A. | G. | Serial. | TITLES OF THE ANECDOTES. |
The ‘Abbásid Caliphs (132—623 A. H. = 750—1226 A. D.). | |||
f102a | ” | 281 | The rise of the ‘Abbásids; a Memoria Technica of the 36 ‘Abbásid Caliphs by the author. |
” | ” | 282 | Caliphate of as-Saffáḥ. (132 A. H. = 750 A. D.). |
f102b | f65b | 283 | Death of Abú Salama-i-Khallál. |
” | ” | 284 | Abú Salama’s intrigues against as-Saffáḥ to restore the line of ‘Alí. |
f103a | ” | 285 | The defeat of Marwán II, the last of the Umayyad Caliphs. |
” | ” | 286 | Abú Salama’s assassination effected by Abú Muslim. |
f103b | f66a | 287 | Origin of al-Manṣúr’s distrust of Abú Muslim. |
f104a | f66b | 288 | Caliphate of al-Manṣúr; his avarice. (136 A. H. = 754 A. D.). |
” | ” | 289 | Abú Muslim entrapped and slain. |
f104b | ” | 290 | Death of al-Manṣúr. |
” | ” | 291 | Caliphate of al-Mahdí; his prodigality. (158 A. H. = 775 A. D.). |
” | ” | 292 | al-Muqanna‘, the Veiled Prophet of Khúrasán. (Súzaní cited). |
f105a | * | 293 | Death of al-Mahdí. |
” | * | 294 | Caliphate of al-Hádí; ‘Alawí revolts. (169 A. H. = 785 A. D.). |
A. | G. | Serial. | TITLES OF THE ANECDOTES. |
f105a | * | 295 | Loyalty of Yaḥyá b. Khálid, the Barmecide, to Hárúnu ’r-Rashíd. |
f105b | * | 296 | A strange coincidence; death of al-Hádí, accession of Hárúnu’r-Rashíd and the birth of his son, the great al-Ma’mún, on the same day. |
” | * | 297 | Caliphate of Hárúnu’r-Rashíd. (170 A. H. = 786 A. D.) |
” | * | 298 | ‘Abdu’llah b. Málik al-Khuzá‘í renounces his candidate, and goes on pilgrimage; and the birth of al-Amín and al-Ma’mún. |
f106a | * | 299 | The pact between al-Amín and al-Ma’mún. |
” | * | 300 | Hárún’s provision for his youngest son, Mu’tamin, at the division of the Caliphate. |
” | * | 301 | First indications of the resentment of the Caliph Hárún against the Barmecides, at Yaḥyá’s encroachment upon his privacy. |
f106b | f67a | 302 | The romance of Ja‘far, the Barmecide, and ‘Abbása. The suspicion of the Caliph Hárún and the destruction of the Barmecides. (The Kitáb-i-Khalqu’l-Insán, as the source). |
f107a | ” | 303 | Catastrophe of the Barmecides. (Ta’ríkh-i-Ṭabarí and Maqdisí cited). |
f107b | f67b | 304 | The Caliph Hárun’s last journey to Khurásán, and his death. |
” | ” | 305 | The rising of Ráfi‘ b. Layth in Khúrásán; ‘Alí b. ‘Ísá and Harthama. |
f108a | f68a | 306 | Caliphate of al-Amín. (193 A. H. = 809 A. D.). |
” | ” | 307 | al-Amín’s treachery to his brothers. |
f108b | f68b | 308 | War between al-Amín and al-Ma’mún, and the death of al-Amín. |
f109a | f69a | 309 | Caliphate of al-Ma’mún. (198 A. H. = 813 A. D.). |
” | ” | 310 | Ḥasan b. Sahl’s misgovernment in Baghdád. |
f109b | ” | 311 | Murder of Fadhl b. Sahl and Imám ‘Alí b. Músá ar-Ridhá’. |
f110a | f69b | 312 | Story of Ṭáhir, the ambidexter: disloyalty and death. |
f110b | f70a | 313 | Death of al-Ma’mún. |
” | ” | 314 | Caliphate of al-Mu‘taṣim. (218 A. H. = 833 A. D.). |
” | ” | 315 | The rising of Bábak-i-Khurramí and his death at the hands of Afshín. (The Ta’ríkh-i-Maqdisí or the Kitábu’l-Badw, Vol. VI, pp. 114—6 cited), |
f111b | f70b | 316 | Liberality of al-Mu‘taṣim; his death. |
” | ” | 317 | Caliphate of al Wáthiq. (227 A. H. = 842 A. D.). |
” | ” | 318 | Caliphate of al-Mutawakkil. (232 A. H. = 847 A. D.). |
” | f71a | 319 | al-Mutawakkil dishonours the Imám al-Ḥusayn’s grave and honours the Prophet’s spear. |
f112a | ” | 320 | al-Mutawakkil’s sons and the partition of the Empire. |
” | ” | 321 | Murder of al-Mutawakkil by the Turkish Guard. |
” | ” | 322 | Caliphate of al-Muntaṣir. (247 A. H. = 861 A. D.). |
” | ” | 323 | Death of al-Muntaṣir. |
f112b | ” | 324 | Caliphate of al-Musta‘ín. (248 A. H. = 862 A. D.). |
” | f71b | 325 | Deposition of al-Musta‘ín. |
” | ” | 326 | Caliphate of al-Mu‘tazz (251 A. H. = 866 A. D.); his murder by the Turks. |
f113a | ” | 327 | Caliphate of al-Muhtadí. (255 A. H. = 869 A. D.); also murdered by the Turks. |
” | ” | 328 | Caliphate of al-Mu‘tamid. (256 A. H. = 870 A. D.). |
” | ” | The rise of the Ṣaffárids. | |
” | f72a | 329 | Caliphate of al-Mu‘tadhid. (279 A. H. = 892 A. D.). |
” | ” | 330 | ‘Alí, the Caliph, warns al-Mu‘tadhid in a dream against persecuting his descendants. |
A. | G. | Serial. | TITLES OF THE ANECDOTES. |
f113b | f72a | 331 | Murder of ‘Amr b. Layth the Ṣaffárid. |
” | ” | 332 | Caliphate of al-Muktafí. (289 A. H. = 902 A. D.). |
” | ” | 333 | Carmathian revolt. |
f114a | f72b | 334 | Caliphate of al-Muqtadir (295 A. H. = 908 A. D.). |
” | ” | 335 | Muqtadir is deposed and restored: revolt of the Turkish army. |
f114b | ” | 336 | Ibn ’l-Mu‘tazz and the Turkish King-makers. |
” | ” | 337 | Prediction ot the historian Ṭabarí about the unsettled affairs in the reign of Ibnu’l-Mu‘tazz. |
” | f73a | 338 | Murder of al-Muqtadir. The quarrel of al-Amín and al-Ma’mún, a similar historical parallel. |
” | ” | 339 | Caliphate of al-Qáhir. (320 A. H. = 932 A. D.). |
” | ” | 340 | al-Qáhir’s evil conduct leads to his murder. |
f115a | ” | 341 | Caliphate of ar-Rádhí. (322 A. H. = 934 A. D.). |
” | ” | 342 | Account of ar-Rádhí’s succession and reign. |
” | ” | 343 | Caliphate of al-Muttaqí (329 A. H. = 940 A. D.). |
” | f73b | 344 | Caliphate of al-Mustakfí — Rise of the Buwayhids (333 A. H. = 944 A. D.). |
f115b | ” | 345 | al-Mustakfí blinded and murdered. (The Ta’ríkh-i-Tájí as the source). |
f116a | ” | 346 | Caliphate of al-Muṭí‘. (334 A. H. = 946 A. D.). |
” | f74a | 347 | Caliphate of at-Ṭá’i‘. (363 A. H. = 974 A. D.). |
” | ” | 348 | Caliphate of al-Qádir. (381 A. H. = 991 A. D.). (‘Unṣurí’s Memoria Technica of the Sámánids is cited). |
” | ” | 349 | Rise of the Ghaznawid power. |
f116b | ” | 350 | Caliphate of al-Qá’im — Rise of the Saljúq Power. (422 A. H. = 1031 A. D.). |
” | ” | 351 | Caliphate of al-Muqtadí. (467 A. H. = 1075 A. D.). |
” | f74b | 352 | Caliphate of al-Mustaẓhir. (487 A. H. = 1094 A. D.). |
f117a | ” | 353 | Bahrámsháh, the Ghaznawid. |
” | ” | 354 | Caliphate of al-Mustarshid. (512 A. H. = 1118 A. D.). (Mu‘izzí’s quatrain in praise of Sanjar at the victory over Qaracha cited). |
” | ” | 355 | al-Mustarshid assassinated by the “Khurram-Dínán”. |
” | ” | 356 | Caliphate of ar-Ráshid (529 A. H. = 1135 A. D.). |
f117b | ” | 357 | Caliphate of al-Muqtafí. (530 A. H. = 1136 A. D.). |
” | ” | 358 | Caliphate of al-Mustanjid. (555 A. H. = 1160 A. D.). |
” | ” | 359 | Caliphate of al-Mustadhí. (566 A. H. = 1170 A. D.). |
” | f75a | 360 | Caliphate of an-Náṣir. (575 A. H. = 1180 A. D.). |
f118a | f75b | 361 | Caliphate of aẓ-Ẓáhir. (622 A. H. = 1225 A. D.). |
f118b | ” | 362 | Caliphate of al-Mustanṣir. (623 A. H. = 1226 A. D.). |
N.B. i. Contemporary accounts. ii. Connection of the Caliphs with the Indian rulers of the author’s time. iii. Iltutmish, the patron of the author, as the vice-regent of the Caliph. The chapter ends with contemporary accounts and a short eulogy upon the Wazír. |