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... important centres during these early centuries was Nishapur in Khorasan , capital for a time of the Tahirid dynasty , though it was most important under the Samanids ( 874-999 ) . Fortunately , unlike most sites in Persia , it is one at ...
... important centres during these early centuries was Nishapur in Khorasan , capital for a time of the Tahirid dynasty , though it was most important under the Samanids ( 874-999 ) . Fortunately , unlike most sites in Persia , it is one at ...
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... important mosque at Sousse dating from 850 . In 902 the Aghlabids captured Sicily , which thereafter became a Muslim outpost and an important centre for the production of textiles and ivory carving , though we cannot associate any fine ...
... important mosque at Sousse dating from 850 . In 902 the Aghlabids captured Sicily , which thereafter became a Muslim outpost and an important centre for the production of textiles and ivory carving , though we cannot associate any fine ...
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... important material Chapter Two BELL , G. M. L. Palace and Mosque at Ukhaidir , Oxford , 1914 . Basic publication of an important monu- ment CRESWELL , K. A. C. Early Muslim Architecture , vol . II , Oxford , 1940 . LANE , A. Early ...
... important material Chapter Two BELL , G. M. L. Palace and Mosque at Ukhaidir , Oxford , 1914 . Basic publication of an important monu- ment CRESWELL , K. A. C. Early Muslim Architecture , vol . II , Oxford , 1940 . LANE , A. Early ...
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