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Line 1: '''George Elmacin~~'''~~, Elmakin''' or '''Elmacinus''' (c. 1223-1274) was the author of a history of the [[Saracens]], which extends from the time of [[Mohammed]] to the year 1118 of our era. He was a [[Christian]] of [[Egypt]], where he was born; is known in the east as '''Ibn-Amid'''; and after holding an official position under the [[sultan]]s of Egypt, died at [[Damascus]]. His history is principally occupied with the affairs of the Saracen empire, but it contains passages which relate to the Eastern Christians. It was published in [[Arabic language\|Arabic]] and [[Latin]] at [[Leiden]] in 1625. The Latin version is a translation by [[Erpenius]], under the title, ''Historia saracenica'', and from this a [[French language\|French]] translation was made by Wattier as ''L'Histoire mahomtane'' ([[Paris]], 1657).

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