CONTENTS.

Preface, p. 1.—Book I. In six Chapters: 1. Peshdádians; 2. Kaiánians; 3. Tawáifu-l Mulúk; 4. Sássánians; 5. Akásira; 6. Tubbas of Yemen, p. 8.—II. In two Chapters: 1. Ummayides; 2. 'Abbásides, p. 64.—III. In eleven Chapters: 1. Táhirians; 2. Saffárians; 3. Sámánians; 4. Ghaznívides; 5. Ghorians; 6. Buwaihides; 7. Saljúkians; 8. Khwárizmsháhís; 9. Atábaks; 10. Isma'ílians; 11. Chiefs of Kará Khitáí and Kirmán, p. 112.—IV. In eight Chapters: 1. The Cæsars; 2. The Saljúks of Rúm; 3. Dánishmandias; 4. Salífias; 5. Mangúchakias; 6. Rulers of Karáman; 7. Zúlkadarias; 8. Othmánlís, p. 175. —V. On the Sharífs of Mecca and Medína, p. 208.—VI. In four Chapters: 1. Turk, the son of Yáfath; 2. Tátár, and his descendants; 3. The Mughals; 4. Púranjar Kaan, p. 211.— VII. In seven Chapters, on Changíz Khán and his descendants, p. 219.—VIII. In five Chapters: 1. Chanbánians; 2. Ílkánians; 3. Muzaffarians; 4. Rulers of Kirit; 5. Saribárans, p. 274.— IX. In Six Chapters: 1. Tímúr and his descendants; 2. His descendants who ruled in Írán and Khurásán; 3. Kará-kúínlú Turks; 4. Ak-kúínlú; 5. Saffaríans; 6. Nádir Sháh, Ahmad Sháh Abdálí, etc., p. 319.

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This work is known to me only from a copy in the Library of the Rája of Benares, and I have never heard of any other. A ponderous commentary on the Kurán bears the same title.