Question

fare No 548
& Bright
919
Galaxy). THE JEWEL OF THE WORLD
Philip K. Hitti
Pogel No.598)
crowing
70
It was in 750 that the Umayyad
Abbasid family; and accession of the Abbasids to the caliphat
tutte ruthless extermination of every member of the defeated house o
so that th¢ Umayyad dynasty in Damascus was overthrown by the
ccession of the Abbasids to the caliphate was signalized by a
every member of the defeated house on whom the victors
سنة.ould lay their handsي
ز وال
اور
Amon
imgres
East.
Rule
The story of his escape is dramatic,
7 striking young man, tall, lean, with sharp, aquiline features and
very few who escaped was a fouth of twenty, Abd-al-Rahman, a
tall, lean, with sharp, aquiline features and red hair - a youth of
exceptional nerve and ability. It was he who made his way to Spain, to
de hice to Spain, fought his way to
mastery, and kept in power there the Umayyad dy
unlesualla
ept in power there the Umayyad dynasty which was wiped out in the
pert
erished exterminated
ry of his escape is dramatic. He was in a Bedouin camp on the left
bank of the Euphrates River one day when horsemen carrying
tes River one day when horsemen carrying the black standards of
the Abbasids suddenly appeared. With his thirteen-year old bro
d. With his thirteen-vear old brother, Abd-al-Rahman
into the rivęsy The younger brother, evidentit a poor swimmer became
frightened, heeded the reassurances shouted from the bank un
unharmed if he returned; and swam back. He was killed. The older
gained the opposite bank.es wiſhoulm mey
Afoot, friendless and penniless he set out south-westward, made his way ance
1 ut off again toward the west.
Jumeadashed into the given)​

Answer 1

Answer:

Don't know

Explanation: