CONTENTS.
Preface				iii
Corrigenda et Addenda				xxix
List of Persian Texts of the Sikandar Náma,e Bara				xxxi
Number of Canto.	TITLE.	Number of Couplets.		Page
I.	Invocation	98		1
II.	On prayer to God Most High	44		18
III.	In praise of the Lord of Prophets, Muhammad	25		25
IV.	The night of the ascent of Muhammad, the Chosen One	77		30
V.	On the composing of the book	36		44
VI.	A story by way of apologue	29		50
VII.	On the versifying of the book	72		53
VIII.	On the pre-excellence of this book over other books	93		63
IX.	A tale by way of apologue	32		78
X.	The instructions given by the Prophet Khizr to Niámí	76		83
XI.	In praise of the King, Nașratu-'d-Dín	74		94
XII.	An address to the king	27		104
XIII.	On the circumstances of this poem	90		109
XIV.	On displaying desire for the joyousness of this tale; and on inclining towards the garden and the parterre	48		125
XV.	The beginning of the book, and the relating of the truth of Sikandar's birth	69		135
XVI.	The instructing of Sikandar by the Sage Luḳúmájísh, the father of Arisáalis	72		145
XVII.	Sikandar's sitting in royalty on the throne of Fayliḳús	55		153
XVIII.	The accusation of tyranny brought before Sikandar by the Egyptians against the Ethiopians	60		160
XIX.	Sikandar's sending a message to the King of Zang and obtaining an answer	308		169
XX.	Sikandar's obtaining a victory over the army of the men of Zang	89		209
XXI.	Sikandar's returning from battle with the men of Zang and laying the foundations of the city of Iskandria	76		231
XXII.	Sikandar's meditating upon the punishment of Dárá, and casting a lot as to victory	130		229
XXIII.	Sikandar's mirror-making	30		247
XXIV.	Dárá's demanding tribute, and Sikandar's reply	117		251
XXV.	Sikandar's setting his army in array for war with Dárá	85		266
XXVI.	Dárá's expressing an opinion to his courtiers on Sikandar	166		278
XXVII.	Dárá's letter to Sikandar, threatening, and rebuking	77		297
XXVIII.	Sikandar's written reply to Dárá	94		306
XXIX.	Dárá's fighting with Sikandar at Mosul	127		316
XXX.	Dárá's being slain by the hand of two of his own officers, and Sikandar's gaining a victory	222		331
XXXI.	??kandar's covenanting with the chiefs of Irán and punishing the two officers	201		359
XXXII.	Sikandar's marching into the country of 'Ajam and laying waste the fire-temples	116		381
XXXIII.	Sikandar's arriving in the region of Ișfahán and marrying Roshanak, Dárá's daughter	151		396
XXXIV.	Sikandar's sitting on the throne of the Kayán kings in the capital of Ișakhr (Persepolis)	104		418
XXXV.	Sikandar's sending Aristotle with Roshanak to Greece	90		430
XXXVI.	Sikandar's journeying in pilgrimage to the house of the Ḳa'ba, and acquiring possession of the land of Arabia	107		439
XXXVII.	Sikandar's marching to the country of Burda'	86		451
XXXVIII.	Sikandar's going in the guise of a legate to Queen Núshába	272		460
XXXIX.	The feast (in honour) of Núshába	83		487
XL.	Sikandar's marching to the gate of gates, concealing treasures in the ground, and preparing enchantments over them	84		503
XLI.	Sikandar's taking the fortress of Dizh through the prayer of a devotee, cave-dwelling	163		511
XLII.	Sikandar's journeying to the fortress of Sarír in pilgrimage to the tomb of Kay-Khusrau, and looking into the cup	113		527
XLIII.	Niámí speaks by way of admonition to Nașratu-'d-Dín	103		538
XLIV.	Sikandar's marching to the country of Ray, thence to Khurásán, and destroying the fire-temples	120		549
XLV.	Sikandar's marching to Hindústán	99		562
XLVI.	Sikandar's letter to Ḳaid the Hindú, Rájah of Kannauj	97		573
XLVII.	Sikandar's marching from Hind to Chín	126		582
XLVIII.	Sikandar's letter to the Kháḳán of Chín	77		597
XLIX.	The Kháḳán's reflection upon the answer to Sikandar's letter	29		608
L.	The letter of the Kháḳán of Chín to Sikandar	95		611
LI.	The coming of the Kháḳán of Chín in person in embassage to Sikandar	107		621
LII.	The coming of the Kháḳán of Chín before Sikandar, and Sikandar's suspicion against him	68		631
LIII.	The disputation of the men of Rúm and of Chín, in the presence of Sikandar and of the Kháḳán of Chín, on the art of delineating	80		638
LIV.	The Kháḳán's entertaining Sikandar as a guest	156		646
LV.	Sikandar's obtaining intelligence of the assault of the Russians, of the pillage of Burda', and of the carrying away captive of Queen Núshába	76		663
LVI.	Sikandar's entering the desert of Khifcháḳ	79		671
LVII.	Sikandar's leading the army by way of Khifcháḳ for war with Russia	115		680
LVIII.	Sikandar's fighting with the Russians—The battle of the first day	75		692
LIX.	The battle of the second day	63		700
LX.	The battle of the third day	61		706
LXI.	The battle of the fourth day	52		712
LXII.	The battle of the fifth day	26		718
LXIII.	The battle of the sixth day	67		721
LXIV.	The battle of the seventh day	219		728
LXV.	Sikandar's gaining a victory over the army of Russia	58		749
LXVI.	Sikandar's liberating Núshába, Queen of Burda', from the hands of the Russians	84		756
LXVII.	Sikandar's toying with the damsel given him by the Kháḳán of Chín	169		764
LXVIII.	Sikandar's becoming desirous of the water of life on hearing of its qualities	129		785
LXIX.	Sikandar's going into the ulmát in search of the water of life	96		798
LXX.	Sikandar's coming forth from the Darkness	89		809
LXXI.	Sikandar's returning from subduing the climes of the world and coming to Rúm	59		818
LXXII.	Conclusion of the book in praise of the praised one, Nașratu-'d-Dín	43		825
	Total couplets	6886