The American universal geography : or, a view of the present state of all the empires, kingdoms, states, and republics in the known world, and of the United States of America in particular ; illustrated with maps . t^i T-^-oil LR-T o. ^S -sK- ir/A^.lm ^. .<,-?»)? ^^^fe^ f 3i»^\ ji„./^ ^^Jx .28^ J^. JpWVi k * ^ A -S I A. 385 ufually called, Saracens, founded in Afia, in Africa, and in Europe, amore extenfive empire than that of Cyrus, Alexander, or even theI^man when in its height of power. The Saracen greatnefs endedwith the death of Tamerlane ; and the Turks, conquerors on everyftd
The American universal geography : or, a view of the present state of all the empires, kingdoms, states, and republics in the known world, and of the United States of America in particular ; illustrated with maps . t^i T-^-oil LR-T o. ^S -sK- ir/A^.lm ^. .<,-?»)? ^^^fe^ f 3i»^\ ji„./^ ^^Jx .28^ J^. JpWVi k * ^ A -S I A. 385 ufually called, Saracens, founded in Afia, in Africa, and in Europe, amore extenfive empire than that of Cyrus, Alexander, or even theI^man when in its height of power. The Saracen greatnefs endedwith the death of Tamerlane ; and the Turks, conquerors on everyftde, took pofTelTionof the middle regions of Afia, which they ftillenjoy. Belides the countries potleffed by the Turks and RuffiansAfia contains at prefent three large empires, the Chinefe, the Mo<iuI,and the Perhan, upon which the lelfcr kingdoms and fovereignties pfAlia generally depend. The prevailing form of government in thisdivifion of the gjobe is abfolute monarchy. If any of them can beiaid to enjoy Come Ihare of liberty, it is the wandering tribes, as theTartars and Arabs. Many of the Afiatic nations, when the Dutch,firft came among them, could not conceive how it was poffible for anypeople to live under any other form of government than that of adefpotic monarchy. Turkey, Arabia, Perfia, pa
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