Note 335 — Chapter XXI · RISING IN NORTHERN SYRIA. A.H. XVII. A.D. 638.
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According to Caussin de Perceval, the strongholds along the Tigris, as well as the Euphrates—Tekrît, Hît, &c.—were only now reduced by the Arabs; but, according to the best traditions, these towns fell into the hands of the Moslems, shortly after the battle of Câdesîya.