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play_n and_o spectacle_n he_o have_v two_o woman_n habab_n and_o selam_n who_o he_o much_o affect_v habab_n die_v and_o he_o keep_v she_o till_o she_o stink_v and_o when_o she_o be_v bury_v take_v she_o up_o again_o and_o not_o long_o after_o die_v odious_a hisiam_fw-la son_n of_o abdulmelic_n be_v make_v caliph_n the_o same_o day_n 17._o the_o five_o and_o twenty_o of_o siaban_n anno_fw-la 113._o muslima_n take_v town_n of_o the_o turk_n many_o captive_n and_o rich_a spoil_n muavi_n and_o his_o brother_n suleiman_n son_n of_o hisiam_n go_v one_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n the_o other_o on_o the_o left_a and_o constantine_n the_o roman_a emperor_n meet_v they_o with_o a_o army_n which_o be_v put_v to_o flight_n by_o the_o muslims_n and_o constantine_n take_v anno_fw-la 117._o ali_n the_o grandfather_n of_o the_o abasian_a chalif_n die_v leave_v two_o and_o twenty_o child_n anno_fw-la 121._o zeid_n son_n of_o husein_n son_n of_o ali_n son_n of_o abutalib_n rebellion_n seek_v to_o make_v 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son_n of_o tagiuddaulas_n succeed_v his_o father_n and_o be_v surname_v fecharulmelic_n that_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o kingdom_n his_o brother_n decac_n also_o style_v himself_o siemsulmuluc_n that_o be_v the_o sun_n of_o king_n he_o possess_v damascus_n an._n 489._o riduwan_n with_o a_o purpose_n to_o get_v damascus_n acknowledge_v the_o egyptian_a chalifa_n but_o he_o revolt_v when_o he_o receive_v of_o he_o no_o assistance_n in_o the_o siege_n thereof_o 1100._o an._n 492._o the_o frank_n invade_v the_o muslim_n country_n take_v jerusalem_n conquer_v antiochia_n slay_v the_o king_n of_o maatrannaman_n which_o remain_v in_o their_o hand_n till_o the_o year_n 526._o when_v abahak_n elsiahyd_n on_o who_o god_n have_v mercy_n take_v it_o from_o they_o they_o go_v to_o ramla_n and_o take_v it_o they_o set_v forth_o to_o jerusalem_n an._n 491._o and_o burn_v the_o jew_n which_o be_v there_o in_o their_o temple_n and_o kill_v 70000._o muslim_n and_o take_v out_o of_o the_o sachra_n forty_o silver_n lamp_n each_o of_o which_o weigh_v three_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o dam_n beside_o a_o silver_n furnace_n of_o forty_o pound_n and_o twenty_o lamp_n of_o gold_n jerusalem_n remain_v subject_a to_o they_o ninety_o one_o year_n till_o king_n joseph_n nazir_n saladine_n son_n of_o job_n on_o who_o god_n have_v mercy_n recover_v it_o an._n 583._o muhammed_n son_n of_o gielaluddaulas_n possess_v himself_o of_o bagdad_n and_o overthrow_v his_o brother_n barkiaruk_n an._n 493._o and_o an._n 494._o the_o frank_n take_v hijfa_n by_o force_n and_o arsuf_n by_o composition_n and_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o sea_n coast_n be_v subject_a to_o they_o an._n 495._o mustali_fw-la billa_z prince_n of_o egypt_n die_v berar_n his_o brother_n possess_v himself_o of_o alexandria_n and_o be_v there_o inaugurate_v by_o aftekine_n but_o afdal_n war_v on_o he_o and_o take_v he_o prisoner_n and_o inaugurate_v ali_n abulmansor_n son_n of_o mustali_n then_o but_o five_o year_n old_a afdal_n be_v his_o protector_n this_o year_n the_o frank_n besiege_v tripoli_n and_o the_o muslims_n which_o come_v to_o their_o aid_n from_o damascus_n be_v put_v to_o flight_n anno_fw-la 496._o king_n barkiaruk_n move_v against_o his_o brother_n king_n muhammed_n which_o be_v at_o isfahan_n and_o there_o besiege_v he_o but_o be_v force_v to_o depart_v for_o want_n of_o provision_n they_o after_o meet_v in_o battle_n and_o muhammed_n be_v overthrow_v assassin_n and_o barkiaruk_n again_o reign_v at_o bagdad_n decac_n that_o year_n get_v possession_n of_o emessa_n husein_n the_o lord_n thereof_o leave_v rodnaeans_n friendship_n and_o take_v part_n with_o decac_n whereupon_o three_o man_n be_v send_v from_o batyna_n which_o kill_v he_o on_o a_o friday_n in_o the_o temple_n whereof_o decac_n hear_v go_v to_o emessa_n and_o get_v it_o an._n 497._o decac_n die_v of_o eat_v a_o grape_n prick_v with_o a_o poison_a needle_n by_o a_o treacherous_a woman_n ababacuc_n tagtakin_n surname_v tahiruddin_n enjoy_v damascus_n the_o frank_n win_v acca_n by_o help_n of_o the_o ship_n of_o the_o frank_n of_o genua_n zahruddaulas_n be_v there_o then_o commander_n under_o the_o egyptian_a an._n 498._o king_n barkiaruk_n die_v who_o have_v rule_v over_o irac_n and_o the_o land_n of_o the_o barbarian_n leave_v his_o kingdom_n to_o his_o son_n gelaluddaulas_n under_o the_o regency_n of_o eyad_n muhammed_n hear_v of_o his_o brother_n death_n go_v to_o bagdad_n and_o after_o composition_n on_o both_o part_n slay_v eyad_n and_o then_o rule_v without_o corrival_n crown_v by_o the_o emperor_n of_o the_o faithful_a an._n 501._o he_o slay_v sadeca_n seifuddin_n prince_n of_o hella_n victory_n an._n 502._o the_o frank_n win_v tripoli_n after_o seven_o year_n siege_n a_o city_n full_a of_o muslims_n and_o learned_a man_n before_o the_o siege_n an._n 503._o the_o frank_n take_v acad_n and_o minattar_n and_o beryt_n an._n 504._o they_o take_v sidon_n and_o rardija_n and_o their_o kingdom_n prosper_v in_o syria_n enjoy_v all_o the_o sea_n coast_n muhammed_n send_v mudud_n against_o they_o who_o approach_v to_o damascus_n be_v overthrow_v by_o batijna_n in_o the_o year_n 505._o an._n 507._o rodawan_n die_v and_o tagiuddaulas_n azras_n his_o son_n succeed_v who_o be_v slay_v an._n 508._o and_o lulu_n possess_v the_o city_n an._n 509._o ababac_n lord_n of_o damascus_n go_v to_o bagdad_n to_o offer_v his_o service_n to_o mustadir_n the_o chalifa_n and_o to_o king_n muhammed_n lulu_n be_v kill_v and_o the_o scribe_n of_o abumael_n army_n hold_v the_o tower_n of_o haleb._n but_o an._n 511._o haleb_n come_v into_o the_o possession_n of_o bulgar_a son_n of_o aryc_n which_o hold_v it_o five_o year_n at_o that_o time_n die_v king_n muhammed_n at_o isfahan_n leave_v eleven_o million_o of_o gold_n and_o as_o much_o in_o good_n to_o his_o son_n mahmud_n abulcasem_n and_o prayer_n be_v make_v in_o his_o name_n at_o bagdad_n an._n 512._o mustadir_n