Stelle Sarracenorum Hulit sceptra regni, s...; (Chronica Byzantina-Arabica (741 - 743), Chroniques Anni 741, 2018 (Gil, ed.), §36 (p. 320)) [1423]

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Text Chronica Byzantina-Arabica (741 - 743) Anonymous - History
Quotation Sarracenorum Hulit sceptra regni, secundum quod exposuerat pater eius, succedit in regnum: reg. annos VIIII vir totius prudentiae in exponendis exercitibus, tantum cum divino expers favore, ut paene omnium gentium sibimet proximarum virtutem confregerit Romaniamque inter omnia assidua vastatione debilem facit. Insulas quoque prope ad consummationem adduxit Indie fines uastando perdomuit. In occiduis quoque partibus regnum Gothorum, antiqua soliditate firmatum, apud Spanias per ducem sui exercitus nomine Muse adgressus edomuit et regno ablato uectigales fecit.
Translation Hulit succeeded to wield the scepters of the kingdom according to what his father had set forth. He ruled for nine years, a man of total prudence in setting forth the armies, and though lacking divine favour, it was such that he broke the courage of almost all the nearest peoples. Among all things he made the Roman realm weak through assiduous devastation. He also brought together under his rule the nearby islands. He thoroughly tamed the borders of India by devastation. Also in the western parts he attacked and conquered through the commander of his army called Musa the kingdom of the Goths that had been fortified by old hardness in the regions of Spain. (Al-Tamimi, trans., “Byzantine-Arabic Chronicle”, 2019)
Summary Here the Chronica Byzantina Arabica recounts the details of Al-Walid I’s (Hulit) reign, focusing in particular on conquests and expansions, and those in the west of the commander Musa, under him.
Quotation source Chroniques Anni 741, 2018 (Gil, ed.), §36 (p. 320)
Temporal Coverage 705 - 715
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