Bar Hebraeus’ Chronography The Kings of the Arabs
X- Here beginneth the Tenth Series, which passeth on from the GREEK (IONIAN) kings to the ARAB kings. AFTER the twelve years of [the reign of] HERACLIUS, MAHAMAD began to be famous, and, moreover, the Era of the lunar month (1) of the TAYYAYE (ARABS) beginneth with this year, which is the six thousand one hundred and thirtieth year from ADAM, and the nine hundred and thirty-third year of the GREEKS (YAWNAYE), and the six hundred and twenty-fourth year of the Era of our Redeemer. In the first year of the ARABS, SHAHRBARAZ captured AMCYRA, and after that RHODES. And in the fourth year of the...
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