| A. | G. | Serial. | TITLES OF THE ANECDOTES. |
| Part I, Chapter VIII: On the Witty Sayings of the Kings. | |||
| A short Introduction: Kings’ Words are the Kings of Words. | |||
| f135b | f90a | 444 | The saying of the Persian king Húshang: “I am a blessing to the law-abiding and a scourge to the reactionaries.” |
| f136a | ” | 445 | Ḥajjáj justifies his harsh conduct before the Imám Sha‘bí as needful to the times. |
| ” | f90b | 446 | Afrídún, the great legislator, and one of his sayings; and the five indispensable vocations. |
| ” | ” | 447 | The famous speech of the king Minúchihr on his accession to the throne. |
| f136b | f91a | 448 | Afrásiyáb’s exhortation: Do or Die. |
| ” | ” | 449 | Kay-Qubád’s method of administration: Classification of officers & offices. |
| f137a | ” | 450 | Alexander not afraid of the comparatively huge army of Dárá. |
| ” | ” | 451 | Núshírwán’s simile of the world and its inhabitants (Fáryábí cited). |
| ” | ” | 452 | Núshírwán ever conscious of his duty to the Creator. |
| ” | ” | 453 | Núshírwán’s humble prayer to God after his brilliant victory over Mazdak. |
| ” | f91b | 454 | al-Manṣúr’s reply to Abú Bakr Ṣandalí about the grievances of the people. |
| ” | ” | 455 | The Caliph al-Manṣúr prays for the soul of Ibráhím b. Isḥáq ‘Aqílí, his foe. |
| f137b | ” | 456 | The Caliph Hárún’s wish to bestow some land on Mu‘taṣim and his witty remark to Fadhl b. Rabí‘. |
| ” | ” | 457 | Marwánu’l-Ḥimár refuses to buy the favour of Muḥammad Ibráhím by marriage. |
| ” | ” | 458 | al-Manṣúr’s offer to Ru’ba, the poet, in reward for his poetry: 3,000 Dínárs or three counsels. |
| ” | ” | 459 | The lament of Marwán II after his deposition. |
| ” | f92a | 460 | The causes of the downfall of the Umayyads. |
| ” | ” | 461 | al-Ma’mún tells Ibráhím Nakha‘í the etiquette of drinking. |
| f138a | ” | 462 | as-Saffáḥ’s proclamation of amnesty to the people of Kúfa. |
| ” | ” | 463 | al-Mu‘taṣim’s warning to ‘Abdu’llah b. Ṭáhir after his victory over his rivals. |
| ” | ” | 464 | ‘Abdu’l-Malik b. Marwán’s counsel to his sons. |
| ” | ” | 465 | An Arab king deposes some officers but pays their salaries. |
| ” | f92b | 466 | A Persian king’s regard for an old faithful servant. |
| f138b | ” | 467 | al-Ḥajjáj’s statement about the places in which good and evil are found together. |
| ” | ” | 468 | al-Manṣúr’s immediate reply to the ambassadors from Rúm, about the three defects in the new palace. |
| ” | ” | 469 | Núshírwán’s ideal to be free from sin and danger, expressed in his council with the Ráy of India, the Khán of Turkistán and the Qayṣar of Rúm. |
| ” | ” | 470 | Núshírwán’s opinion of life and death. |
| ” | ” | 471 | Jadhímatu’l-Abrash and the king of Rúm on the accomplishments of their sons. |
| f139a | f93a | 472 | ‘Abdu’l-Malik b. Marwán’s counsel to his sons on the conduct of life. |
| ” | ” | 473 | Ibnu’l-‘Abbás’s admiration for Mu‘áwiya’s ideal of life. |
| A. | G. | Serial. | TITLES OF THE ANECDOTES. |
| f139a | f93a | 474 | The four superior qualities in Mu‘áwiya which overthrew the Caliph ‘Alí. |
| ” | ” | 475 | Shápúr b. Ardashír’s advice to his son Hurmuz about the art of government. |
| ” | ” | 476 | The four wise precepts of Yazdigird b. Bahrám Gúr highly appreciated in the court of al-Manṣúr. (The Ta’ríkh-i-Mulúk-i-‘Ajam as the source, see above, pp. 55—60). |
| f139b | f93b | 477 | Parwíz orders the decapitation of a proud Governor. |
| ” | ” | 478 | Parwíz’s counsel to his son about the army. |
| ” | ” | 479 | The extent of Parwíz’s love for Shírín. |
| ” | ” | 480 | The first appearance of the Caliph ‘Uthmán on the pulpit. |
| ” | ” | 481 | ‘Uthmán the Caliph’s piety and generosity in the pre-Islamic days. |
| ” | ” | 482 | The Caliph ‘Uthmán explains the failure of his mild policy to critics. (The Gharíbu’l-Ḥadíth as the source). |
| The chapter ends with a short eulogy upon the Wazír. | |||