ABBREVIATIONS, list of, xv

'Abbás, Arab chief, attacks Hur-muzd, 93

Abú Mansur, prose Sháhnáma compiled for, 71, 73

Abú'l Kásim, Firdausí, 28

'Ad, Arab tribe, 276

Afrásiyáb, ruler of Túrán, 242, 300, 349

hoard of, 148, 406

Áhriman, the Evil Principle, 19, 21, 22, 86, 87, 176, 177, 198, 210, 219, 243, 293, 333, 364, 421

=idolater, 54 =Bahrám Chúbína, 89 (?), 295 =Kharrád, son of Barzín, 111

Ahwáz, city in Khuzistán (Susi-ana), 400, 402

'Akr Bábil, prison, 194, 196

Aláns (Alani), people, 369

king of=Khusrau Parwíz, 208, 209, 213

Aleppo (Chalybon-Beroea), city, 41

Amasis, 193

Ambar (Pírúz Shápúr), city on the Euphrates, 188

'Ammúriya (Ancyra, Angora), stronghold, 46

'Amr, Arab chief, attacks Hur-muzd, 93

Ámul, city in Mázandarán, 355, 356, 358, 392

Ámwi, city on Oxus, 354

Andamán, Íránian noble, 202

Andív, country, 313

Andiyán, Íránian warrior, viii, 225, 257, 259, 269, 293, 294, 296

deceived by Cæsar's talis­man, 273 Bahrám Chúbína writes to, 285 receives Kirmán, 313

Antioch, city, 41

Apothegms, 119, 166, 206, 215, 221, 235, 295

Arab, Arabs, 67, 94, 188, 190, 191, 208, 230, 241, 250, 251

invasion of, 72, 93 withdraw, 96 steed, 126, 302 sages, 406

Arabia, 24 note

Arabic, language, 73

Tabarí. See Tabarí.

Árash, son of Kai Kubád, 216

Araxes, river, Battle of, 76

Arba, river, 194, 195

Architect, Rúman, 401

Archscribe, vii. See Ízid Gashasp and Mihrán

Ardabíl, city in Ázarbáiján, 93, 99, 100, 184, 226

Ardawán, Ashkánian king, 214, 285

Ardshír Pápakán, first Sásánian Sháh, 191, 214, 222, 265, 270, 285, 392, 393

true Cross in treasury of, 380

Aries, constellation, 342, 394

Árish, famous Íránian archer, 75, 219 and note

Arjásp, king of Túrán, 95, 104, 148

hoard of, 148

Armenia, country, 93, 96, 184, 193, 202, 377

Armenian, Armenians, 188, 189, 195, 226, 248, 282

=like, 254 =Mausíl, 293 and note

Arrow-shots, three famous, 75

Bahrám Chúbína's, 126

Arsacids, rivalry of, with Sásán-ians, 73

Artang, the house of the here­siarch Mání, 172 and note 362 and note

'Arús, treasure, 406 and note

Arwand (Tigris), river, 90

Arzhang. See Artang.

Asfandiyár, Íránian hero, 95, 104 and note, 171, 270, 332, 395 note

Ashkabús, Túránian hero, fight of, with Rustam referred to, 75

Ashkánian, Ashkánians, 214

Asia, 187

Minor, 193, 194

Assurbanipal, Assyrian king, and Khusrau Parwíz, reigns of, compared, 193

Astrologers, consulted on birth of Shírwí, 372

Avars, Caucasian tribe, 194

Áwáza, stronghold, vi, 134, 138

Axumite, Ethiopian dynasty, 24 note

Áyín Gashasp (Yazdánbakhsh), Íránian noble, vii, 75, 150 note, 222

Hurmuzd consults, 174, 177 and the prisoner, story of, 177 seq. marches to Hamadán, 178 consults a seer, 178 murdered, 181 avenged by Bahrám Chú-bína, 181

Áyín Gashasp, troops of, dis­perse, 181

Ázar, month, 244, 421

Ázar Ábádagán (Ázargashasp q.v.), ix, 282

Ázargashasp, spirit of the light­ning, 46, 122, 152, 176, 245, 256, 415

temple of (Ázar Ábádagán), at Shíz (Takht-i-Sulai-mán) in Ázarbáiján, 68, 184, 210 and note visited by Khusrau Par-wíz, 283, 307, 312

Ázargashasp, Íránian warrior, 296

Ázar Makán, father of Farrukh-zád, 408

Bábil (Babylon), 194, 249

Bacchus, Saint and Martyr, 188

Bactrian camels, 47

Bád Áwar, treasure, 406 and note

Baghdád, 109 note, 112, 174, 193, 203, 393

Bahman, Sháh, 270

Bahman, Íránian noble, 22

Bahrám, son of Siyáwush, viii, 75, 163, 245

reported slain, 128 returns with captive sor­cerer, 128 speech of, 166 related to Bahrám Chúbína, 187 wife of, 187 warns Bahrám Chúbína, 247 pursues Khusrau Parwíz, 233 besieges Khusrau Parwíz, 236 beguiled by Bandwí, 236, 245 returns with Bandwí to Bahrám Chúbína, 238

Bahrám, blamed by Bahrám Chúbína, 238

given custody of Bandwí, 238 slain by Bahrám Chúbína, 247

Bahrám, Íránian general, left in charge of host by Khusrau Parwíz, 296

Bahrám, father, in Persian Tabarí, of Bahrám Chú-bína, 77

Bahrám, day, 279

fatal to Bahrám Chúbína, 337 and note, 339 and note

Bahrám, name of, inscribed on cup incites Khusrau Par-wíz to afflict Rai, 365 and note

Bahrám Ázarmihán, Íránian scribe, vi

Hurmuzd attempts to suborn, 85 seq. reveals state-secret to Hur-muzd, 88 put to death, 89

Bahrám Chúbína, Íránian hero, vi seq., 70, 73, 184, 187, 199, 209, 214, 215, 343 seq., 352 seq., 356 seq., 360, 383

Romance of, 72 seq., 187, 191, 304 note Nöldeke on, 73 account of, 72 seller of sheep's heads and, 74, 107 dream of, 75 withholding of booty by, 76, 148 insult of Hurmuzd to, 76 defeat of, in Lazic war, 76 sends swords to Hurmuzd, 76 parentage of, 76, 77 malicious speech about, 77, 150 coinage of, 77, 173 brought to notice of Hur-muzd, 98 described, 98, 206

Bahrám Chúbína, identified by Zád Farrukh, 99

sent for by Hurmuzd, 100 consulted by Hurmuzd, 100 made commander-in-chief, 102 selects his troops, 102 justifies his method in so doing, 104 receives Rustam's banner from Hurmuzd, 105 receives Mihrán as recorder from Hurmuzd, 106 marches from Taisafún, 106 refuses to be recalled, 108 marches to Khúzistán, 109 and note hay-seller and, 109 marches toward Dámaghán, 109 parley of, with Faghfúr, 112 refuses Sáwa's offers, 113 seq., 117 seq. counselled by Kharrád, 121 arrays his host, 122 prayer of, before battle, 123 encourages the Íránians against Sáwa's sorcery, etc., 124 seq. defeats and slays Sáwa, 126 doings of, after battle with Sáwa, 130 rewarded by Hurmuzd, 133 ordered to attack Parmúda, 133 holds revel in a garden, 135 attacked by and defeats Parmúda, 135 seq. besieges Parmúda in Áwáza, 138 informs Hurmuzd, 138 negotiates for surrender of Áwáza with Parmúda, 138 seq. receives surrender of, and insults, Parmúda, 143 blamed by Kharrád and archscribe, 144 tries to appease Parmúda, 145

Bahrám Chúbína, has inventory made of the wealth in Áwáza, 147

sends Ízid Gashasp with spoil to Írán, 148 Hurmuzd begins to suspect, 151 advances of, to Khán re­jected, 153 goes to Balkh, 153 guided by an onager, 156 incited to seek the kingship, 158 change in, 158 questioned by Kharrád, 158 sends Yalán-sína after Khar-rád and archscribe, 159 pardons archscribe, 160 Luck of, 162 renounces allegiance to Hur-muzd, 162 intercepts the royal letters, 163 consults the chiefs, 163 becomes friends with the Khán, 172 appoints a prince for Khur-ásán, etc., 173 marches to Rai, 173 avenges murder of Áyín Gashasp, 181 historical campaign of, against Khusrau Parwíz, 189 carline and, 189, 303 marches to the Nahrawán, 201 spies' report of, to Khusrau Parwíz, 201 Khusrau Parwíz marches to meet, 203 interview of, with, 204 seq. tampers with troops of Khusrau Parwíz, 225 combat of, with Khusrau Parwíz, 228 arrives at Taisafún, 231 sends Bahrám, son of Siyá-wush, in pursuit of Khus-rau Parwíz, 233

Bahrám Chúbína, blames Bah-rám, 238

chides, warns and imprisons Bandwí, 238 addresses the magnates, 239 elected Sháh, 243 gives malcontents three days to quit Írán, 244 plot against, 245 seq. warned, 247 slays Bahrám, son of Siyá-wush, 247 hears of Bandwí's escape, 248 deceived by forged letters, 287, 293, 294 marches against Khusrau Parwíz, 287 goes to Ázar Ábádagán, 288 arrays his host, 289 fights with and slays Kút, 290 sends back corpse of Kút, 291 worsts Rúmans, 292 “Harvest of,” 292 charges and routs Khusrau Parwíz' centre, 294 fights with Gurdwí, 294 goes to fight Khusrau Par-wíz and his body-guard, 297 leaves Jánfurúz in charge of host, 297 puts to flight and pursues Khusrau Parwíz, 298 Surúsh saves Khusrau Par-wíz from, 299 deserted by his chiefs, 302 retreats, 302 releases Nastúh, 306 goes to Rai, 306 welcomed by Khán, 316 asks oath of Khán, 317 counsels Khán to resist Makátúra, 318 challenged by Makátúra, 319 fight of, with Makátúra, 320 Khán sends gifts to, 321

Bahrám Chúbína, asked by Khán's wife to avenge death of her daughter on lion-ape, 324

battle of, with lion-ape, 325 extradition of, demanded by Khusrau Parwíz, 328 urges Khán to make war on Írán, 330 sets forth for Írán, 331 Kharrád attempts to pre­judice, with Khán, 333 arrives at Marv, 336 fatal day of, 337, 339 Kulún seeks interview with, 339 Kulún stabs, 340 sister of, laments over, 340 dying speech of, 341 makes Yalán-sína his man­datory, 342 letter of, to Khán, 343 burial of, 343 name of, on cup, 365 and note

Bahrám Gúr, Sháh, 75, 129 and note

Bahrám-Gushnasp, father in Arabic Tabarí of Bahrám Chúbína, 77

Bahrám Tal, 138 and note

Balkh, city, 22, 74, 95, 153, 159, 161, 173

aphorist of, 221

Balwí, Íránian noble, viii, 257, seq.

deceived by Cæsar's talis­man, 273 praised by Cæsar, 279 receives Chách, 314

Bandwí maternal uncle of Khus-rau Parwíz, vii seq., 200, 202, 204 seq., 224, 225, 227, 231, 234, 245 seq., 289, 296, 298, 356, 357

imprisonment of, 77, 176 Gustaham and, escape and revolt, 182 referred to, 189 put to death, 191, 355 accompanies Khusrau Par-wîz in his flight, 231

Bandwi, turns back and murders Hurmuzd, 232

rejoins Khusrau Parwíz, 233 promises to save Khusrau Parwíz, 234 disguises himself as Khusrau Parwíz, 235 beguiles Bahrám, son of Siyáwush, 236, 245 imprisoned by Bahrám Chú-bína, 238 Bahrám Chúbína hears of escape of, 248 entertained by Mausíl, 249 goes with Mausíl to meet Khusrau Parwíz, 282 Bahrám Chúbína writes to, 285 causes defection of Bahrám Chúbína's chiefs, 302 insults of, to Niyátús, 309, 310 reconciled to Niyátús, 311 minister of Khusrau Par-wíz, 313 adherents of, beheaded, 370

Baní Tayy, Arab tribe, 188

Bár, treasure, 406 and note

Bárbad, minstrel, xi, 397 seq., 406

supersedes Sarkash, 399

Barbar, town and country (Brit­ish Somaliland), 381

Barda', city on the borders of Ázarbáiján and Armenia, 99, 100, 184, 222, 226

Barzín, general of Núshírwán, 17

Barzín, vii seq., father of Khar-rád, 74, 76, 190, 205 and passim

Barzín, father of Jahn, 391

Barzín, sacred Fire, 216

Bátarún (Marcian), Rúman gen­eral, 41, 47, 52

Berlin, 192

Bih Ardshír (Seleucia q.v.), 194, 196

Bistám (Gustaham q.v.), 255 and note, 256

Bístún, rock famous for its in­scriptions near Kirmán-sháh, 209

Bízhan and Manízha, Story of, referred to, 72

Brazen Hold, 171

Bulghár (Bulgaria), 406

Burns, quoted, 3

Burzmihr, scribe, 81, 87, 313

=Búzurjmihr (?) q.v., 71

Búzurjmihr, scribe and coun­sellor of Núshírwán, v, 3 seq., 67 seq.

goes hunting with, and is suspected of theft by, Núshírwán, 4 disgraced by Núshírwán, 5 instructs Núshírwán's page, 5 refuses to admit himself in the wrong, 6 seq. treated with increasing rigour, 7, 8 released, 9 divination by, 10 seq. advises with Núshírwán, 47 seq. instructed by Núshírwán to prove Hurmuzd, 56 seq. abolition of Fire-worship foretold by, 68 death of, 69, 71 =Burzmihr (?), 71 Mas'údí on, 71

CÆSAR, v, viii seq., 8 seq., 19, 43 seq., 51 seq., 230, 232, 245, 252 seq., 257 seq., 299, 306 seq., 334, 373 seq., 408 seq.

death of, 43 son and successor of, offends Núshírwán, 44 seq. marches against Núshírwán, 46 attacks Hurmuzd, 93 retakes cities, 93 makes peace with Hurmuzd, 95 welcomes Khusrau Parwíz, 257

Cæsar, offers help to Khusrau Parwíz, 261

changes his mind, 262 consults the astrologers, 264 decides to help Khusrau Parwíz, 265 offers daughter to Khusrau Parwíz, 266 offer of, accepted by Khus-rau Parwíz, 269, 270 talisman of, 271 deceives Rúman envoys, 272 mastered by Kharrád, 274 gifts of, to Kharrád, 278 writes to Khusrau Parwíz, 279 praises Rúman envoys, 279 counsels Maryam, 279, 280 gives Niyátús charge of Maryam, 280 corpse of Kút sent to, 291 Khusrau Parwíz announces death of Bahrám Chúbína to, 345 daughter of, gives birth to Shírwí, 371 Khusrau Parwíz' letter to, 373 rejoicing of, at birth of Shírwí, 374 embassy of, to Khusrau Parwíz, 374 gifts of, given by Khusrau Parwíz to Shírwí, 381 invited to seize Írán, 408 tricked by Khusrau Parwíz and retreats, 410

Callinicus (Warígh q.v.), city, 188

Carline and Bahrám Chúbína, 189, 303

Catholicus, 195

Caucasus, 72

Chách (Táshkand), city in Túrán, 314, 377

bows of, 125, 126, 294

Chalah, 193

Chalcedon, 194, 195

Chalybon-Beroea, 41

Chao-wou=Sáwa q.v., 72

Chase, the, Khusrau Parwíz' equipage for, 384

Chess, 371

Chín, country (often=Túrán), ix, 45, 95, 97, 130, 139, 172, 216, 217, 316 and passim

brocade of, 65, 159, 381, 384 prince of,=Parmúda, 142 prince of=Sáwa, 222 robe of, 205 sage of, 235 tunics of, 257 silk from, 258, 269, 374 sea of, 377

Chinese, 72

Chínwí, 331

Christ, xi, 43, 191, 272, 310, 380

account of, 276 father of, 276 mother of, 276 Faith of, 310 Cross of, xi, 377, 380 laughter of, 191, 380

Christian, Christians, 21, 67, 195, 196, 256, 272, 308, 310, 381

shut gates of Kársán against Khusrau Parwíz, 252

Chúbín (Júbín), father, according to Mas'údí, of Bahrám Chúbína, 77

Chúbína, 215, 222

meaning of, 98 note

Circesium, 188

Climes, the Seven, 395

Clough, quoted, 187

Constantinople, 194

Contents, Table of, v

Cook, Chief, of Núshírwán, grievance of, 18

Cross, Crosses, 308, 309, 374

the true, xi, 191, 196, 253, 377, 378, 380

Crows and Owls, story of, 263 and note

Ctesiphon (Taisafún, q.v.), 42, 188, 189, 193, 194, 196

DÁDÁFRID, melody, 398 and note

Dai, month and day, 55 note, 173, 421

Dakíkí, Persian poet, 190

Dámaghán, city, 109, 189

Damáwand, mountain south of Caspian, 391

Dárá, Sháh, 220, 242, 387

Dárá (Daras), city, 41, 194

taken by Núshírwán, 41 ceded by Khusrau Parwíz, 188

Dárá Panáh, 189, 284

goes disguised to Khusrau Parwíz' camp, 286 betrays Bahrám Chúbína, 286 returns to Bahrám Chúbína with forged letter, 287

Dáráb, Sháh, 191

Dárábgird, city, 313

Darband, 369 note

Darius Hystaspis, 187

Dármán, 202

Dastagird, city, 193, 196

taken by Heraclius, 194

Dead Sea, 192

Dhú Kár, battle of, 188

historical account of, 190 date of, 191

Díbá-i-Khusrauí, treasure, 406 and note

Dimna, Kalíla and, Book of, 202 note, 390

Dív, 159, 161, 206, 209, 211, 217, 218, 290, 341, 342, 399 and note, 418

=Áhriman, 27, 50, 87, 123, 215, 222, 304, 341, 346, 411 =Bahrám Chúbína, 153, 219, 293, 298 —witch, 161 Black, 171 =Zahhák, 242 =Kulún, 342

Dúk, plain, 282, 284

mountain, 289

EGYPT, 187, 193

Egyptian, 193

thorn, 210

Ether, 275

Ethics, Muhammadan, respected, 74

Euphrates, river, 188, 190

Eye, evil, 16, 417

FAGHFÚR, of Chín, 74, 97

Faghfúr, son of Sáwa, 74, 75, 120

confused with Faghfúr of Chín, 74 parley of, with Bahrám Chúbína, 112 head of, on spear, 132

Failakús (Philip II of Macedon), 387

Falátún (Plato), 264

Farát (Euphrates), 93, 250

Farghán, Ruman architect, and Khusrau Parwíz, 401 seq.

Farhád, lover of Shírín, 192

Farídún, Sháh, 129, 205, 218, 231, 242, 260, 300, 376 seq., 391, 392

Farrukh, ruler of Nímrúz, 375

Farrukhánzád (Farrukhzád q.v.), 195

Farrukhzád (Farrukhánzád, q.v.), favourite of Khusrau Parwíz,

conspires with Guráz, 408, 412 goes to the host, 412 rebels in favour of Shírwí, 413 brother of, 413 and note conspires with Tukhár, 414 proclaims Shírwí Sháh, 416 hears where Khusrau Par-wíz is hiding, 419 holds talk with Khusrau Parwíz, 420

Farrukhzád, Íránian warrior, 241, 296

speech of, 240

Farwardín, month, 367, 371

Firdausí, ix, 71, 73, 74, 187, 190, 192, 193

admits Muhammadan tra­ditions into Sháhnáma, 42 death of son of, 190 and rhyme-word, 397 note

Fire-worship, abolition of, pro­phesied, 68

Fish, mythological, 212 and note

Founts, the Seven, 392

Gaiúmart, Sháh, 24, 55, 260, 269, 310, 376

Faith of, 277

Galínús, put in charge of Khus-rau Parwíz, 421

Garden of the Indians, 196

Garshásp, Íránian noble, 18

Gashan, as rhyme-word, 397 note

Gashasp, Íránian noble, 17, 18

Gashasp, father, in Sháhnáma, of Bahrám Chúbína, 76, 99, 162, 169, 304

Gemini, constellation, 86, 203

George, Armenian general, 195

Gív, Íránian hero, 168

Grace or Glory, the divine, 12, 18, 21 and passim

Green Sea, 46 and note

Gúdarz, Íránian hero, 104, 168

Guráz (Shahrbaráz q.v.), general of Khusrau Parwíz, xi, 194, 408, 409 seq.

conspires with Farrukhzád, 408 invites Cæsar to take Írán, 408 rebels, 411

Gurdwí, brother of Bahrám Chúbína, x, 74, 202, 205, 206, 231, 293, 295, 296, 298, 342, 349, 354, 358

Gurdwí, a legitimist, 74

Gustaham and, persuade Khusrau Parwíz not to make a night-attack, 224 takes charge of baggage, 228 Bahrám Chúbína writes to, 285 fights with Bahrám Chúbína, 294 receives province, 313 informs Khusrau Parwíz of Gurdya's doings, 356 writes to, and sends Khus-rau Parwíz' letter to, Gurdya, 360 wife of, goes with letters to Gurdya, 360 hears of the plight of Rai and informs Gurdya, 367

Gurdya, sister of Bahrám Chú-bína, vii, viii,x, 74, 104 note, 187, 191, 347, 358, 365

a legitimist, 74 present at council, 164 speech of, 165, 167, 171 referred to, 221 counsels Bahrám Chúbína, 221 laments Bahrám Chúbína, 340 resident at Marv, 346 seq. informs her followers of the Khán's offer of marriage, 349 starts for Irán, 351 parleys with Tuwurg, 352 arrives at Ámwí, 354 doings of reported to Khus-rau Parwíz, 356, 358 met by Gustaham, 356 asked in marriage by Gusta-ham, 357 receives letters from Khus-rau Parwíz and Gurdwí, 360 plots murder of Gustaham, 360 justifies murder of Gusta-ham, 361 reports death of Gustaham to Khusrau Parwíz, 361

Gurdya, dresses up as a warrior to please Khusrau Parwíz, 363

prowess of, in drinking, 364 appointed overseer of royal bower, 364 diverts Khusrau Parwíz and saves Rai, 368

Gurgán, city and region in eastern Mázandarán, 15, 355

Gurgín, Íránian hero, 72, 211, 216

Gurkíls, tribe (?), 15

Gushtásp, Sháh, 41, 68, 95, 148, 213, 270, 392, 393

Gustaham (Bistám q.v.), mater­nal uncle of Khusrau Parwíz, vii, viii, x, 199, 200, 202, 204 seq., 227, 228, 231, 255, 257, 259, 269, 282, 289, 293, 295, 298

imprisonment of, 77, 176 Bandwí and, escape and revolt, 182 informs Khusrau Parwíz of the blinding of Hurmuzd, 184 referred to, 189 revolt of, 191, 355 saves Khusrau Parwíz from Turk, 220 Gurdwí and, dissuade Khus-rau Parwíz from making a night-attack, 224 treasurer, 229 and note accompanies Khusrau Par-wíz in his flight, 231 turns back and murders Hurmuzd, 232 rejoins Khusrau Parwíz, 233 Khusrau Parwíz warned against, 255, 256 deceived by Cæsar's talis­man, 272 praised by Cæsar, 279 Bahrám Chúbína writes to, 285 chooses comrades for Khus-rau Parwíz in battle, 296 receives Khurásán, 313

Gustaham, summoned to court, 535

hears of execution of Band-wí, 355 hears of Gurdya's doings, 356 goes to meet Gurdya, 356 asks Gurdya in marriage, 357 Gurdya plots murder of, 360 intimates of, beheaded, 370

HAITÁL, Haitálians (White Huns), 45, 242, 329, 370, 377

Halab (Chalybon-Beroea, Alep-po), city in northern Syria, 41, 46, 47

Hamadán (Ekbatana), city in 'Irak-i-'Ajamí, 178, 189

Hamávarán (Yaman), south­western Arabia, 104, 168

Hamdán Gashasp, Iránian chief,

122, 163, 204 speech of, 166

Háni bin Mas'úd, Arab chief, 190

Harát, city in north-western Afghánistán, 71, 92, 110, 116, 117, 130, 173

marchlord of. See Mákh. desert of, 114

Háris, father of Kais, 250

“Harvest of Bahrám,” 292

Hay, sack of, Bahrám Chúbína and the, 109

Hazára, father of Kút, 291

Heraclius, Eastern Roman Em­peror, 187, 191

attempts of, for peace with Khusrau Parwíz, 194, 195 takes Dastagird, 194 retreat of, 195, 196

Hermit, Khusrau Parwíz and the, viii, 254

Herodotus, 193

Hierapolis, 188

Hijáz, 24 and note, 66, 67

Hind, Hindústán, 24, 275, 317, 376, 379, 381, 400, 405

king of, 52

Híra, city, 188, 191

end of dynasty of, 190

Hirá, Mount, 42

Hisham Ibn Al-Kalbí, 73

Hurmuzd, Sháh, v. seq., 56 seq., 69 seq., 74 seq., 78, 87, 147, 169, 170, 174, 198, 209, 212, 213, 222, 232, 265, 270, 304, 312, 333, 355, 370, 376

examination of, 3, 57 counselled by Núshírwán, 25 seq. Núshírwán's testament in favour of, and last coun­sels to, 61 seq. character of, 70 system of administration of, 71 justice of, 71 instances of, 90 seq. scribes executed by, 71 insult of, to Bahrám Chú-bína, 76 Lazic war renewed by, 76 Bahrám Chúbína's gift of swords to, 76 accession of, 78 turns to evil courses, 81 puts to death Ízid Gashasp, 83 poisons Zarduhsht, 83 seq. schemes against and puts to death Símáh Barzín, 85 seq. attempts to suborn Bahrám Ázarmihán, 85 seq. gives audience, 86 hears state-secret from Bah-rám Ázarmihán, 88 puts to death Bahrám Ázar-mihán, 89 repentance of, 90, 93 places of residence of, 90 wars of, 92 attacked by Sáwa, 92 Sáwa's letter to, 93 attacked by Cæsar, 93 Khazars, 93 Arabs, 93 consults the Íranians, 94

Hurmuzd, counselled by his

wazír, 94 makes peace with Cæsar, 95 attacks and defeats the Khazars, 95 sends for Mihrán Sitád, 97 hears prophecy about Bah-rám Chúbína, 98 orders search to be made for Bahrám Chúbína, 99 discovers and sends for Bahrám Chúbína, 100 consults Bahrám Chúbína, 100 gives chief command to Bahrám Chúbína, 102 questions Bahrám Chúbína, 103 gives Rustam's banner to Bahrám Chúbína, 105 sends Mihrán with Bahrám Chúbína, 106 intelligencer after Bah-rám Chúbína, 107 to recall Bahrám Chúbína, 108 Kharrád, son of Barzín, as envoy to Sáwa, 110 hears of Bahrám Chúbína's victory, 132 makes thanksgiving, 132 rewards Bahrám Chúbína and the troops, 133 surveys spoils sent by Bah-rám Chúbína, 150 grows suspicious of Bahrám Chúbína, 151 dismisses the Khán with gifts, 152 hears from Kharrád of Bahrám Chúbína's dis­affection, 160 consults with high priest, 161 Áyín Gashasp, 174, 177 plans to make away with Khusrau Parwíz, 174 hears of Khusrau Parwíz' flight, 176 imprisons Bandwí and Gus-taham, 176

Hurmuzd, hears of the murder of Áyín Gashasp, 182

dethroned and blinded, 183, 200 visited in prison by Khusrau Parwíz, 185, 198, 230 requests of, to Khusrau Parwíz, 199 referred to, 211 counsels Khusrau Parwíz, 230 murdered, 232

Hurmuzd Garabzín or Galabzín (Kharrád son of Barzín q.v.), 190

Húshang, Sháh, 376

Faith of, 380

IJÁS BIN KABÍSA, 188

governor of Híra, 190

Indian, Indians, ix, 377

bells and gongs, 46, 120 swords, 127, 145, 417 Garden of the, 196 Kharrád's account of the, 275

Íraj, youngest son of Farídún, 266, 276 and note, 392

Írán, ix, 13, 19, 43, 46, 48 and passim

Íránian, Íránians, viii, 19, 99, 101, 111, 119, 124, 130, 135 and passim

take Sakíla, 47 chiefs received in audience by Hurmuzd, 86 consulted by Hurmuzd, 94 defeat the Khazars, 96 advise Bahrám Chúbína, 102, 121, 239 seq., 287 Sáwa employs sorcery against, 123 encouraged by Bahrám Chú-bína, 124 defeat the Turks, 126 revolt against Hurmuzd, 156 elect Báhrám Chúbína Sháh, 243

Ísá (Jesus), 276 note

Ispahán, city in 'Irak-i-'Ajami, 90

Istakhr (Persepolis), city in Párs, 90, 313

Ízid, 75

Ízid Gashasp, archscribe, vi, 74

confusion in name of, 75, 76 put to death by Hurmuzd, 75, 83 malicious speech of, 77 and note, 150 and note imprisoned, 81 sends for high priest, 81

Ízid Gashasp, Íránian warrior, 103, 122, 136, 138, 149, 350, 353, 356

conducts spoil to Írán, 149 goes hunting with Bahrám Chúbína, 156 speech of, 165

JABALA BIN SÁLIM, 73

Jahn, architect of throne of Tákhdís, 391

Jámásp, minister of Sháh Gush-tásp, 171, 393

prophecy of, 68 additions of, to throne of Tákhdís, 392

Jamshíd, Sháh, 22, 242, 269, 310, 332, 341, 387

Jánfurúz, Íránian general, 297

Jerusalem, 191, 196

Jesus, 191

sayings of, 276 and note Cross of, 380 laughter of, 191, 380

Jew, Jews, 21, 67, 276

Jíhún (Oxus), river, 94, 99, 134, 174, 332

fords of, 331

Jovian, Eastern Roman Em­peror, 41

Jupiter, planet, 28, 152, 157, 395

Justin II., Eastern Roman Em­peror, 41

Justinian, Eastern Roman Em­peror, 41

KABÁB, small pieces of meat skewered together for roasting, 250

Kabísa, 188

Káf, 66 and note

Kai Káús, Sháh, 22, 104, 168, 270, 341

Kai Khusrau, Sháh, 148, 219, 270, 332, 392

Kai Kubád, Sháh, 89, 170, 260, 270, 310, 332

Kaian, 65, 216

throne, 214 race, 217

Kais, Arab chief, entertains Khusrau Parwíz, 250

Kaiser Friedrich Museum, 192

Kalíla and Dimna, Book of, 202 note, 390 note

Kandá Gashasp, Íránian war­rior, 103, 122, 163

speech of, 166

Káran, Íránian hero, 168

Káran, mountain-chief, 189

Káraz, 252 and note

Káristán, 188

Kársán, 188, 252

gates of, shut against Khus-rau Parwíz, 252 walls of, fall down, 253 Khusrau Parwíz stays at, 253

Kastantaniya (Constantinople), 265

Káús, Sháh. See Kai Káús.

Káwa, the smith, 72

standard of, 385

Khán of Chín (See too Parmúda), vii, ix, x, 43, 52, 87, 89, 97 seq., 141 seq., 190, 191, 204, 215, 220, 263 seq., 306, 316 seq., 342 seq., 346 seq., 351, 352, 356, 357, 363

Khán of Chín, supposed war of, with Hurmuzd, 72

marriage of daughter of, with Núshírwán referred to, 72 letter of, 77 dismissed by Hurmuzd with gifts, 152 refuses advances of Bahrám Chúbína, 153 becomes friends with Bah-rám Chúbína, 172 brother of, 190, 191 reports flight of Gurdya, 351 ordered to go in pursuit, 351 parley of, with Gurdya, 352 daughter of, 190 killed by lion-ape, 322, 324 queen of, 190 asks Bahrám Chúbína to avenge her daughter, 324 disgraced, 344 welcomes Bahrám Chúbína, 316 swears friendship with Bah-rám Chúbína, 317 dominated by Makátúra, 317 advised by Bahrám Chúbína to slight Makátúra, 318 views fight between Bah-rám Chúbína and Maká-túra, 320 sends gifts to Bahrám Chú-bína, 321 refuses to give up Bahrám Chúbína, 329 distrust Bahrám Chúbína, 334 impress of seal of, obtained by Kharrád, 338 burns Kulún's kindred, 344 seeks in vain for Kharrád, 344 mourns for Bahrám Chú-bína, 344

Khánagí, Rúman noble, 375, 378

leads Cæsar's embassy to Khusrau Parwíz, 374 Khusrau Parwíz' gifts to, 382 returns to Rúm, 382

Khanjast (Urumiah), lake, 282

Kharrád, son of Barzín (Hur-muzd Garabzín or Galab-zín), vii seq., 74, 76, 158 seq., 205, 225, 257 seq., 269, 270, 331 seq., 381

sent by Hurmuzd as envoy to Sáwa, 110 beguiles Sáwa and flees, 111 flight of, reported to Sáwa, 112 counsels Bahrám Chúbína, 121 seeks refuge, 123 counts Íránian slain, 127 blames and counsels Bahram Chúbína for his behaviour to Parmúda, 144, 146 questions Bahrám Chúbína on his adventure with the onager, 158 flees from Balkh with arch-scribe, 159 makes report of Bahrám Chúbína to Hurmuzd, 160 real name of, 190 waits on Khusrau Parwíz, 252 speech of, to Cæsar, 259, 275 masters Cæsar's talismans. 274, 275 Cæsar's gift to, 278 praised by Cæsar, 279 made chief minister, 314 speech of, to Khán, 332 attempts to prejudice Bah-rám Chúbína to the Khán, 333 intrigues against Bahrám Chúbína, 334 seq. cures daughter of queen of Chín, 336 incites Kulún to kill Bah-rám Chúbína, 337 asks boon of queen of Chín, 338

Kharrád, returns to Írán and is rewarded, 345

reads out Cæsar's letter to Khusrau Parwíz, 376

Kharrád, Íránian general, 225 defeats Khazars, 96

Khazar, Khazars, region and people north of the Cau­casus, 94, 377, 379

invasion of, 72, 93 defeated, 96

Khazarwán, Íránian noble, speech of, 241

Khazrá, treasure, 406 and note

Khurásán, chieftain, 241

speech of, 240

Khurásán, province, 78, 94, 241, 313, 355, 369

governor of, 75 prince of, 173

Khurásání. See Mákh.

Khurdád, day, 25, 173

Khurra-i-Ardshír (Ardshír Khur-ra), district in Párs, 251, 252, 412 and note

Khúrshíd, Íránian chief, 270, 296

Khúshnawáz, ruler of the Haitá-lians, 75, 168, 242, 245, 267

Khusrau, father of Khazarwán, 241, 296 (?)

Khusrau Parwíz, Sháh, vii seq., 71, 74, 170, 173, 174, 181, 182, 191 seq., 216, 304, 306, 316, 334, 335, 342, 358, 367 seq., 395 note, 413 note

horse of, story of, 91 Hurmuzd plots to kill, 174 flees, 175 adherents gather round, 175 swear fealty to, 176 goes to Baghdád, 184 visits Hurmuzd in prison, 185, 198, 230 extensive historical con­quests of, 187 materials for reign of, in Sháhnáma, 187 flight of, historical, from Ctesiphon, 188

Khusrau Parwíz, affects Chris­tianity in exile, 188

helped on terms by Em­peror Maurice, 188 historical campaign of, against Bahrám Chúbína, 189 visits of, to Fire-temple at Shíz, 190, 283, 307, 312 Nu'man bin Munzír exe­cuted by, 190 triumphal arch of, 192 Assurbanipal and, reigns of, compared, 193 fall of, historical account of, 193 seq. attempts of Heraclius to make peace with, 194, 195 treatment of defeated gen­erals by, 194 prediction concerning, 194 accession of, 197 Hurmuzd's requests to, 199 spies' report of Bahrám Chúbína to, 201 takes counsel, 202 marches to meet Bahrám Chúbína, 203 interview of, with Bahrám Chúbína, 204 seq. attacked by Turk and saved by Gustaham, 220 dissuaded from making a night-attack, 224 troops of, tampered with by Bahrám Chúbína, 226 sends away his baggage, 228 combat of, with Bahrám Chúbína, 228, 229 retreats to, and holds, the bridge of Nahrawán, 228 worsts Yalán-sína, 229 flees to Taisafún, 229 counselled by Hurmuzd, 230 prepares to flee, 231 takes refuge in a shrine, 233 arrives at Bábil, 249 entertained by Kais, 250 Mihrán Sitád, 251 town of Kársán and, 252

Khusrau Parwíz, interview of, with Hermit, 254

warned against Gustaham, 255, 256 welcomed by Cæsar, 257 takes up his abode at Warígh, 257 instructs his embassy to Cæsar, 257 Cæsar offers daughter to, 266 accepts Cæsar's offer, 269, 270 welcomes Niyátús and Maryam, 280 marches to Dúk, 282 Mausíl and, 283 returns to Dúk, 284 Dárá Panáh goes over to, 286 forges letter to Bahrám Chúbína, 286 sends corpse of Kút to Cæsar, 291 decides to fight without Rúman help, 292, 293 arrays his host, 293 resolves to fight in person, 295 bodyguard of, 296 leaves Bahrám in charge of host, 296 flees from Bahrám Chúbína, 298 saved by Surúsh, 299 returns to Niyátús and Maryam, 299 suspected of Christian ten­dencies, 308 gives banquet to Niyátús and Rúmans, 309 restores captured cities to Rúm, 312 makes Kharrád, son of Barzín, chief minister, 314 proclamation of, 314 demands extradition of Bah-rám Chúbína, 328 advised to send envoy to Khán, 329 resolves to put Bandwí to death, 354

Khusrau Parwíz, summons Gus-

taham, 355 hears of Gurdya's doings, 356, 358 writes to Gurdya, 359 hears of the death of Gusta-ham, 362 welcomes Gurdya to court, 362 Gurdya dresses up to please, 363 warned by Shírín against Gurdya, 364 makes Gurdya overseer of royal bower, 364 oppresses Rai, 365 relieves Rai, 368 organizes the realm, 369 seq. puts to death adherents of Bandwí and Gustaham, 370 consults astrologers on birth of Shírwí, 372 grieved at Shírwí's horo­scope, 372 consults the high priest, 372 writes to Cæsar, 373 Cæsar's embassy to, 374 gives Cæsar's gifts to Shírwí, 381 presents to Khánagí, 382 and Shírín, Story of, 382 seq. equipage of, for the chase, 384 married to Shírín, 386 justifies his marriage, 388 gives gilded chamber to Shírín, 389 displeasured with Shírwí, 390 and throne of Tákdís, 391 seq. palace of, story of, 400 seq. Farghán and, 401 seq. imprisons Rúman artificers, 402 releases Rúman artificers, 403 treasures of, 406

Khusrau Parwíz, Guráz intrigues against 408

device of, against Guráz and Cæsar, 409 sends Farrukhzád to the host, 412 hears Kubád proclaimed Sháh, 416 arms and hides in garden, 417 palace of, plundered, 418 discovered, 419 holds talk with Farrukhzád, 420 recalls former presage, 420 imprisoned, 421 duration of reign of, 421

Khusrau and Shírín, Persian poem, 192

Khuzistán (Susiana), province at head of Persian Gulf, 109 and note, 193

Kings, Persian Book of, 73

Kirmán, region in southern Írán, 313

Kirmánsháh, city between Bagh-dád and Hamadán, 192

Kishwád, father of Gúdarz; 104

Kubád, Sháh, father of Núshír-wán, 25, 46, 72, 168, 169, 245, 265, 285, 312, 369

Kubád (Shírwí q.v.), Sháh, son of Khusrau Parwíz and Maryam, 190, 196

secret and public names of, 371, 416 proclaimed Sháh, 416 imprisons Khusrau Parwíz, 421 accedes to throne, 421 brief reign of, 422

Kúfa, city west of the Euphrates and in the neighbourhood of Nejef, 190

Kulún, Turk in league with Kharrád against Bahrám Chúbína, x, 335

incited by Kharrád to kill Bahrám Chúbína, 337 arrives at Marv by help of Khán's seal, 339

Kulún, seeks interview with Bahrám Chúbína, 339

stabs Bahrám Chúbína, 340 maltreated, 340 kindred of, burnt, 344

Kurákhán, governor of Balkh, 22

Kurán, 277 note

quoted, 42, 192

Kút, Rúman warrior, ix, 281, 289, 291

slain by Bahrám Chúbína, 290 corpse of, sent back to Rúmans, 291

LAZICA, region on eastern shore of Black Sea, 194

Lazic war, renewed by Hurmuzd, 76

Bahrám Chúbína defeated in, 76

Leo, constellation, 122, 394

Lion-ape, the, ix, 322 seq.

Loadstone, chamber of, 275

suspended cavalier in, 275

Luhrásp, Sháh, 95, 148, 213, 270, 392

Luna, planet, 395

MÁCHÍN (China), 417

Madá'in, Ctesiphon (Taisafún) and neighbouring cities, xi, 4, 46, 192, 193

palace of Khusrau Parwíz at, story of, 400

Máh Ázar, scribe, 81

Mahmúd, Sultán, 24

Mahrwí, 248

Makátúra, Turkman chief, ix, 317

dominates the Khán, 318 slighted by the Khán, 318 challenges Bahrám Chúbína, 319 fight of, with Bahrám Chú-bína, 320

Mákh, 71, 78

Makrán (Baluchistán), 393, 417

Mamigonian, Armenian family, 188

Man, weight, 148 and note, 314, 399

Manízha, daughter of Afrásiyáb, Bízhan and, Story of, referred to, 72

Manwí, town, 253

Marchlord, ill-conditioned, op­presses Rai, x, 366

destroys gutters and cats, 366 recalled, 368

Marcian (Bátarún q.v.), 41

Mardánsháh (Yalán—sína q.v.), 74, 76

Mardánsháh (Mardásas q.v.), son of Shírín, 189, 191, 193

Mardásas (Mardánsháh q.v.), 196

Mardwí, Persian official, 21

Mardwí, gardener, 397

Mars, planet, 395

Martyropolis, ceded by Khusrau Parwíz, 188

Marv, oasis and city in ancient Khurásán, now in Turkis-tán, x, 20, 93, 173, 336, 337, 346 seq., 352, 356

Marvell, quoted, 399 note

Marvrúd (Murgháb), river in Khurásán flowing into and forming the Marv oasis, 92

Mary, Maryam, mother of Jesus, 276 note, 277 note

Maryam, daughter of Cæsar, ix seq., 188, 192, 276 note, 278, 279, 373, 374, 380

murder of, 193, 389 referred to 255, 266, 269, 270, 371, 381, 389 counselled by Cæsar, 279, 280 Niyátús put in charge of, 280 as peace-maker, 310

Mashetta (Mashita q.v.)

Mashíta, palace at, 192

Masius, Mount, 41

Mas'údí, historian, on Búzurj-mihr, 71

Maurice, Eastern Roman Em­peror, 187, 188

helps Khusrau Parwíz on terms, 188 murder of, 193

Mausíl, Armenian prince, 188, 189, 248, 282, 295

entertains Bandwí, 249 Khusrau Parwíz and, 283 referred to, 293 and note

Maximian, Roman Emperor, 188

Mázandarán, region between Al-burz range and Caspian, 48

Mercury, planet, 299, 395

Messiah, the, 267

Mihrak, import of word, 72, 73

Mihrak, servant of Núshírwán, 18, 19

Mihrán, Mihráns, 72, 74

clan of, their importance, 72, 73

Mihrán, archscribe, 76

sent with Bahrám Chúbína, 106 counsels Bahrám Chúbína, 122 and note seeks refuge, 123 congratulates Bahrám Chú-bína, 129 takes counsel with Kharrád, 159 flees from Balkh and is retaken, 159 pardoned by Bahrám Chú-bína, 160 referred to, 163 speech of, 166

Mihrán Sitád, Íránian notable, 96, 100

embassage of, referred to, 72, 97 sent for by Hurmuzd, 97 tells of prophecy about Bahrám Chúbína, 98, 216 death of, 99

Mihrán Sitád, merchant, enter­tains Khusrau Parwíz, 251

Mihr Hurmuzd, Íránian noble, 196

Mílád, 72, 211

import of word, 73 customs of, 216

Mínú, 253 and note

Minúchihr, Sháh, 219, 223, 392

Mír Khánd, historian, 192

Miskál, measure of weight, a dram and three sevenths, 394

Misr (Egypt), 381

Modes of speech, 30

Monophysite, 195

Moon, divided by Muhammad, 42, 67

Muhammad, Prophet, v, 42, 191

divides the Moon, 42, 67 birth of, 68

Muhammadan, Muhammadans, 73

elements in Sháhnáma, 42 ethics respected, 74

Músh, town west of Lake Ván, 188

NAHRAWÁN, canal on eastern bank of Tigris, 187, 204, 206, 231

bridge of, 223, 228 seq. broken down by Khusrau Parwíz, 229

Name, secret and public, 372 and note

Nard, game, 371

Narses, exarch, treatment of by Empress Sophia, 76

Narses, general, 189

Nárwan, forest, 356, 360, 377

Nastúh, son of Mihrán Sitád, ix, 225, 303

advises Hurmuzd, 96 released by Bahrám Chú-bína, 306

Naudar, Sháh, 223, 242

Naurúz, Persian New-year's day when the sun enters Aries, 216

Nestorian, Nestorians, 195

Nicephorium (Warígh q.v.), 188

Nile, 126, 284, 293, 294

Nímrúz,^*\* 196, 284

Nineveh, 193

battle near, 194

Nísa, city (Muhammadábád?) in Khurásán, or town in Kirmán, 19

Nishápúr, city in Khurásán, 173

Nisibis, besieged by Romans, 41

ceded by Khusrau Parwíz (?), 188

Niyátús (Theodosius, son of Maurice), ix, 189, 281, 289

brother of Cæsar, 280, 310 put in charge of Maryam, 280 welcomed by Khusrau Par-wíz, 280 wroth with Khusrau Par-wíz, 290 watches fight between Khus-rau Parwíz and Bahrám Chúbína, 297 entertained at banquet by Khusrau Parwíz, 309 quarrel of, with Bandwí, 309 threat of, to Khusrau Par-wíz, 310 reconciled to Bandwí, 311 returns to Rúm, 312

Nizámí, Persian poet, 192

Nöldeke, Professor, 71, 188

on Romance of Bahrám Chúbína, 73

Note on Pronunciation, xvi

Nu'mán bin Munzír, 188

put to death, 190

Núshírwán, Sháh, v, 3 seq., 71, 72, 86 seq., 98, 129, 169, 198, 200, 205, 209, 300, 312, 313, 377

precautions of, as to suc­cessor, 3

Núshírwán, goes hunting with Búzurjmihr, 4

suspects and disgraces Búzurjmihr, 5 treats Búzurjmihr with in­creasing rigour, 7, 8 reconciled to Búzurjmihr, 9 questioned by archimages, 14 seq., 28 seq. gives judgment against his own son, 16 chief cook of, aggrieved, 18 counsels Hurmuzd, 25 seq. writes to console Cæsar's son and successor, 43 wroth at answer received, 45 invades Rúm, 46 success of, 47 checked, 47 in want of money, 47 takes counsel with Búzurj-mihr, 47 refuses advances from a shoemaker, 50, 71 high esteem of, for scribes, 50 grants peace to, and takes tribute from, Rúmans, 52 returns to Taisafún, 53 sons of, 56, 63 instructs Búzurjmihr to prove Hurmuzd, 56 seq. testament of, in favour of, and last counsels to, Hur-muzd, 61 seq. directions of, as to inter­ment, 65 hall of, shattered, 68 death of, 69, 71 system of administration of, 71 marriage of, with Khán's daughter referred to, 72, 97 seq. ministers of, put to death by Hurmuzd, 81 seq. his choice of Hurmuzd, story of, 87 palace of, 193

ONAGER, Bahrám Chúbína guided by, 156, 158

Owls and Crows, story of, 263 and note

Ox-hide or skin filled with gold as tribute, 46, 52, 53

Oxus (Jíhún), 72

PAGE, of Núshírwán, 5 seq.

relative of Búzurjmihr, 5 instructed by Búzurjmihr, 6 takes messages between Núshírwán and Búzurj-mihr, 6 seq.

Pahlaví, middle Persian language of Ashkánian (Parthian) and Sásánian times, 73, 74

Paidáwasís, 381 and note

Paighú, 190

Paikár-i-Gurd, melody, 398 and note

Pápak, tribal king, 214, 219 and note, 285

daughter of, 214

Parmúda (see too Khán of Chín), vi, 75, 117, 130, 136 seq., 146, 149 seq., 164, 174

hears of Bahrám Chúbína's victory and takes counsel, 131 marches toward Jíhún, 131 approaches Balkh, 134 attacks and is defeated by Bahrám Chúbína, 134 seq. escapes to Áwáza, 138 besieged by Bahrám Chú-bína, 138 seq. negotiates surrender of Áwáza with Bahrám Chú-bína, 139 seq. surrenders Áwáza and sets out for Írán, 143 insulted by Bahrám Chú-bína, 144 Bahrám Chúbína tries to placate, 145

Párs (Persis, Fársistán), country on eastern shore of Per­sian Gulf, 109 note, 112, 216, 241, 393, 395

Parthian, Parthians, 73

Parwíz, meaning of, 187

Pashan, battle of, 397 and note

Persia, 195

Persian, Persians, 24 note, 42, 71, 75, 121, 188 seq., 194, 208, 273, 282, 286 and passim

wisdom-literature, 3 conquest of Yaman, 24 note empire, war of, with Rúm, 41 raid Syria, 41 defeat by Romans referred to, 72 war with Turks, 72 Book of Kings, 73 Tabarí. See Tabarí. =Bahrám Chúbína, 113 =Hurmuzd, 116, 117 prince=Bahrám Chúbína, 319

Phocas, Eastern Roman Em­peror, 187, 189, 193, 194

Photius, quoted, 191

Pírán, Túránian hero, 414

Pírúz, Sháh, 73, 75, 168, 242, 245, 267, 285

Pírúz, father of Ustád, 296

Pisces, constellation, 51, 342

Pleiades, 53, 158

Polo, 246, 247, 258, 371

—sticks, 247

Prelates as warriors, 47 and note

Pronunciation, Note on, xvi

Proverb, 187

QUEEN OF CHIN (wife of the Khán), 190

daughter of, slain by lion-ape, 322 asks Bahrám Chúbína to avenge her daughter, 324 steward of, plots with Khar-rád against Bahrám Chú-bína, 335

Queen of Chin, daughter of,

cured by Kharrád, 336 grants boon to Kharrád, 338 disgraced, 344

RAI, city and district near Tih-rán, x, 72, 155, 166, 171, 173, 174, 189, 214, 216, 240

seat of Arsacid power, 72 Bahrám Chúbína goes to, 306 Khusrau Parwíz oppresses, 365 misery of, 367 Gurdya delivers, 368

Rakka (Warígh q.v.), city, 188

Rám, Íránian warrior, 291

Rám Barzín, Persian official, 313

Rangwí, Íránian warrior, 296

Rasafa, 188

Reseph, 188

Responses, of Núshírwán, v, 14 seq., 28 seq.

Rhyme-word, Firdausi and, 397 note

Roman, Romans, 188, 189, 195

Empire, war of, with Persian, 41, 193 defeat Bahrám Chúbína, 76

Ruhhám, a Mihrán, temp. Pírúz, 73

Rúm, Eastern Roman Empire,

viii, ix, 10, 11, 15, 19 and passim brocade of, 157, 173, 278, 337, 367, 374 philosophers of, 279, 382 robes of, 308 captured cities of, restored to, 312

Rúman, Rúmans, ix, 15, 45 seq., 52, 53, 93, 122, 214 and passim

envoy, 8 seq. surrender to Núshírwán, 47 entrench themselves, 47

Rúman, Rúmans, sue for peace and pay tribute, 51 seq.

architect, 193, 401 marches, 252 robes, 253 helms, 105, 276, 417 eunuchs, 279 worsted by Bahrám Chú-bína, 292 artificers imprisoned by Khusrau Parwíz, 402 released by Khusrau Par-wíz, 403

Rús (Russia), 406

Rustam, Íránian hero, 106, 177, 219, 223, 332

fight of, with Ashkabús, referred to, 75 conduct of, in Hámávarán, 104, 168 banner of, bestowed on Bahrám Chúbína, 105, 217

Rustam, brother of Farrukhzád, 413 and note

revolt of, 413

Rúzbih, scribe, 252

SABZ DAR SABZ, melody, 399 and note

Sada, feast, 68, 133, 216, 313

Sage, saying of, 155

Sakíla, Mount, v, 41

stronghold of, taken by Rúmans, 47

Sakláb (Slavonia), 379

Salm, eldest son of Farídún, 266, 270, 300, 376 note, 378, 381

Sám, Íránian hero, 223

Samarkand, city in Turkistán, 377

Sambáz, Íránian chief, speech of, 242

Sapandármad, month and day, 331

Sapor II, Sháh, 41

Sarí, city in Mázandarán, 168, 341, 355, 392

Sarkab, Rúman general, 281, 292

Sarkash (Sergius), minstrel, xi, 193, 398 seq., 406

story of, 396 disgrace of, 399

Sásán, eponym of Sásánian dynasty, 219, 220, 330, 341

Sásánian, Sásánians, 65, 72, 73, 214, 262, 330, 413 note

rivalry with Arsacids, 73 usage; 190 architecture, 193 empire, 193 race, 285, 386 note

Saturn, planet, 24, 66, 321, 392, 395

Sáwa, ruler of the Turks, vi, 74, 94 seq., 100 seq., 107, 108, 110 seq., 123, 129, 132, 133, 135, 137, 139, 164, 169, 174, 216, 219, 222, 224, 240

=Chao-wou, 72 attacks Hurmuzd, 92 letter of, to Hurmuzd, 93 prophecy about, 98 Hurmuzd sends Kharrád, son of Barzín, to, 110 hears of Bahrám Chúbína's army and blames Khar-rád, 110 offers of, to Bahrám Chú-bína, 113 seq., 117 seq. employs sorcery against the Íránians, 123 defeated and slain, 126 head of, set on lance, 130 wealth of, sent to Hurmuzd, 133

Scribe, scribes, office of, highly esteemed by Núshírwán, 50

put to death by Hurmuzd, 71

Seleucia (Bih Ardshír), city on right bank of Tigris oppo­site to Ctesiphon (Taisa-fún), 189, 194, 196

Sergiopolis, 188

Sergius, Saint and Martyr, 188

patron saint of Khusrau Parwíz, 188, 195 Roman leader in Tabarí, 188

Sergius (Sarkash), minstrel, 193

Seven, stages, Story of, 171

founts, 392 Climes. See Climes. and forty Sháhs, 395 and note

Shabdíz, steed of Khusrau Par-wíz, 407

Shádward, treasure, 406 and note

Sháhnáma, 3, 41, 42, 71, 72, 74 seq., 187 seq., 191, 192

Prose, compilers of, referred to, 71, 73

Shahrán Guráz, Íránian warrior, speech of, 239

Shahrbaráz (Guráz q.v.), Íránian general, 194

revolt of, 195 sons of, 196

Shakespeare, quoted, 187

Shám (Syria), 170

Shamtá, 195, 196

Shápúr, son of Ardshír, Sháh, 265

Shápúr, son of Urmuzd, Sháh, 41

Shápúr of Rai, 72

Shápúr, Íránian warrior, viii, 202, 225, 257, 259, 269, 293, 296

deceived by Cæsar's talis­man, 273 praised by Cæsar, 279 Bahrám Chúbína writes to, 285 receives Istakhr and Dáráb-gird, 313

Sheep's heads, Bahrám Chúbína and the, 74, 107

omen of, reported to Hur-muzd, 108

Sher-Kappi, 322 note

Shírín, wife of Khusrau Parwíz, xi, 187, 194, 363, 383, 407

enmity of, to Shírwí, 189, 191, 193

Shírín, account of, 192

Khusrau and, Persian poem, 192 meaning of, 193 Maryam murdered by, 193, 389 a Christian 195 warns Khusrau Parwíz against Gurdya, 364 Khusrau Parwíz and, Story of, 382 married to, 386 gilded chamber given to, 389 hears Kubád proclaimed Sháh, 416 informs Khusrau Parwíz, 416

Shírwí (Kubád q.v.), Sháh, x, xi, 188, 190, 371 seq.

Shírín's enmity to, 189, 191, 193 internment of, 194, 196, 391 released, 196, 415 secret and public names of, 372, 416 astrologers consulted at birth of, 372 ill-omened horoscope of, 372 referred to, 373 Khusrau Parwíz gives Cæ-sar's gifts to, 381 boorishness of, 390 Khusrau Parwíz' displeasure with, 390 sends to take Khusrau Par-wíz, 419

Shírzíl, Íránian warrior, 296

Shíz (Takht-i-Sulaimán), seat of the Magi in Ázarbáiján, 190

Shoemaker, v, 42

offer of, to advance money to Núshírwán, 48 rejected, 50, 71

Shustar, city in Khuzistán, 381

Sikandar (Alexander the Great), 52, 214, 217, 242, 262, 381, 387, 392

Símáh Barzín, scribe, vi

Hurmuzd plots against, 85 seq.

Sipansár, Íránian warrior, 293

Siyáwush, son of Kai Káús, 104, 349, 395 note

goods of, 148, 151

Siyáwush, Íránian chief, viii, 128, 163, 187, 233

son of=Bahrám, 247

Slavs, 194

Sol, planet, 395

Son of Firdausí, death of, ix, 190

Sophia, Empress, her treatment of Narses, 76

Speech, modes of, 30

Spica, star, 379

Súfarai, Íránian chief, 72, 75, 168, 285

Súkhta, treasure, 406 and note

Sumai, 195

Sunday, 378, 380

Surúsh, angel, the messenger of Urmuzd, ix, 173

saves Khusrau Parwíz from Bahrám Chúbína, 189, 299

Syria, 193

raided by Persians, 41

TABARÍ, historian, 73, 75 seq., 188

Persian, 42, 73 seq., 187 seq. Arabic, 42, 73, 75, 187, 190, 195

Table of Contents, v

Tahmúras, Sháh, 277, 332, 376

Taisafún (Ctesiphon q.v.), xi, city on left bank of Tigris, 53, 90, 109 note, 118, 173, 175, 180, 182, 229, 241

Núshírwán returns to, 53 Bahrám Chúbína marches from province of, 106 Khusrau Parwíz imprisoned at, 421

Táj, 71

Tákdís, throne of, xi, 391

account of, 391 seq. added to by Jámásp, 392

Takht-i-Bústán, 192

Takht-i-Khusrau. See Madá' in

Takht-i-Sulaimán (Shíz, q.v.), 189

Talisman, Cæsar's, viii

described, 271 deceives Persian envoys, 272 mastered by Kharrád, 274

Támúz, 77 note

Taráz, city north-east of Tásh-kánd, 370

Idols of, 370

Theodore, brother of Heraclius, 194

Theodosius (Niyátús), 189

Tiberius, Eastern Roman Em­peror, 42

Tigris (Arwand), river, 193, 194

Tír, month, 394

Treasures, of Khusrau Parwíz, 406

Tukhár, Íránian chief, 228

takes letter to Cæsar, 263

Túkhár, Íránian general, con­spires against Khusrau Parwíz, 414

releases Shírwí, 415

Tukhára, Íránian warrior, 296

son of, 314

Túr, second son of Farídún, 266, 300, 376 note, 378

Túrán (Turkistán), 118, 123, 130, 242, 329, 331, 349, 350, 376, 405, 407

Túránian, Túránians, 123, 320

Turk, Turks, 95, 103, 121, 135, 136, 138 seq., 142, 164, 169, 170, 189, 316, 320, 349, 352

war of, with Persians, 72 prophesied, 98 =Sáwa, 98 defeated, 126 find Sáwa's corpse, 127 sorcerer, sends ill dream to Bahrám Chúbína, 121, 128 put to death, 129 heads of chiefs of, sent to Hurmuzd, 130 retreat to Túrán, 131 three, the, 187, 204

Turk, Turks, one of, attacks Khusrau Parwíz, 220 reproved by Bahrám Chúbína, 221 lead night-attack on Khusrau Parwíz, 227

=Makátúra, 319 =Kulún, 345 defeated by Yalán-sína, 353

Turkistán (Túrán), 324, 336, 363, 376, 377, 407

Turkman, Turkmans, 377

=Turk, 87, 89, 94, 217

Tús, Íránian hero, 168

Tuwurg, brother of Khán, x, 364

reports flight of Gurdya, 351 sent in pursuit, 351 parleys with Gurdya, 352

URMUZD, the Good Principle, 285

Urmuzd, Sháh, 41

Urmuzd, Íránian warrior, 296

Urumiah, lake, 195

Ustád, Íránian warrior, 296

VENUS, planet, 152, 359, 394, 395

Virgo, constellation, 359

WARÍGH, city on the Euphrates, 188, 253, 257, 280

Khusrau Parwíz takes up his abode at, 257

Wash, city, 24 and note

West, gateway of, 369 and note

Wisdom, apportionment of, 202

literature (Petsian), 3

YALÁN-SÍNA (Mardánsháh), bro­ther of Bahrám Chúbína, 74, 102, 122, 135, 138, 157, 163, 169, 204, 288, 291, 296 seq., 303, 316, 356, 357

goes hunting with Bahrám Chúbína, 156 pursues and brings back archscribe, 159 speech of, 165, 170 worsted by Khusrau Par-wíz, 229 commands the centre, 289 Bahrám Chúbína makes, his mandatory, 342 defeats the Turks, 353 negotiates marriage between Gurdya and Gustaham, 357

Yaman, south-western Arabia, 98

monarch of, 16 conquered by Persians, 24 note curtains of, 148, 151

Yazdagird III, Sháh, 55, 73

Yazdán, 75

Yazdánbakhsh (Ayín Gashasp q.v.), 75, 76

Yazdín, 195, 196

Yunán, Greece, 258

ZAB, lesser, tributary of Tigris, 189

Zábulistán,^*\* 369

Zád Farrukh, suggests Bahrám Chúbína to Hurmuzd, 99

speech of, 241

Zagros, mountain-range in west­ern Írán, 189

Zahhák, Sháh, 218, 239, 241, 387, 391

father of, referred to, 387

Zál, father of Rustam, 223

Zandavasta, 96, 246, 283, 312

quoted, 218, 240

Zarduhsht (Zoroaster), 67, 213, 308

saying of, 218, 240

Zarduhsht, high priest, vi, 81

Zarduhsht, visits Ízid Gashasp in prison, 82

visit of, reported to Hur-muzd, 83 poisoned by Hurmuzd, 83 seq.

Zarmihr, son of Súfarai, 169

Zhangwí, Turkman noble, 331

Zodiac, 394