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Book Synopsis The Emperor and the Elephant by : Sam Ottewill-Soulsby
Download or read book The Emperor and the Elephant written by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2023-09-26 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new history of Christian-Muslim relations in the Carolingian period that provides a fresh account of events by drawing on Arabic as well as western sources In the year 802, an elephant arrived at the court of the Emperor Charlemagne in Aachen, sent as a gift by the ʿAbbasid Caliph, Harun al-Rashid. This extraordinary moment was part of a much wider set of diplomatic relations between the Carolingian dynasty and the Islamic world, including not only the Caliphate in the east but also Umayyad al-Andalus, North Africa, the Muslim lords of Italy and a varied cast of warlords, pirates and renegades. The Emperor and the Elephant offers a new account of these relations. By drawing on Arabic sources that help explain how and why Muslim rulers engaged with Charlemagne and his family, Sam Ottewill-Soulsby provides a fresh perspective on a subject that has until now been dominated by and seen through western sources. The Emperor and the Elephant demonstrates the fundamental importance of these diplomatic relations to everyone involved. Charlemagne and Harun al-Rashid’s imperial ambitions at home were shaped by their dealings abroad. Populated by canny border lords who lived in multiple worlds, the long and shifting frontier between al-Andalus and the Franks presented both powers with opportunities and dangers, which their diplomats sought to manage. Tracking the movement of envoys and messengers across the Pyrenees, the Mediterranean and beyond, and the complex ideas that lay behind them, this book examines the ways in which Christians and Muslims could make common cause in an age of faith.
Download or read book The Emperor's Elephant written by and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Emperor's Elephant by : Tim Severin
Download or read book The Emperor's Elephant written by Tim Severin and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Emperor's Elephant by Tim Severin is the exciting second book in Saxon, the historical adventure series full of exploration and captivating characters. Sigwulf, a Saxon prince exiled to the court of Carolus, King of the Franks, is summoned by the royal advisor Alcuin of York. Carolus has received magnificent gifts from the Caliph of Baghdad and is determined to send back presents that will be equally sensational. White is the royal colour of Baghdad so the most important gifts will be rare white animals from the Northlands. Sigwulf, having proved himself as a royal agent to Moorish Spain, has been selected to obtain the creatures, then take them to Baghdad. He must find white gyrfalcons and two white polar bears and – as Carolus has seen its picture in a book of beasts – a unicorn. He and his companions travel far into the north. Though they obtain some of the animals, they quickly realize that not all are even real. Setting out for Baghdad with their menagerie, they encounter danger after danger and it seems that someone is trying to wreck their mission, with each stage of the long journey bringing a new and unexpected peril . . .
Book Synopsis Saxon: The Emperor's Elephant (extract) by : Tim Severin
Download or read book Saxon: The Emperor's Elephant (extract) written by Tim Severin and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-07-18 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extract from the start of Tim Severin’s second thrilling historical adventure set in Saxon times. If you’re a fan of Ben Kane and Harry Sidebottom, you’ll love the beginning of The Emperor's Elephant, from the author of the Viking and Pirate series. Sigwulf, a Saxon prince exiled to the court of Carolus, King of the Franks, is summoned by the royal advisor Alcuin of York. Carolus has received magnif icent gifts from the Caliph of Baghdad and is determined to send back presents that will be equally sensational. White is the royal colour of Baghdad so the most important gifts will be rare white animals from the Northlands. Sigwulf, having proved himself as a royal agent to Moorish Spain, has been selected to obtain the creatures, then take them to Baghdad. He must find white gyrfalcons and two white polar bears and – as Carolus has seen its picture in a book of beasts – a unicorn. He and his companions travel far into the north. Though they obtain some of the animals, they quickly realize that not all are even real. Setting out for Baghdad with their menagerie, they encounter danger after danger and it seems that someone is trying to wreck their mission, with each stage of the long journey bringing a new and unexpected peril . . . The Emperor's Elephant is also available in full so you can enjoy the complete adventure.
Book Synopsis The Emperor and the Elephant by : Sam Ottewill-Soulsby
Download or read book The Emperor and the Elephant written by Sam Ottewill-Soulsby and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Elephant from Baghdad by : Mary Tavener Holmes
Download or read book The Elephant from Baghdad written by Mary Tavener Holmes and published by Two Lions. This book was released on 2024-01-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relates the story, told by a monk named Notker the Stammerer, of how the Emperor Charlemagne sent an ambassador to Baghdad, the center of the Muslim world, to learn about the great ruler in the East, Haroun al Rashid. Includes notes on the factual basis of the story.
Book Synopsis Weighing the Elephant by : Ting-xing Ye
Download or read book Weighing the Elephant written by Ting-xing Ye and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Chaos follows when a talented baby elephant is too sad to entertain the greedy Emperor of China. Then 7-year-old Hei-dou comes up with a solution" Cf. Our choice, 1998-1999.
Book Synopsis The Emperor's Elephant by : Timothy Severin
Download or read book The Emperor's Elephant written by Timothy Severin and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second book in Tim Severin's thrilling historical adventure series set in Saxon timesSigwulf, a Saxon prince exiled to the court of Carolus, King of the Franks, is summoned by the royal advisor Alcuin of York. Carolus has received magnificent gifts from the Caliph of Baghdad and is determined to send back presents that will be equally sensational. White is the royal colour of Baghdad so the most important gifts will be rare white animals from the Northlands. Sigwulf, having proved himself as a royal agent to Moorish Spain, has been selected to obtain the creatures, then take them to Baghdad. He must find white gyrfalcons and two white polar bears and - as Carolus has seen its picture in a book of beasts - a unicorn. He and his companions travel far into the north. Though they obtain some of the animals, they quickly realize that not all are even real. Setting out for Baghdad with their menagerie, they encounter danger after danger and it seems that someone is trying to wreck their mission . . . with each stage of the long journey bringing a new and unexpected peril . . .
Book Synopsis Proceedings by : Asiatic Society (Calcutta, India)
Download or read book Proceedings written by Asiatic Society (Calcutta, India) and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal by :
Download or read book Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal written by and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal by : Asiatic Society of Bengal
Download or read book Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal written by Asiatic Society of Bengal and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 838 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Agra, Historical & Descriptive by : Syad Muhammad Latif
Download or read book Agra, Historical & Descriptive written by Syad Muhammad Latif and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Agra, Historical & Descriptive by : Muḥammad Laṭīf (Saiyid, khān bahādur.)
Download or read book Agra, Historical & Descriptive written by Muḥammad Laṭīf (Saiyid, khān bahādur.) and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Ivory King by : Charles Frederick Holder
Download or read book The Ivory King written by Charles Frederick Holder and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells about the elephant and its relation to man in war, pageantry, sports and games, as faithful laborer and servant, comrade and friend, its forms, structure and anatomy.
Book Synopsis The History of Bengal by : Charles Stewart
Download or read book The History of Bengal written by Charles Stewart and published by . This book was released on 1813 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Emperor's Elephant by : John E. Keller
Download or read book The Emperor's Elephant written by John E. Keller and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You will read in this story about a truly wonderful elephant named Abu-Lubabah, which means Father of Wisdom, a name given to him because he had learned more commands than any other elephant. He may also have been the largest elephant of the Middle Ages. This is the story of his journey from Asia to Europe after he was selected by the ruler of the East as the perfect gift to Charlemagne, the ruler of the West, what is now France and parts of Italy and Germany. This adventure is based on historical fact and is told by one of the leading Medievalists of our time, John E. Keller.
Book Synopsis A Student's Manual of the History of India from the Earliest Period to the Present by : Meadows Taylor
Download or read book A Student's Manual of the History of India from the Earliest Period to the Present written by Meadows Taylor and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 928 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
