Word: emir
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Dates: during 1889-1889
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...Williams contributes to the February number a sketch of Bokhara. It is a story of the reform of the affairs of the Persian kingdom by the Emir, who was called the "Father of the Wise." To turn the thoughts of his people from sordidness to the knowledge of higher things, the Emir hit upon the "Sand Plain of Bokhara." a City of Truth to the dwelling-place of sages from every nation. In this way was inaugurated the celebrated school of Bokhara...