib. Horrid cruelties to the Ommiyahan family, 256. Great advantages over them, ibid. See Saffah.

Abu'l Saraya, his revolt against Al Mamun, ii. 391. Defeated and beheaded, 392.

Manfur defeats and kills Au Sa'id, iii. 243. Obtains the crown of Fars, but dethroned by his new raifed wazir, Huya, ibid.

Ali Al Hafan', revolts against the Egyptian khalif, iii. 255. Befieges him in his palace, 256. Forces him to part with his wealth, ib. His dreadful ravages and death, 262.

Manfur Berar, rebels and is proclaimed khalif by Aftekin, but defeated by wazir Afdal, iii. 30S.

Thaher, head of the Batanites, iii. 313. Mahali commands the caftle of Aleppo, iii. 321.

Hareth Ebn Nuh fucceeds Al Manfur, and dethroned by Baktuzun, iii. 138. Imprifonment and death, 139.

Kafem invades and kills Samfamo'dawla, iii. 136.

141.

Fadayel, prince of Aleppo, poifoned, iii.

Ganagem, the Mazjadite, flain by the Dob: zites, iii. 159.

- Fawares revolts against his brother, iii. 174. Fights and retreats, yet obtains a peace from him, 175.

Munajem Bekr, feizes on the fovereignty of Aleppo, iii, 185. Surrenders it to Al Catemi, 186.

Mantur made governor of Aleppo, iii. 187.

Manfur, wazir of Baghdad, invefts young Mohammed fultan, iii. 286. Compliments to the queen mother, 287.

Taleb, his death and character, iii. 130. Silenced from preaching, 131.

Amer Mohammed, prime wazir in Andalufio, his death and chara&ter, iii. 144. Succeeded by Abu Merwan, jh.

Mohammed drives out the fhar of Georgia, iii. 159. His revolt, fevere punishment, death, and fufferings, 159.

Califar fucceeds Soltano'ddowla in Kerwan and Fars, iii. 189. Forced to refign them to Abu'l Fawares, 190. Recovers them from him, ib. Su to his uncle for help in vain, 104. Invades him, and feizes on Bafra and Watet, ibid.

Taleb Rofan fubdued by Soltan Mahmud, iii. 195.

Camel, the fon of Saleh, cfcapes to Alento, iii. 2co. Seizes on the government of it, ib. Drives Moezo'ddawia from thence,

204.

Jaaffer fucceeds his father in the khalifar, M. 206. Fakes the ftatume of Al Ka

yem Beamri'llah, 207. Confers the poft of Emir Al Omra upon Jalalo'ddawla, ib. Abu'l Kafem Ebn Ai Kayem, fucceeds his grandfather Al Kayem Beamri'llah in the kh lifat of Baghdad, iii. 264. His character, 265.

Salem made governor of the Perfian Irak, iii. 208. Founds the principality of Hamadan, ib.

Caab fupplants his brother in Sicily, but is driven out by him, iii. 212.

Tamin fucceeds his father in the Fatemite khalifat, iii. 213.

Ali Ebn Zarah, a Chriftian author, his death and works, iii. 226. Califar, refuses to be Emir Al Omra of Baghdad, iii. 232. Makes an alliance with Togrol Bek, 235. His death and character, 236.

Ali Ahmed revolts against Al Hafedh, iii. 339

Al Hakem railes new feuds in Egypt, iii. 340-343. Defeated by Barahm, ib.

Zijen, king of Tremecen, defeated by the pirate Barbaroffa, and flain by his own fubjects, xviii. 272.

Hommen protected by the emperor, and reftored to the Tremecen kingdom, xviii. 273.

Zechariah, his conquefts in Tunis, &c.

xviii. 422.

Ferez revolts from the king of Morocco, xviii. 422. Proclaims himself king of Africa, 423. Is fucceeded by his fon Hutman, ib.

Barca, of Tunis, murdered by his nephew Chiajah, xviii. 424.

Ghazi advifes the murdering of his two brothers, vi. 181. Offers himfelf to do it, 182. Defeated by them, and narrowly efcapes, 183. Returns with the Uzbeks to Karazm, 190. Arrested by Isfandiar Khan, and fent clofe prifoner into Perfia, 191. Particulars of his birth, with his escape out of Perfia, 192. Succeeds his brother Sharif Mohammed as 16th Khan, 191. Narrowly efcapes being taken, 193. Is proclaimed Khan on his arrival, 194. Repulfed before Khayuk, but takes it on a fecond attempt, 195. Perfidious maffacre of the Turkmans, and invaded by the Kalmuks, 196. Repulfes and forgives them, 197. Invades Great Bukharia, ib. & feq. Ravages Yay. zi, 198. Takes the city of Karmina, ibid. and attacked in his retreat by Abdo'laziz, whom he defeats, 199. Invades Bukharia a fecond time, refigns the crown, and retires, with his death and char &ter, 200.

Abbas Al Motaded, fucceds his father Mowaffek, ii. 487. See Motaded. accufed by his fifter to

Ebn Mokrader,

the khalif, iii. 110.

Flies, and is well re

Abu'l

ceived by Mohachthebodd.wla, ib.