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In a Russian tale collected in Bashkortostan with the title "Про царя и его сына" ("About the Tsar and his Son"), a tsar announces he wishes to marry a woman who will bear him a son with legs of gold up to the knee, arms of silver up to the elbow, and with a moon on the front. In the same kingdom, the youngest of three poor ...
Abd al-Rahman III, the eighth and final Emir and first Caliph of Córdoba, ordered the construction of Cadrete's castle in 935 AD while in the area to crush a rebellion by the Banu Tujib vassal dynasty. [1] A bust commissioned in his honor was unveiled on 18 June 2016 in the town's Plaza de Aragón, and celebrated with a medieval fair. [1]
Abd al-Rahman bin Hisham was born in Fes on 19 February 1778 [4] to Hisham bin Mohammed and his wife a lady of the Oulad Jerrar tribe. [5] Following the death of his uncle Sulayman, Abd al-Rahman was proclaimed sultan of Morocco in Fes on 30 November 1822. His reign began during a tumultuous time, when many noble families and rural tribal ...
Abd al-Rahman launched three different campaigns against Ibn Hafsun (who died in 917) and his sons. One of Ibn Hafsun's sons, Jaʿfar ibn Hafsun, held the stronghold of Toledo. Abd al-Rahman ravaged the countryside around the city. Ja'far, after two years of siege, escaped from the city to ask for help in the northern Christian kingdoms.
Paduka Sri Sultan Abdul Rahman I Muazzam Shah ibni al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Syah Alam (Malay: ڤدوک سري سلطان عبدالرحمن اول معظم شاه ابن المرحوم سلطان محمود شاه عالم, born Tengku Jumaat Abdul Rahman (Malay: تڠکو جمعة عبدالرحمن) was the 18th Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Johor and Pahang and their dependencies (r.
Fairy tale castles and palaces captured our imagination early on — but little did you know, many of them are based on reality. The world's most beautiful castles are better than any Disney fairy ...
Ungku Haji Abdul Rahman bin Ungku Abdul Majid – Naib Yang di-Pertua Majlis Ugama Islam Negeri Johor (died: unknown date) Ungku Hasanah binti Ungku Abdul Majid (died: unknown date) Ungku Ismail bin Ungku Abdul Rahman (died: unknown date) Tunku Abdul Rahman ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail – Tunku Aris Bendahara Johor (died: 12 July 1989)
Abd al-Rahman was the son of Mu'awiya, son of Hisham, son of Abd al-Malik, according to Abd el-Wahid Merrakechi when reciting his ancestry. [34] Abd al-Rahman's mother was a member of the Nafza Berbers with whom he found refuge after the murder of his family in 750. [35] Abd al-Rahman married a Spanish Sephardi woman named Hulal.