The Life And Times of Richard the First, Surnamed Coeur-De-Lion, King of England
The Life And Times of Richard the First, Surnamed Coeur-De-Lion, King of England
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The first act of Amaury was to make war upon Egypt ; and here it will be neces- sary to give a short detail of the politics of that coun- try, which led to the interference of the Christians^ and unfortunately to their ultimate ruin.
Every reader of Asiatic history is aware of the great schism which, for more than two hundred years previously to the reign of Amaury, divided the followers of the Prophet. Two caliphats were established, the one at Bagdad, and the other at Cairo, both professing t...he Mahometan faith, yet each asserting the temporal and spiritual authority of its occupant. At the period of which we are now treating, the Fatimite caliph of Cairo was a mere cipher, never interfering in the affairs of state, beyond the nomination of a vizir, who not only exercised the powers, but even assumed the supreme title of sultan. The last vizir, by name Shawer, had been deposed and was succeeded in his office by Dargham, a desperate soldier of fortune. Shawer finding that the Moslem of his own sect were not inclined to move in his behalf, resolved to solicit the assistance of Noureddin the sultan of Aleppo ; who RICHARD THE FIRST.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The first act of Amaury was to make war upon Egypt ; and here it will be neces- sary to give a short detail of the politics of that coun- try, which led to the interference of the Christians^ and unfortunately to their ultimate ruin.
Every reader of Asiatic history is aware of the great schism which, for more than two hundred years previously to the reign of Amaury, divided the followers of the Prophet. Two caliphats were established, the one at Bagdad, and the other at Cairo, both professing t...he Mahometan faith, yet each asserting the temporal and spiritual authority of its occupant. At the period of which we are now treating, the Fatimite caliph of Cairo was a mere cipher, never interfering in the affairs of state, beyond the nomination of a vizir, who not only exercised the powers, but even assumed the supreme title of sultan. The last vizir, by name Shawer, had been deposed and was succeeded in his office by Dargham, a desperate soldier of fortune. Shawer finding that the Moslem of his own sect were not inclined to move in his behalf, resolved to solicit the assistance of Noureddin the sultan of Aleppo ; who RICHARD THE FIRST.
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