Anton Rutgers (2 results)
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More imagesPublished by Leiden, S. & J. Luchtmans, 1838., 1838
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Add to basket4to (232 x 277 mm). XII, 219 pp., final blank page. Simple modern brown wrappers. Only printing of this scarce Latin edition, translated from the original Arabic. An important work of Arab historiography by Amir Ibn Muhammad Ru'âmi, the Yemenite Secretary of State at the time of the Ottoman invasion, drawing upon his personal ex…periences as he led diplomatic negotiations with Ottoman leaders, particularly with Hasan Pasha, during the years from 988 to 993 (1580-85 CE). Hasan Pasha is considered one of the most successful Ottoman governors of Yemen. He managed to bring Yemen back under Ottoman control and maintain peace against insurgent local rulers during his 24-year rule (1580-1604). - Edited by the Leiden theologian and oriental scholar Anton Rutgers (1805-84), hailed as the founder of Sanskrit studies in the Netherlands. Includes historical, linguistic, and cultural commentary, with extensive quotes from the Arabic and an index of locations mentioned in the text. - Untrimmed, uncut copy. Pages 153-160 bound out of order, but complete. Small tears to pp. 143 and 211 (not touching text). - Wüstenfeld, Die Geschichtsschreiber der Araber und ihre Werke III, 540 (note). OCLC 4412489. Not in Gay or Macro.
