CONTENTS.

	Preliminary Note	v
	Editor's Preface	vii
	Sir Henry Elliot's Original Preface	xv
	Notice of Sir Henry M. Elliot	xxviii
	Addenda et Corrigenda	xxx
EARLY ARAB GEOGRAPHERS.
		PAGE
I.	The Merchant Sulaimán and Abú Zaid	1
II.	Ibn Khurdádba	12
III.	Al Mas'údí	18
IV.	Al Istakhrí	26
V.	Ibn Haukal (Ashkálu-l Bilád)	31
VI.	Súru-l Buldán	41
VII.	Rashídu-d Dín, from Al Bírúní	42
VIII.	Al Idrísí	74
IX.	Al Kazwíní	94
HISTORIANS OF SIND.
I.	Mujmalu-t Tawáríkh	100
II.	Futúhu-l Buldán, of Biládurí	113
III.	Chach-náma	131
IV.	Táríkhu-s Sind, of Mír Ma'súm	212
V.	Táríkh-i Táhirí	253
VI.	Beg-Lár-náma	289
VII.	Tarkhán-náma or Arghún-náma	300
VIII.	Tuhfatu-l Kirám	327

APPENDIX.

	PAGE
NOTE (A).—GEOGRAPHICAL	353
KINGDOMS.
The Balhará	354
Juzr or Jurz	358
Táfan	360
Rahma, Ruhmî	361
Káshbín	361
CITIES AND TOWNS.
Agham—The Lohánas	362
Alor	363
Amhal, Fámhal, Mámhal	363
Armá-bel	364
Askalanda	365
Bániya, Bátiya	367
Bhambúr	368
Bráhmanábád, Mansúra, Mahfúza	369
Debal, Karáchí, Thatta, and Láhorí-bandar	374
Hála-kandi, the Hellenes, Pindus	379
Jandrúd	380
Kaikánán, Kaikán, Kákars	381
Kajuráha	383
Kállarí, Annarí, and Ballarí	384
Kandábel, Túrán, Budha, Baizá	385
Kannazbúr	389
Mandal, Kíraj	390
Manjábarí	391
Minnagara	392
Narána	393
Nírún, Sákúra, Jarak	396
Sadusán	401
Sámúí, Tughlikábád, Kalá-kot	401
Sindán, Subára, Saimúr	402
Túr, Muhatampur, Dirak, Vijeh-kot	403
NOTE (B).—HISTORICAL.	405
The Ráí Dynasty	405
The Bráhman Dynasty	409
The Advances of the Arabs towards Sind	414
The Progress of the Arabs in Sind	434
Sind under the Arabs	460
The Súmra Dynasty	483
The Samma Dynasty	494
The Arghún Dynasty	497
The Tarkhán Dynasty	498
Sháh Beg's Capture of Thatta	500
The Death of Sháh Beg Arghún	502
NOTE (C).—ETHNOLOGICAL.
Native Opinions on the Aborigines of Sind	503
Buddhists in Sind	504
The Jats	507
The Kerks	508
The Meds	519
The Wairsí and Sodha Tribes	531
NOTE (D).—MISCELLANEOUS.
The Terrors of the Moghal Helmet	532
Dismounting for Combat	535
Colligation in Fighting	537
Barge, an Arabic Word	539