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Record Number: 28339 Author(s)/Creator(s): Contributor(s): D.S. Richards, translator Title: A Strange Turn of Events without Parallel [The passage concerns the royal succession in Georgia. The only heir left was female. She took the throne, but finding a suitable husband was difficult. She married the son of a neighboring Muslim ruler (once he had converted to Christianity). Subsequently the queen sent her husband away, so that she could have relationships with other men. Title note supplied by Feminae.] Source: The Chronicle of Ibn al-Athir for the Crusading Period from al-Kamil fi’l-ta’rikh. Part 3 The Years 589-629/1193-1231: The Ayyubids after Saladin and the Mongol Menace. .  Ashgate, 2008.  Pages 244 - 245. Description: Article Type: Translation Subject (See Also): Adultery Georgia Marriage Queens Rulers Award Note: Geographic Area: Russia Century: 13 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 2008. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 9780754640790

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