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Part I, Chapter IV: On the Account of the Ancient Kings of Persia, Greece, China, India, and of the Turks and Arabs. | |||
f46b | f26a | 119 | A short introduction; reference to at-Ṭabarí’s Annals, and ath-Tha‘álibí’s Ghurar (see above, pp. 89—90). |
A short account of the reign of Gayúmarth. (Cf. Gh. pp. 1—4). | |||
f47a | ” | 120 | A short account of the reign of Húshang. (Cf. Gh. pp. 5—7). |
” | ” | 121 | A short account of the reign of Ṭahmúrath. (Cf. Gh. pp. 7—10). |
f47b | f26b | 122 | A short account of the reign of Jamshíd; the origin of Nayrúz and of wine. (Cf. Gh. pp. 10—17). |
” | ” | 123 | Wine made unlawful by Kay-Qubád and again made lawful. (Cf. Gh. pp. 149—52). |
” | ” | 124 | Conclusion of Jamshíd’s reign. (Cf. Gh. pp. 16—7). |
f48a | ” | 125 | The reign of Dhaḥḥák. (Cf. Gh. p. 18). |
” | f27a | 126 | Dhaḥḥák and the devil: the origin of flesh-eating, the two snakes and their horrible food. (Cf. Gh. pp. 19—24). |
f48b | f27b | 127 | The origin of the Kurds and the story of Irmá’íl and Kirmá’íl. (Cf. Gh. p. 24). |
” | ” | 128 | Dhaḥḥák’s dream, and the birth and adventures of Farídún. (Cf. Gh. p. 32). |
f49a | f28a | 129 | The reign of Farídún: the origin of Mihrján, and of the Dirafsh-i-Káwayání. (Cf. Gh. pp. 36—40). |
f49b | ” | 130 | Farídún and his three sons; the murder of Íraj; birth of Minúchihr. The Sháhnáma of Firdawsí, and the Ghurar of ath-Tha‘álibí are referred to. (Cf. Gh. pp. 52—65). |
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f50b | f29a | 131 | Adventures of Sám and Zál-i-Zar and the reign of Minúchihr. (Cf. Gh. pp. 68—108). (A Sháhnáma is here referred to). |
f53a | f31a | 132 | Birth of Rustam. |
” | ” | 133 | The reign of Nawdhar, and the aggressions of Afrásiyáb. (Cf. Gh. pp. 109—110). |
f53b | f31b | 134 | Afrásiyáb’s invasion of Írán. (Cf. Gh. pp. 110 et seq.). |
f54b | f32a | 135 | Ṭahmásp’s reign; the shot of Kay-Arish. |
” | f32b | 136 | Kay-Qubád’s reign; Afrásiyáb’s attempts of Íránshahr, and the adventures of Rustam. (Cf. Gh. 139—47). |
f55a | ” | 137 | Reign of Kay-Ká’ús, his relations with Yaman, and his rescue. (Cf. Gh. pp. 154—63). |
f55b | f33a | 138 | The story of Siyáwush and Súdábah; Siyáwush makes common cause with his father’s enemy, Afrásiyáb. (Cf. Gh. pp. 168—212). |
f58b | f35a | 139 | Reign of Kay-Khusraw and the death of Afrásiyáb. (Cf. Gh. pp. 212—38). |
f59a | f36a | 140 | Reign of Luhrásp. (Cf. Gh. pp. 239—44). |
f60a | f36b | 141 | Story of Gushtásp and the appearance of Zoroaster. (Cf. Gh. pp. 245, 256, 262). |
” | ” | 142 | The war between Gushtásp and Arjásp; the account of the fire-temple Ádhar-Núsh. (Cf. Gh. pp. 263—76). |
f60b | f37a | 143 | Isfandiyár’s martial exploits. (Cf. Gh. pp. 277—81). |
f61b | f37b | 144 | The Ḥaft Khwán or the account of the seven exploits of Isfandiyár. (A Sháhnáma is referred to.) (Cf. Gh. pp. 301—38). |
f62a | f38a | 145 | Isfandiyár slain by Rustam. (Cf. Gh. pp. 338—78). |
f64a | f39b | 146 | Death of Rustam. (Cf. Gh. pp. 379—85). |
f64b | f40a | 147 | Reign of Bahman, the son of Isfandiyár. (Cf. Gh. pp. 386—390). |
” | ” | 148 | Reign of Queen Humáy. (Cf. Gh. pp. 390—1). |
” | ” | 149 | Humáy abdicates in favour of her son Dáráb. (Cf. Gh. pp. 392—7), |
f65a | f40b | 150 | Accession of Dárá, the son of Dáráb. (Cf. Gh. pp. 397—9). |
” | ” | 151 | Alexander the Great refuses to pay tribute to Persia. (Cf. Gh. pp. 399—408). |
f65b | f41a | 152 | Dárá defeated and slain by Alexander. (Cf. Gh. pp. 408—11). |
f66a | ” | 153 | Alexander’s invasion of India, his entry into the Land of Darkness and ‘Iráq. (Cf. Gh. pp. 416—34). |
f67a | f41b | 154 | Institution of the Mulúk’uṭ-Ṭawá’if by Aristotle’s advice. |
” | f42a | 155 | History of the Mulúk’uṭ-Ṭawá’if or the Tribal Kings. (Cf. Gh. pp. 456—8). |
f67b | ” | 156 | The reign of Faghfúr, the son of Ashkán, one of the descendents of Yáfith b. Núḥ. (Cf. Gh. pp. 458—73). |
f68a | f42b | 157 | Rise of the Sásánian dynasty: birth and promising career and reign of Ardashír-i-Bábakán. (Cf. Gh. pp. 473—82). (Sharḥ-i-Maqámát-i-Ḥarírí of Muṭarrizí is quoted and Ṭabarí also cited). |
f69a | f43a | 158 | Birth of Shápúr. (Ṭabarí cited). |
f69b | f43b | 159 | Reign of Shápúr. (Cf. Gh. pp. 487—9). |
” | ” | 160 | Story of Sáṭirún and Dhayzan. Continuation of Shápúr’s reign (Ṭabarí cited). |
f70a | f44a | 161 | Reign of Hurmuz. (Cf. Gh. pp. 498—500). |
” | ” | 162 | Reign of Bahrám; appearance of Manes, the founder of Zindiqism. (Cf. Gh. pp. 500—501). (Ta’ríkh-i-Maqdisí, i. e. the Kitáb ’ul-Badw-wa’t-Ta’ríkh of Muṭahhar b. Ṭáhir al-Maqdisí edited by C. Huart, see Vol. iii, p. 157, as the source). See above, pp. 34—5. |
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f70a | f44a | 163 | Manes: his skill in painting and some principles of the Manichaeans. (The Kitáb-i-A‘rádhu’r-Riyása-fí-Aghrádhi’s-Siyása as the source). |
f70b | f44b | 164 | Reign of Bahrám II, called the “Ṣalif”, and his son Bahrám b. Bahrám b. Bahrám. (Cf. Gh. pp. 503—8). |
” | ” | 165 | Reign of Narsí, the son of Bahrám (very short). (Cf. Gh. pp. 508—10). |
” | ” | 166 | Reign of Hurmuz, the son of Narsí (very short). (Cf. Gh. pp. 510—12). |
” | ” | 167 | Reign of Shápúr “Dhu’l-Aktáf”. (Cf. Gh. pp. 513—32). |
f71b | f45a | 168 | Reigns of Ardashír II, the son of Hurmuz and Shápúr the son of Shápúr (very short). (Cf. Gh. pp. 532—5). |
” | ” | 169 | Reign of Bahrám b. Shápúr b. Shápúr called Kirmánsháh. (Cf. Gh. pp. 535—6). |
” | ” | 170 | Reign of Yazdigird “the Sinner”. (Cf. Gh. pp. 537—9). |
” | f45b | 171 | Reign of Bahrám Gúr. (Cf. Gh. pp. 539—44). |
f72a | ” | 172 | Why Bahrám was called Bahrám Gúr (very short). (Cf. Gh. p. 544). |
” | ” | 173 | Bahrám Gúr visits his father Yazdigird “the Sinner”. (Cf. Gh. pp. 544—9). |
” | ” | 174 | (a) How Bahrám wins the crown by the ordeal of lions, (cf. Gh. pp. 549—53), (b) and his victory over the Kháqán-i-Chín. (Gh. 554—560). |
f73a | f46a | 175 | Bahrám Gúr visits India, meets Shankal; occasion of the spurious but celebrated couplet: (in Gh. Ibn Khurdádbih is cited for this verse). (Cf. Gh. pp. 560—4). |
” | f46b | 176 | Bahrám imports a thousand minstrels from India: origin of the Lúliyán or Kúriyán (in Gh. Lúriyyún). (Cf. Gh. pp. 564—9). |
f73b | ” | 177 | Reigns of Yazdigird II and Fírúz, the sons and the grandson of Bahrám Gúr. (Cf. Gh. pp. 569—79). And the dreadful famine and Fírúz’s generosity. |
” | ” | 178 | Khushunwár or Khushnawáz, the sodomist, the ruler of Garjistán, and Fírúz’s unsuccessful attempt to suppress that vice (the story is related at some length). (Cf. Gh. pp. 579—83). |
f74b | f47a | 179 | Súkhurrá, the Regent, acts wisely and restores the sons of Fírúz. (Cf. Gh. p. 586). |
” | f47b | 180 | Reigns of Balásh and Qubád, the sons of Fírúz. (Cf. Gh. pp. 583—90). |
f75a | ” | 181 | Qubád and Jámásp fight for the throne: Qubád restored at last. (Cf. Gh. pp. 590—6). |
” | f48a | 182 | The appearance of Mazdak and Qubád’s reception of him. (Cf. Gh. pp. 596—603). |
f75b | ” | 183 | Reign of Núshírwán and the suppression of the Mazdakites. The story is connected with Nu‘mán b. Mundhir, Imra’u’l-Qays and Mazdak (reference to Ghurar, Ṭabarí.) (Cf. Gh. pp. 603—6). |
f76a | f48b | 184 | Remainder of Núshírwán’s reign. (In Gh. 610—36: Núshírwán’s saying, invasions, chess, Kalíla wa Dimna, Barzuwayh and Buzurjmihr are mentioned, which are omitted in the Jawámi‘). (Cf. Gh. pp. 609, 636). |
f76b | ” | 185 | Reign of Hurmuz, the son of Núshírwán: Bahrám Chúbín. (Cf. Gh. pp. 637—61). |
f78a | f49b | 186 | Flight of Parwíz. |
f79a | f50a | 187 | The Wonders collected by Parwíz. (Cf. Gh. p. 698). [Kháqání and Niẓámí (Khusraw wa Shírín) cited]. |
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f79b | f50b | 188 | Fall and death of Parwíz at the hands of Shírwayh. (Kalíla wa Dimna is referred to.) (Cf. Gh. pp. 712, 724). |
f80a | f51a | 189 | Shírwayh murders his brothers. Death of Shírín. |
f80b | ” | 190 | Reign and death of Shírwayh. (Cf. Gh. p. 718). |
” | ” | 191 | Reign of Ardashír, the son of Shírwayh. (Cf. Gh. p. 731). |
” | f51b | 192 | Reigns of Shahr-Ázád, Búrán, and Ázarmídukht, his daughters. (Cf. Gh. p. 733). |
f81a | ” | 193 | Farrukh-Zád and Ázarmídukht, and the rise and fall of Yazdigird. (Cf. Gh. pp. 736—42). |
f81b | f52a | 194 | Some account of the Kings of Rúm, ie, Byzantium. |
” | ” | 195 | Heraclius persists in opening the locked chamber. |
The chapter ends with a short eulogy on the Wazír. |