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... called the Middle Ages , had at that epoch for the most part formed themselves into those great and powerful nations which constitute modern Europe . The last great event in this process of transformation was the capture of ...
... called the Middle Ages , had at that epoch for the most part formed themselves into those great and powerful nations which constitute modern Europe . The last great event in this process of transformation was the capture of ...
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... called Saim and Timarli . Every cavalier , or Spahi , who had helped to conquer by his bravery , was rewarded with a fief , which , whether large or small , was called a Kilidsch ( sword ) . The symbols of his investment were a sword ...
... called Saim and Timarli . Every cavalier , or Spahi , who had helped to conquer by his bravery , was rewarded with a fief , which , whether large or small , was called a Kilidsch ( sword ) . The symbols of his investment were a sword ...
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... called Azab , was occasionally raised . These amounted to some 40,000 men , but were little esteemed as soldiers . They served as food for powder , fought in the van , and at the storming of towns formed with their bodies a bridge for ...
... called Azab , was occasionally raised . These amounted to some 40,000 men , but were little esteemed as soldiers . They served as food for powder , fought in the van , and at the storming of towns formed with their bodies a bridge for ...
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... called into immediate service without the tedious preliminary of raising money for their maintenance ; while the Janissaries and the Spahis of the Porte constituted a standing army of the best description long before a permanent force ...
... called into immediate service without the tedious preliminary of raising money for their maintenance ; while the Janissaries and the Spahis of the Porte constituted a standing army of the best description long before a permanent force ...
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... called the Porte of Bliss , and the fourteen different corps of the army were called Portes . entering office the Grand Vizier was invested with a magnificent dress and two caftans of gold - stuff . When he appeared in public he was ...
... called the Porte of Bliss , and the fourteen different corps of the army were called Portes . entering office the Grand Vizier was invested with a magnificent dress and two caftans of gold - stuff . When he appeared in public he was ...
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