VOL. IX PAGE PREFATORY NOTE ABBREVIATIONS NOTE ON PRONUNCIATION THE SÁSÁNIAN DYNASTY (concluded) KUBÁD (COMMONLY CALLED SHÍRWÍ)— SECT. 1.How Shírwí ascended the Throne, announced his Will, and sent Chiefs to his Father with Counsel and Excuses8 2.How Khusrau Parwíz answered Shírwí15 3.How Shírwí grieved for Khusrau Parwíz and how the Chiefs were displeased thereat27 4.How Bárbad lamented Khusrau Parwíz, cut off his own Fingers, and burned his Instruments of Music29 5.How the Chiefs demanded from Shírwí the Death of Khusrau Parwíz and how he was slain by Mihr Hurmuzd32 6.How Shírwí asked Shírín in Marriage, how Shírín killed herself, and how Shírwí was slain36 ARDSHÍR, SON OF SHÍRWÍ— 1.How Ardshír, Son of Shírwí, ascended the Throne and harangued the Chiefs44 2.How Guráz was displeased at Ardshír being Sháh and how he caused Ardshír to be slain by Pírúz Son of Khusrau45 GURÁZ ALSO CALLED FARÁYÍN— 1.How Guráz, (also called Faráyín,) received News of the Slaying of Ardshír, hastened to Írán, took Possession of the Throne, and was killed by Shahránguráz51 PÚRÁNDUKHT— 1.How Púrándukht ascended the Throne and slew Pírúz, Son of Khusrau, and how her own Life ended56 ÁZARMDUKHT— 1.How Ázarmdukht ascended the Throne and how she died59 FARRUKHZÁD— 1.How Farrukhzád ascended the Throne and how he was slain by a Slave61 1.How Yazdagird ascended the Throne and ad­dressed the Chiefs70 2.How Sa'ad, Son of Wakkás, invaded Írán, how Yazdagird sent Rustam to oppose him, and how Rustam wrote a Letter to his Brother72 3.How Rustam wrote to Sa'ad, Son of Wakkás, and how he replied78 4.How Rustam fought with Sa'ad, Son of Wakkás, and was slain83 5.How Yazdagird consulted with the Íránians and went to Khurásán85 6.How Yazdagird wrote to Máhwí of Súr89 7.How Yazdagird wrote to the Marchlords of Tús90 8.How Yazdagird went to Tús and how Máhwí of Súr met him95 9.How Máhwí of Súr incited Bízhan to war with Yazdagird and how Yazdagird fled and hid himself in a Mill96 10.How Máhwí of Súr sent the Miller to kill Yazdagird, and how the Archimages counselled Máhwí to forbear101 11.How Yazdagird was slain by Khusrau, the Miller107 12.How Máhwí of Súr was informed of the Obsequies of Yazdagird and ascended the Throne112 13.How Bízhan, hearing of the Slaying of Yazdagird and of Máhwí of Súr's Accession to the Throne, led forth the Host to fight with him115 14.How Máhwí of Súr was taken and slain by Order of Bízhan118 15.Account of the Completion of the Sháhnáma121