BÁBAK, Tribal King. See Pápak.
Bábak, muster-master of Núshír-
wán
bidden to enrol the host,
167, vii, 230
insists on Núshírwán's at-
tendance for enrolment,
vii, 231
asks pardon of the Sháh, vii,
232
Bábar, founder of the Mogul
dynasty in India
resolutions of, as to wine-
drinking, vii, 75 note
Babblestead, nonce name given
by Asfandiyár to Zábul-
istán, v, 216
Bábil (Babylon q.v.), 160
Babr-i-Bayán, a surcoat of leo-
pard or tiger skin worn by
Rustam in battle, iii, 184,
186
referred to, iii, 278
Babylon (Bábil, gate of the god),
city on the left bank of
the Euphrates, now repre-
sented by the modern
Hillah on the right bank,
ii, 80; iii, 286; vi, 17,
31, 81, 83; viii, 194, 249;
ix, 65, 92
hanging gardens of, v, 293
Sikandar marches toward,
vi, 176, 178
prodigious birth at, vi, 81,
180
Sikandar sickens at, vi, 181
dies at, vi, 81, 183
Zahhák king of, ix, 65
Babylonia, ii, 80, 81
Babylonian, vi, 254
script, vi, 320
Bacchus, Saint and Martyr, viii,
188
Bactria, region between the
Hindu Kush and the
Oxus, vi, 32, 198
Bactrian plains, iii, 10
camels, viii, 47; ix, 93
Badakshán, region south of the
Upper Oxus and east of
Balkh, famous for its
rubies, iv, 65, 192
signet-ring of, i, 300
gem of, vi, 382 and note
Bádán-Pírúz (Shahrám - Pírúz,
Ardabíl q.v.), city built
by Sháh Pírúz in Ázar-
báiján, 166, vii, 160, 163
Badar, Badr, battle of, ii, 337
note, v, 166
Bád Áwar, treasure viii., 406,
and note, ix., 20.
Baeton, Greek writer, temp.
Alexander the Great, vi,
12
Baghdád, city on the Tigris,
founded by the 'Ab-
básid Khalífa Al Mansúr
as his capital in A.D. 762
on the site of an old Baby-
lonian city (Baghdadu),
161, 165, i, 14, 160; iii,
35; iv, 147, 256; v, 28;
vi, 254, 290, 322, 327;
vii, 83 and note; viii, 109
note, 112, 174, 193, 203,
393; ix, 68
Ardshír Pápakán enthroned
at, vi, 258
Yazdagird quits, ix, 88
Persian settlement of, ix, 67
raided by Arabs, ix, 67
Bágiz, vi, 32
Bagoas, vi, 29
Bahár, district in Turkistán
where Siyáwushgird was
built, ii, 286
Bahman (Vohu Manau), ame-
shaspenta q.v., iii, 286,
327; v, 16; vi, 362 and
note
Yasht, Pahlaví Text, vii, 188
month and day, iv, 81 note,
v, 310; vii, 31 and
note
Bahman (Ardshír, Artaxerxes),
son of Asfandiyár, Sháh,
156, 157, i, 42; ii, 9;
v, 81, 166, 251, 254, 293,
297, 303; vi, 20 note, 34
and note, 49, 200, 213,
270 and note; viii, 270
eldest son of Asfandiyár, v,
80
Asfandiyár resigns the host
to, v, 82
hears of Asfandiyár's im-
prisonment, v, 85
goes with others to solace
him, v, 85
accompanies Asfandiyár
from Gumbadán, v, 103
sent on an embassage, v,
179 seq.
crosses the Hírmund, v, 182
coming of, reported to Zál,
v, 182
interview of, with Zál, v, 183
Bahman, follows Rustam to the
hunting-ground, v, 184
tries to kill Rustam, v,
184
interview of, with Rustam,
v, 185 seq.
entertained by Rustam, v,
186
astonished at Rustam's
appetite, v, 186
leaves Rustam, v, 190
gives Rustam's answer to
Asfandiyár, v, 191
Asfandiyár's wrath with, v
191
resigns his seat at the feast
to Rustam, v, 200
informs Asfandiyár of the
slaying of Núsh Ázar and
Mihr-i-Núsh, v, 227
hears of Asfandiyár's over-
throw, v, 244
confided to Rustam by
Asfandiyár, v, 248
Zawára warns Rustam
against, v, 250
remains with Rustam, v,
252, 256
instructed by Rustam and
profits thereby, v, 256
Gushtásp advised by Jám-
ásp to write to, v, 258
Gushtásp's letter of recall
to, v, 258
equipped by Rustam for his
journey, v, 258
welcomed and called Ard-
shír by Gushtásp, v, 259
and note
long arms of, v, 281
appointed by Gushtásp to
succeed him, v, 279
historical position of, in
Persian legend, v, 281
ascends the throne and har-
angues the chiefs on the
vengeance due for Asfan-
diyár, v, 283
invades Sístán, v, 284 seq.
sends a hostile message to
Zál, v, 285
Bahman, rejects Zál's concilia-
tory overtures, v, 286
sacks Zál's palace, v, 286
pillages Zábulistán, v, 287
fights, defeats, and exe-
cutes Farámarz, v, 288
Bishútan intercedes for Zál
with, v, 288
stops the pillage of Zábul
and releases Zál, v, 289
quits Zábul by Bishútan's
advice, v, 290
passes over his son Sásán
and nominates Humái and
her issue as successors to
the throne, v, 291
death of, v, 294
referred to, v, 310
Bahman, son of Ardawán, 160,
161, vi, 202, 225, 227, 260
made ruler of Párs, vi, 218
and note
referred to, vi, 222
bidden by Ardawán to seek
out Ardshír Pápakán, vi,
223
wounded and put to flight
by Ardshír Pápakán and
Tabák, vi, 227
escapes to Hind after the
defeat of Ardawán, vi, 228
urges his sister to poison
Ardawán, vi, 259
Bahman, Íránian magnatc, temp.
Núshírwán, vii, 312; viii,
22
Bahman, castle of, in Ázar-
báiján, 146, ii, 336, 405
seq.
Bahrain, group of islands off
the Arabian shore of the
Persian Gulf, vi, 330; ix,
68
Bahrám, genius, iii, 287, 328;
vii, 406 and note
day, viii, 279
fatal to Bahrám Chúbína,
viii, 337 and note, 339
and note
Bahrám, moralist, quoted by
Firdausí, ii, 186
Bahrám (Vardanes), son of
Gúdarz and brother of Gív,
Íránian hero and Parth-
ian king, 145, 147, 148;
ii, 33, 35, 38, 58, 62, 85,
127, 138, 144, 158, 249,
257, 258, 271, 290, 318,
338, 340; iii, 13, 15, 19,
43, 46 seq., 67, 72, 95 seq.,
114, 116, 132, 200, 214,
232; iv, 8, 312; vi,
197
takes part in the Fight of the
Seven Warriors, ii, 107
seq.
goes with Siyáwush against
Afrásiyáb, ii, 226
put in command by Siyá-
wush, ii, 250, 257
interviews Farúd, iii, 47 seq.
Farúd presents his mace to,
iii, 50
reports his interview with
Farúd to Tús, iii, 51
tries to save Farúd, iii, 52
reproaches the Íránians, iii,
66
slays Kabúda, iii, 74
rescues the crown of Rív-
níz, iii, 94
loses his whip, iii, 11, 95
becomes fey, iii, 95
succours a wounded brother,
iii, 97
finds his whip, iii, 95
loses his horse, iii, 95
set on by Turkmans, iii, 98
Rúín, iii, 99
wounds Rúín, iii, 99
interviews Pírán, iii, 99
attacked by Tazháv, iii,
101
found by Gív, iii, 102
death and burial of, iii, 104
Bahrám, son of Zarasp, Íránian
hero, goes with Zarír to
Rúm, iv, 360
commands the host in
Zarír's absence, iv, 360
hails Gushtásp as Sháh, iv,
362
Bahrám, Íránian warrior or king,
iv, 268
Bahrám = Ardawán, vi, 197, 210
Bahrám, son of Pírúz, Íránian
warrior, temp. Bahrám
Gúr, vii, 85
Bahrám, father of Shírwí temp.
Núshírwán, vii, 251, 262
Bahrám, son of Urmuzd, Sásán-
ian Sháh (Varahran I),
162, vi, 3
receives the throne from,
and is counselled by,
Urmuzd, vi, 303 seq.
mourns for Urmuzd, vi,
306
Reign of, vi, 307 seq.
Note on, vi, 307
appoints his successor and
dies, vi, 309
Mání and, vi, 327
Bahrám, son of Bahrám, Sásán-
ian Sháh (Varahran II),
162, vi, 3, 308
appointed to succeed his
father, vi, 309
Reign of, vi, 310
Note on, vi, 310
story told of, vi, 310
Bahrám, son of Shápúr, Sásán-
ian Sháh (Varahran IV),
163, vi, 3, 371
Reign of, vi, 368
Note on, vi, 368
ruler of Kirmán, vi, 368
title of, vi, 313, 368
seal of, vi, 368
Tabarí's account of, vi, 368
daughter of, vi, 369
resigns the throne to his
brother, vi, 369
dies, vi, 369
Bahrám, son of Siyáwush, 172,
viii, 75, 163, 245
reported slain, viii, 128
returns with captive sor-
cerer, viii, 128
speech of, viii, 166
related to Bahrám Chúbína,
viii, 187
wife of viii, 187
Bahrám, son of Siyáwush, wife of,
warns Bahrám Chúbína,
viii, 247
pursues Khusrau Parwíz,
viii, 233
besieges Khusrau Parwíz,
viii, 236
beguiled by Bandwí, viii,
236, 245
returns with Bandwí to
Bahrám Chúbína, viii,
238
blamed by Bahrám Chú-
bína, viii, 238
given custody of Bandwí,
viii, 238
slain by Bahrám Chúbína,
viii, 247
Bahrám, Íránian general, left in
charge of host by Khus-
rau Parwíz, viii, 296
Bahrám, father, in Persian
Tabarí, of Bahrám Chú-
bína, viii, 77
Bahrám, name of, inscribed on
cup incites Khusrau Par-
wíz to afflict Rai, viii,
365 and note
Bahrám Ázarmihán, Íránian
scribe, 170
Hurmuzd attempts to
suborn, viii, 85 seq.
reveals state-secret to Hur-
muzd, viii, 88
put to death, viii, 89
Bahrám Bahrámiyán, Sásánian
Sháh (Varahran III), 162,
vi, 3, 316, 324, 334
Reign of, vi, 313
Note on, vi, 313
miscalled “Kirmánsháh,”
vi, 313, 368
appoints his son to succeed
him, vi, 314, 315
Bahrám Chúbína, son of Gas-
hasp, marchlord of Rai,
Persian warrior and usur-
per, 170-173, i, 14; vi,
209, 250; viii, 70, 73,
184, 187, 199, 209, 214,
215, 343 seq., 352 seq.,
356 seq., 360, 383; ix, 6,
15, 16, 22, 91, 105
Romance of, viii, 72 seq.,
187, 191, 304 note; ix, 5
Nöldeke on, viii, 73
account of, viii, 72
seller of sheep's heads and,
viii, 74, 107
dream of, viii, 75
withholding of booty by,
viii, 76, 148
insult of Hurmuzd to, viii,
76
defeat of, in Lazic war, viii,
76
sends swords to Hurmuzd,
viii, 76
parentage of, viii, 76, 77
malicious speech about, viii,
77, 150
coinage of, viii, 77, 173
brought to notice of Hur-
muzd, viii, 98
described, viii, 98, 206
identified by Zád Farrukh,
viii, 99
sent for by Hurmuzd, viii,
100
consulted by Hurmuzd, viii,
100
made commander-in-chief,
viii, 102
selects his troops, viii, 102
justifies his method in so
doing, viii, 104
receives Rustam's banner
from Hurmuzd, viii, 105
Mihrán as recorder from
Hurmuzd, viii, 106
marches from Taisafún, viii,
106
refuses to be recalled, viii,
108
marches to Khúzistán, viii,
109 and note
hay-seller and, viii, 109
marches toward Dáma-
ghán, viii, 109
parley of, with Faghfúr,
viii, 112
Bahrám Chúbína, refuses Sáwa's
offers, viii, 113 seq., 117
seq.
counselled by Kharrád, viii,
121
arrays his host, viii, 122
prayer of, before battle,
viii, 123
encourages the Íránians
against Sáwa's sorcery,
etc., viii, 124 seq.
defeats and slays Sáwa, viii,
126
doings of, after battle with
Sáwa, viii, 130
rewarded by Hurmuzd, viii,
133
ordered to attack Parmúda,
viii, 133
holds revel in a garden,
viii, 135
attacked by and defeats
Parmúda, viii, 135 seq.
besieges Parmúda in Áwáza,
viii, 138
informs Hurmuzd, viii, 138
negotiates for surrender of
Áwáza with Parmúda,
viii, 138 seq.
receives surrender of, and
insults, Parmúda, viii, 143
blamed by Kharrád and
archscribe, viii, 144
tries to appease Parmúda,
viii, 145
has inventory made of the
wealth in Áwáza, viii, 147
sends Ízid Gashasp with
spoil to Írán, viii, 148
Hurmuzd begins to suspect,
viii, 151
advances of, to Khán re-
jected, viii, 153
goes to Balkh, viii, 153
guided by an onager, viii,
156
incited to seek the king-
ship, viii, 158
change in, viii, 158
questioned by Kharrád, viii,
158
Bahrám Chúbína, sends Yalán-
sína after Kharrád and
archscribe, viii, 159
pardons archscribe, viii, 160
Luck of, viii, 162
renounces allegiance to
Hurmuzd, viii, 162
intercepts the royal letters,
viii, 163
consults the chiefs, viii, 163
becomes friends with the
Khán, viii, 172
appoints a prince for Khurá-
sán, etc., viii, 173
marches to Rai, viii, 173
avenges murder of Áyín
Gashasp, viii, 181
historical campaign of,
against Khusrau Parwíz,
viii, 189
carline and, viii,. 189, 303
marches to the Nahrawán,
viii, 201
spies' report of, to Khusrau
Parwíz, viii, 201
Khusrau Parwíz marches to
meet, viii, 203
interview of, with, viii,
204 seq.
tampers with troops of
Khusrau Parwíz, viii, 225
combat of, with Khusrau
Parwíz, viii, 228
arrives at Taisafún, viii, 231
sends Bahrám, son of Siyá-
wush, in pursuit of Khus-
rau Parwíz, viii, 233
blames Bahrám, viii, 238
chides, warns and im-
prisons Bandwí, viii, 238
addresses the magnates, viii,
239
elected Sháh, viii, 243
gives malcontents three
days to quit Írán, viii, 244
plot against, viii, 245 seq.
warned, viii, 247
slays Bahrám, son of Siyá-
wush, viii, 247
hears of Bandwí's escape,
viii, 248
Bahrám Chúbína, deceived by
forged letters, viii, 287,
293, 294
marches against Khusrau
Parwíz, viii, 287
goes to Ázar Ábádagán,
viii, 288
arrays his host, viii, 289
fights with and slays Kút,
viii, 290
sends back corpse of Kút,
viii, 291
worsts Rúmans, viii, 292
“Harvest of,” viii, 292
charges and routs Khusrau
Parwíz' centre, viii, 294
fights with Gurdwí, viii, 294
goes to fight Khusrau Par-
wíz and his body-guard,
viii, 297
leaves Jánfurúz in charge
of host, viii, 297
puts to flight and pursues
Khusrau Parwíz, viii, 298
Surúsh saves Khusrau Par-
wíz from, viii, 299
deserted by his chiefs, viii,
302
retreats, viii, 302
releases Nastúh, viii, 306
goes to Rai, viii, 306
welcomed by Khán, viii, 316
asks oath of Khán, viii, 317
counsels Khán to resist
Makátúra, viii, 318
challenged by Makátúra,
viii, 319
fight of, with Makátúra, viii,
320
Khán sends gifts to, viii, 321
asked by Khán's wife to
avenge death of her
daughter on lion-ape, viii,
324
battle of, with lion-ape, viii,
325
extradition of, demanded by
Khusrau Parwíz, viii, 328
urges Khán to make war
on Írán, viii, 330
sets forth for Írán, viii, 331
Bahrám Chúbína, Kharrád at-
tempts to prejudice, with
Khán, viii, 333
arrives at Marv, viii, 336
fatal day of, viii, 337, 339
Kulún seeks interview with,
viii, 339
stabs, viii, 340
sister of, mourns, viii, 340
dying speech of, viii, 341
makes Yalán-sína his man-
datory, viii, 342
letter of, to Khán, viii, 343
burial of, viii, 343
name of, on cup, viii, 365
and note
assassination of, referred to,
ix, 4
Bahrám Gúr, Sásánian Sháh
(Varahran V), 163-165, i,
42; vi, 3, 250, 325, 329
and note, 394 seq.; vii,
160, 164, 165, 170 and
note, 174, 178, 187, 334,
359; viii, 75, 129 and
note; ix, 26, 77
birth of, vi, 375
Yazdagird advised by mag-
nates to choose governor
for, vi, 376
put in Munzir's charge, vi,
372, 378
goes with Munzir to Yaman,
vi, 378
nurses of, vi, 378
education of, vi, 378 seq.
obtains his tutors' dismissal,
vi, 380
makes choice of steeds, vi,
380
slave-girls, vi, 381
goes to the chase with a
slave-girl, vi, 382
markmanship of, vi, 383
seq.
slays his slave-girl, vi, 384
and note
goes hunting with Nu'mán
and Munzir, vi, 384
picture of, hunting, sent to
Yazdagird, vi, 385
Bahrám Gúr, returns with
Nu'mán to Yazdagird, vi,
386
complains of Yazdagird to
Munzir, vi, 387
receives advice and his slave-
girl from Munzir, vi, 388
falls into disgrace at court,
vi, 389
asks Tainúsh to intercede
for him, vi, 389
released and returns to Mun-
zir, vi, 390
welcomed by Munzir, vi, 390
hears of his father's death
and of the election of
Khusrau, vi, 395, 396
claims the kingship and is
supported by Munzir, vi,
396 seq.
interview of, with Jawánwí,
vi, 398
negotiates with the Írán-
ians, vi, 401 seq.
Íránians produce examples
of Yazdagird's cruelty to,
vi, 404
addresses the Íránians, vi,
404
proposes to decide the ques-
tion of the kingship by
ordeal, vi, 405
promises to rule justly, vi,
406
agrees to be the first to face
the ordeal, vi, 409
Reign of, 164, vii, 3 seq.
Note on, vii, 3 seq.
length of, vii, 3
largely legendary, vii, 3
character of, vii, 3
resembles James V of Scot-
land, vii, 3
accession of, vii, 7
age of, at, vi, 373
inaugural measures at,
vii, 7 seq.
holds eight days' court, vii,
7 seq.
appoints ministers, vii, 4,
8, 11
Bahrám Gúr, sends letters to
the chiefs, vii, 8
pardons his enemies, vii, 9
makes festival for three
days, vii, 9
rewards Nu'mán and Mun-
zir, vii, 10
honours Khusrau, vii, 10
remits arrears of taxes, vii,
11
restores the nobles exiled
by Yazdagird to their
honours, vii, 11
proclamations of, vii, 12,
79, 82
persecutes the Christians,
vi, 373; vii, 4
war of, with Rúm, vii, 4
adventures of, 164, vii, 4,
12 seq.
forbids wine-drinking, vii,
23
allows wine-drinking again,
vii, 25
whip of, vii, 47, 54, 63, 64
equipage of, for the chase,
vii, 48, 76
loses and finds his tughral,
vii, 49, 50
visit of, to Barzín, vii, 49 seq.
marries Barzín's daughters,
vii, 53
hunting-feats of, vi, 383
seq.; vii, 54, 55, 77, 80, 81
visits a jeweller, vii, 56 seq.
course of life of, bewailed by
Rúzbih, vii, 56
many wives of, vii, 56
asks and obtains Arzú in
marriage, vii, 61 seq.
visit of, to Farshídward, vii,
68
forbids all plundering, vii,
79
ear-marks and brands
onagers, vii, 81
remits the tribute of Barkúh
and Jaz, vii, 82
visits Baghdád, vii, 83
holds revel at Baghdád,
vii, 83
Bahrám Gúr reproaches Rúzbih
for parsimony, vii, 83
reported to be given up to
pleasure, vii, 84
reproached by his chiefs,
vii, 84
secret preparations of,
against the Khán, vii, 85
summons his chiefs, vii, 85
levies a host, vii, 86
makes Narsí viceroy, vii, 86
goes to Ázar Ábádagán, vii,
86, 94, 139
march of, to Marv against
the Khán, vii, 89
defeats the Khán at Kash-
mihán, vii, 4, 5, 90, 170
note
marches on Bukhárá, vii,
90
defeats the Turkmans, vii,
91
grants peace to the Turk-
mans, vii, 91
boundary pillar of, vii, 92,
160, 161, 164
makes Shahra ruler of
Túrán, vii, 92
goes to Istakhr, vii, 95
makes gifts of treasure, vii,
95, 96
deposits the Khán's crown
in a Fire-temple, vii, 95
goes to Taisafún, vii, 95
welcomed by Narsí and the
chiefs, vii, 96
remits taxes for seven years,
vii, 5, 97
happiness of the world
under, vii, 99
bestows Khurásán on Narsí,
vii, 99
inquires about Cæsar's en-
voy, vii, 100
gives audience to Cæsar's
envoy, vii, 101
Cæsar's questions to, vii, 102
parting gifts of, to Cæsar's
envoy, vii, 106
addresses the archmages,
vii, 106
Bahrám Gúr, wazír complains of
Shangul to, vii, 109
writes to Shangul, vii, 110.
visit of, to Hind, vii, 5, 112
seq.
motive of, vii, 5
fabulous, vii, 6
bears his own letter to Hind,
vii, 112
audience of, with Shangul,
vii, 112
entertained by Shangul, vii,
116
wrestles before Shangul, vii,
117
displays his markmanship
before Shangul, vii, 118
calls himself Barzwí, vii,
121
slays monsters, vii, 121 seq.
offered a daughter and great
advancement by Shangul,
vii, 127
takes to wife one of Shan-
gul's daughters, vii, 128
receives an invitation from
Faghfúr, vii, 129
reply of, vii, 130
tells Sapínúd of his wish to
quit Hind, vii, 131
meets some Íránian mer-
chants and pledges them
to secrecy, vii, 133
feigns sickness, vii, 134
escapes with Sapínúd, vii,
134
reproached by Shangul, vii,
135
makes a league with Shan-
gul, vii, 137
welcome of, on his return,
vii, 137
addresses the nobles, vii,
138
praised by the nobles, vii,
139
makes a new treaty with
Shangul, vii, 140
entertains Shangul and
seven other kings, vii,
140 seq.
Bahrám Gúr, appointed Shan-
gul's heir, vii, 143
parting gifts of, to Shangul,
vii, 144
takes account of his trea-
sures, vii, 144
term of life of, foretold by
the astrologers, vii, 144
resolves to levy no more
taxes, vii, 145
unsuccessful attempts of, to
benefit his subjects, vii,
146 seq.
Gipsies introduced into Írán
by, vii, 6, 149
appoints Yazdagird his suc-
cessor, vii, 150
death of, vii, 6, 150
Firdausí's reflections on,
vii, 150, 151
mourning for, vii, 151
Bahrám-Gushnasp, father, in
Arabic Tabarí, of Bahrám
Chúbína, viii, 77
Bahrám Tal, viii, 138 and note
Baidá (White), a town in Párs a
few miles north of Shíráz,
not to be confounded
with the stronghold
known as “White Castle”
further north, i, 236; vi,
198 and note, 199
Baigand, city and fortress
(Kuhandizh?) between
Bukhárá and the Oxus,
vii, 176
Afrásiyáb encamps at, iv,
151
marches from, iv, 154
Máhwí encamps at, ix, 118
Baisinghar Khán, grandson of
Tímúr the Lame, life of
Firdausí by, i, 23
edition of Sháhnáma of, 1,
23
preface to, i, 67
Baitu'l Mukaddas (Gang-i-Diz-
hukht), Zahhák's capital
(Babylon?), also an Arab
name for Jerusalem, i,
161
Baitu'l Harám, the Kaaba q.v.,
vi, 119, 121
Báj, Zoroastrian system of pray-
ing, i, 80
Bakhtagán, father of Búzurj-
mihr, vii, 279
Baku, town on the peninsula of
Apsheron on the western
shores of the Caspian and
a chief centre of the
petroleum industry, i, 58
note
Bakyír, mountain where Afrá-
siyáb had a palace, iv, 136
Balaam, prophet, v, 15
Bal'amí, Abú 'Alí Muhammad
al-, (died A.D. 996),
Sámánid minister and
compiler of the Persian
version of Tabarí's An-
nals, vii, 5
Balas (Balásh q.v.), Sásánian
Sháh, vii, 170 seq.
Balásh, king of Kirmán, slain by
Ardshír Pápakán, vi, 205
Balásh (Balas), Sásánian Sháh,
166, vi, 3
appointed regent by Pírúz,
vii, 164
hears of the overthrow of
Pírúz, vii, 169
Reign of, vii, 170 seq.
Note on, vii, 170
character of, vii, 171
introduces public baths, vii,
171
end of, vii, 171
title of, vii, 171
accession of, vii, 171
Súfarai's letter to, vii, 173
welcomes Súfarai on his
return from Túrán, vii,
181
dethroned, vii, 182
Balkh, city in northern Afgháni-
stán, 154, 155, ii, 101, 228
231, 242, 246, 249; iii,
153, 192; iv, 19, 20, 65,
156, 157, 255; v, 18, 20,
29, 31, 33, 41, 48, 73, 86,
87, 91, 104, 171, 255;
vii, 94, 331, 359, 384;
viii, 22, 74, 95, 153, 159,
161, 173; ix, 116
ancient seat of Aryan civili-
zation, i, 7
situated on ancient trade-
route, i, 57
seat of the Magi, i, 60 seq.
Zoroaster's successful evan-
gel at, i, 61; v, 18
Zoroaster slain at, i, 61 v,
92, 93
rhyme-word, Firdausí's dif-
ficulty with, i, 74
Sháhnáma, scene of, shifted
to, ii, 9,; iv, 317
Siyáwush defeats Garsíwaz
at, and takes, ii, 229
Luhrásp makes, his capital,
iv, 713
becomes a devotee at, v,
31
Kuhram sent by Arjásp to
attack, v, 90
stormed, v, 92, 93
Luhrásp slain at, v, 91, 93
spoil of, sent away by
Arjásp, v, 108
Asfandiyár quits, to invade
Túrán, v, 120
aphorist of, viii, 221
bestowed by Máhwí on his
son, ix, 115
Balúch, Balúchistán (Gedrosia,
Makrán), country, 167, ii,
80, 226; iii, 34; iv, 136;
vi, 12, 70; vii, 340
Ardshír Pápakán's ill suc-
cess against, vii, 242
Núshírwán conquers, vii, 242
becomes prosperous, vii, 362
Balúchís, people, vii, 241 seq.
ravages of, vii, 217, 241
chastised by Núshírwán, vii,
242
Bálwí, Íránian noble, 172, viii,
257, seq.
deceived by Cæsar's talis-
man, viii, 273
Bálwí, praised by Cæsar, viii, 279
receives Chách, viii, 314
Bámdát, father of Mazdak, vii,
188
Bámiyán, city in Afghánistán,
north of the Kuh-i-Baba
mountains and famous
for its Buddhist remains,
iv, 65
Banák, Íránian chief, temp. Ard-
shír Pápakán, vi, 202
Bandáwa, Sindian chief, defeated
by Sikandar, vi, 175
Band-i-Kaisar, dam at Shúsh-
tar, vi, 295
Bandwí, Íránian noble temp.
Kubád, vii, 207
Bandwí, maternal uncle of
Khusrau Parwíz, 171-173,
viii, 200, 202, 204 seq., 224,
225, 227, 231, 234, 245
seq., 289, 296, 298, 356,
357; ix, 4
imprisonment of, viii, 77,
176
Gustaham and, escape and
revolt, viii, 182
referred to, viii, 189
put to death, viii, 191, 355
accompanies Khusrau Par-
wíz in his flight, viii, 231
turns back and murders
Hurmuzd, viii, 232
rejoins Khusrau Parwíz, viii,
233
promises to save Khusrau
Parwíz, viii, 234
disguises himself as Khus-
rau Parwíz, viii, 235
beguiles Bahrám, son of
Siyáwush, viii, 236, 245
imprisoned by Bahrám
Chúbína, viii, 238
Bandwí, Bahrám Chúbína hears
of escape of, viii, 248
entertained by Mausíl, viii,
249
goes with Mausíl to meet
Khusrau Parwíz, viii, 282
Bahrám Chúbína writes to,
viii, 285
Bandwí, causes defection of Bah-
rám Chúbína's chiefs, viii,
302
insults of, to Niyátús, viii,
309, 310
reconciled to Niyátús, viii,
311
minister of Khusrau Parwíz,
viii, 313
adherents of, beheaded, viii,
370
execution of, referred to, ix,
16, 104
Baní Tayy, Arab tribe, viii,
188
Banquets, the Seven, of Núshír-
wán, 168. See Núshír-
wán.
Bánúgashasp, daughter of Rus-
tam and wife of Gív,
ii, 4
stays with Rustam while
Gív seeks Kai Khusrau, ii,
365
suitors of, ii, 383, 384
rejoins Gív, ii, 395
Bár, mountain-range in Khurá-
sán, v, 30
Bár, treasure, viii, 406 and note
Baráhám, a Jew, 164, vii, 13
entertains Bahrám Gúr
scurvily, vii, 16 seq.
goods of, confiscated, vii, 20
Bárbad, minstrel, 175, viii, 396
seq., 406, ix, 29 and note
supersedes Sarkash, viii, 399
visits Khusrau Parwíz in
prison, ix, 29
lament of, ix, 30
Barbar, Barbaristán, town and
country (British Somali-
land), 143, ii, 82 seq,. 90,
93, 98; iii, 207, 269; iv,
136, 148; vi, 114; vii,
327; viii, 381
identification of, ii, 79
king of, ii, 83, 94, 95
taken prisoner by Guráza,
ii, 97
sends embassy to Gush-
tásp, v, 75
Barda', city in Arrán q.v., now in
ruins, on the Tharthúr a
tributory of the Kur, iv,
147; vii, 341; viii, 99,
100, 184, 222, 226; ix, 15
Afrásiyáb takes refuge in a
cave near, iv, 259
Bardí. See Baidá.
Barkúh, city between Istakhr
and Yazd, vii, 79, 80
tribute of, remitted by Bah-
rám Gúr, vii, 82
Barmáiún (Purmáya q.v.),
brother of Farídún, i, 90, 91
Bármán, son of Wísa, Túránian
hero, 142, 144, 151, i,
92, 342; ii, 18, 129, 130,
150, 349; iii, 79, 210; iv,
149
spies out the Íránian host, i,
346
challenges the Íránians to
single combat and slays
Kubád, i, 347
rewarded by Afrásiyáb, i,
348
besieges Gazhdaham in
White Castle, i, 354
defeated and slain by Káran,
i, 354
revival of, in legend, ii, 119
marches on Írán, ii, 228
defeated by Siyáwush, ii,
229
chosen to fight Ruhhám, iv,
97
slain by Ruhhám, iv, 102
Barrier, Alexander's (Sikan-
dar's), in the Caucasus,
160, i, 16. vi, 189, 249
legend of, vi, 78
site of, vi, 79
described, vi, 164
Barsaentes, satrap, vi, 32
murderer of Darius Codo-
manus, vi, 32
executed, vi, 32
Barsám, general of Bízhan, ix,
97, 117
marches on Marv, ix, 97, 116
Máhwí's conduct to, ix, 117
Barsám, pursues and overtakes
Máhwí, ix, 118
captures Máhwí, ix, 119
Barsam, the sacred twigs, imple-
ment in Zoroastrian reli-
gious ceremonial, i, 80
Barsine (Stateira), eldest daugh-
ter of Darius Codomanus,
vi, 33
marries Alexander the Great,
vi, 33
Barta, Íránian hero, 151, iii, 25,
92; iv, 149
chosen to fight with Kuh-
ram, iv, 97
slays Kuhram, iv, 105
Bartás, region in Turkistán, ix,
19
Barzín, sacred Fire and Fire -
temple on the Binalúd
Kuh, south west of Tús
and Mashad in Khurásán,
i, 237; ii, 107; vi, 391;
viii, 216
Íránians worship at, vi, 400
Barzín, Fire-temple built by
Luhrásp at Balkh, iv, 318
Barzín, Íránian hero, i, 365; ii,
12, 22, 73; iii. 25, 127,
273
Barzín, father of Bihzád, temp.
Yazdagird son of Shápúr,
vi, 395
Barzín, Íránian noble, temp.
Bahrám Gúr, 164
visited by Bahrám Gúr,
vii, 49
entertains Bahrám Gúr, vii,
50 seq.
gives his daughters in mar-
riage to Bahrám Gúr, 164,
vii, 53
Barzín, father of Rád and Dád,
temp. Bahrám Gúr, vii, 86
Barzín, father of Ustád, temp.
Núshírwán, vii, 251
Barzín, father of Shádán, vii,
382, 423
Barzín, bower of, vii, 83
Barzín, general of Núshírwán,
viii, 17
Barzin, father of Kharrád, 171-
173, viii, 74, 76, 190, 205
and passim, ix, 4, 9, 12,
27
Barzín, father of Jahn, viii, 391
Barzwí, nonce-name assumed by
Bahrám Gúr in Hind,
vii, 121, 134
Barzwí, physician and sage,
temp. Núshírwán, 169, vii,
383
goes on a mission to Hind,
vii, 424
consults a sage, vii, 427
hears of the book of Kalíla
and Dimna (Fables of
Bidpai), and procures it
for Núshírwán, vii, 427, 428
translates the above into
Pahlaví, vii, 382, 428
asks boon of Núshírwán,
vii, 429
Basra (Bassora), city on the
Shatt-el-Arab, ix, 68, 69
founded by 'Umar, ix, 67
Bastám, city near Dámaghán on
the road to Nishápúr, vii,
357
Bástán-náma (Khudái - náma),
Firdausí's chief authority,
v, 24, 27, 261; vi, 17, 84
traditional origin of, i, 67
discussed, i, 68
translated into Arabic by
Ibn Mukaffa', vi, 16, 373
modern Persian, i, 67 seq.;
vii, 382
Bastavairi, Bastvar (Nastúr q.v.),
v, 12, 25
Bátarún (Marcian), Rúman
general, viii, 41, 47, 52
Baths, public, introduction of,
by Balásh, vii, 171
Battle of the Twelve Rukhs, 151,
iv, 7 seq., v. 29
Firdausí's reflections on, iv,
98, 106
Eleven Rukhs, 151, iv, 88
arranged by Gúdarz and
Pírán, iv, 95 seq.
of the Bridge, ix, 5, 67
Battlestead=Brazen Hold, v,
121
Bazánúsh (Valerian, q.v.), 161
defeat of, and capture by,
Shápúr son of Ardshír, vi,
294, 295
single combat of, with Gar-
shásp, vi, 297
bridge built by, at Shúsh-
tar, vi, 298
Bazánúsh (Jovian q.v.), 162, 163,
vi, 324, 326
elected Emperor, vi, 353
sues for peace, vi, 353
accepts Shápúr's terms, vi,
355
Bazh, suburb of Tús, i, 38
Bázrangí, dynasty of Tribal
kings, vi, 198
Bázúr, Túránian warlock, iii, 128
uses magic against the Írán-
ians, iii, 128
wounded by Ruhhám, iii, 129
Beas (Hyphasis), easternmost of
the rivers of the Punjáb,
vi, 64
Bedouins, i, 135, 179
desert of the, iv, 148
commanded by Zahír in Kai
Khusrau's host, iv, 148
Bel, Babylonian god, v, 293
temple of, v, 293
Belisarius, Roman general (A.D.
505-565), vii, 186, 187,
217, 218
Berber, race in northern Africa,
vi, 73
Berbera, trading-station in the
Gulf of Aden, ii, 79
Berlin, viii, 192
Berozias, Barzwí q.v., vii, 383
Bessus, satrap, temp. Alexander
the Great, vi, 32
assumes royal state in
Bactria, vi, 32
executed, vi, 32
Bhima, one of the five Pán-
davas, iv, 138, 139
Bhután, Indian kingdom, bet-
ween Assam and Thibet,
vi, 81
Bibliotheca, of Diodorus, v, 293
Bíd, a div, ii, 44, 54, 55, 93
slain, ii, 59, 64; iii, 256;
iv, 296; v, 204
Bídád, city of Cannibals in the
vicinity of Sughd, iii, 244
seq.
meaning of, iii, 244 note
stormed by Rustam, iii, 246
Bídirafsh (Vidrafsh), Túránian
hero, 155, v, 24, 25, 41,
51, 52, 62 seq.
goes as envoy to Gushtásp,
v, 37, 40 seq.
returns with Gushtásp's
answer, v, 44
receives banner from Ar-
jásp, v, 46
commands one wing, v, 56
volunteers to fight Zarír, v,
62
slays Zarír, v, 63
fights Nastúr, v, 70
slain by Asfandiyár, v, 70
head of, presented to Gush-
tásp, v, 71
Bidpai, Indian sage, vii, 383
Fables of (Book of Kalíla
and Dimna), brought to
Persia, 169, vii, 213, 382
Bih Áfríd, daughter of Gush-
tásp, ii, 3; v, 22
taken captive by the Turk-
mans, v, 93, 94, 100
goes with Humái to draw
water and meets As-
fandiyár, v, 147
escapes from Arjásp's
palace, v, 153
laments over Asfandiyár, v,
252
reproaches Gushtásp, v, 254
Biháfrídh, ancestor of Ardshír
Pápakán, vi, 200
Bih Ardshír, Seleucia q.v. as
rebuilt by Ardshír Pápa-
kán, vi, 254, 291 note,
viii, 194, 196
Bihbihán, town near the left
bank of the Táb river in
Párs, vii, 188
Bihisht (Paradise), name of the
country round Gang, iv,
195
Bihistún. See Bístún.
Bihrúz, a scribe temp. Bahrám
Gúr, vii, 71 seq.
makes an inventory of the
goods of the miser
Farshídward, vii, 72
Bihzád (“well bred”), the horse
of Siyáwush and sub-
sequently of Kai Khus-
rau, 146, ii, 391; iv, 172,
303
Siyáwush's last charge to,
ii, 312
Farangís instructs Kai
Khusrau how to obtain,
ii, 374 seq.
Bihzád, Gushtásp's horse, v, 56,
69
Bihzád, Íránian chief, temp.
Yazdagird son of Shápúr,
vi, 395; vii, 85 (?)
Bihzád, Íránian chief, temp.
Kubád son of Pírúz, vii,
207
Binalúd, mountain-range, west
of Mashhad, north of
Nishápúr, v, 29
Birds, Sikandar holds converse
with, 160, vi, 160
Birka-i-Ardshír, city in Párs
founded by Ardshír Pápa-
kán, vi, 290 and note
Birmáya, cow, i, 151
supplies the infant Farídún
with milk, i, 151
slain by Zahhák, i, 152, 153,
162
Birthmark, characteristic of
Kaian race, ii, 372; iii,
49 and note
described, ii, 372; iii, 49
Siyáwush's, iii, 49
Kai Khusrau's, ii, 372; iii,
49 and note
Farúd's, iii, 49
Bisá (Fasá, Pasá, city south of
Lake Bakhtigán in Párs,
vii, 89?)
Bishop or prelate q.v., iv, 341, 348
as militarist, i, 373, 378;
iv, 197; v, 306; vi, 352
advises Cæsar, iv, 330
Núshzád's last requests to,
vii, 275
Bishútan (Peshó-tanu), brother
of Asfandiyár, 156, 157,
v, 66, 117, 178, 179, 182,
195, 216, 223, 244 seq.,
249 seq., 261, 288 seq.
an immortal, v, 12, 19
birth of, v, 32
commands the host during
Asfandiyár's absence in
the Seven Stages, v, 122,
124, 126, 129, 132, 144,
150
Asfandiyár praised by the
host and, v, 123, 125, 131,
133
revives Asfandiyár after his
encounter with the dragon
v, 127
prays for deliverance from
the snow, v, 138
Asfandiyár and, consult, v,
143
sees Asfandiyár's signal and
approaches the Brazen
Hold, v, 150
passes himself off as Asfan-
diyár, v, 143, 151, 152
joined by Asfandiyár, v,
155
advises Asfandiyár, v, 179
Asfandiyár holds talk about
Rustam with, v, 192
advises Asfandiyár to main-
tain friendly relations
with Rustam, v, 196, 217
Rustam served with un-
tempered wine by, v, 211
despair of, at the situation
between Rustam and
Asfandiyár, v, 218
laments for Núsh Ázar and
Mihr-i-Núsh, v, 232
Asfandiyár talks of the
fight with Rustam to, v,
240
Bishútan, hears of Asfandiyár's
overthrow and laments
for him, v, 244
Rustam bewails Asfandiyár
to, v, 246
Asfandiyár's last charge to,
v, 249
heads Asfandiyár's funeral
train, v, 251
displays the corpse of As-
fandiyár, v, 253
reproaches Gushtásp, v, 253
Jámásp, v, 254
consoles Katáyún, v, 255
supports Rustam's over-
tures to Gushtásp, v, 257
intended by Gushtásp to be
Bahman's minister, v, 279
intercedes for Zál, v, 288
intercession of, accepted, v,
289
counsels Bahman to quit
Zábul, v, 290
Bistám (Gustaham q.v.), viii, 255
and note, 256
Bístún (Bagistana i.e. “Place of
God,” Behistún, Bísi-
tún), a lofty rock a few
miles east of Kirmánsháh
and famous for its in-
scriptions, i, 379; ii, 128;
iii, 12, 184, 350; iv, 190;
v, 56, 184; vii, 61, 363;
viii, 209
inscription of Darius Hys-
taspis at, i, 6; v, 11
Gotarzes at, iii, 9, 11
=Zál's white elephant, i, 328
=Rustam, v, 229
Bíwarasp (Zahhák), i, 72, 144
meaning of, i, 135
Bíward, Túránian hero, iii, 161
comes to aid Pírán, iii, 152
Bíward, Íránian chief temp.
Yazdagird son of Shápúr,
vi, 395
Bízhan, Íránian hero, son of Gív,
147, 150-152, ii, 4, 366
and note; ii, 4, 366 and
note; iii, 20, 45, 67, 76
seq., 81, 92, 101, 115, 121,
129, 130, 133, 139, 141,
157 seq., 211, 234, 247,
248, 253, 259, 264, 271,
284 seq., 289, 330 seq., 337
seq., 349, 350, 352 seq.;
iv, 7, 13, 26 seq., 56, 77,
88, 91, 102, 123 seq., 147,
292; vi, 194
favourite with the poet, iv, 8
parentage of, iii, 324
friendship of, with Gusta-
ham the son of Gazhda-
ham, iii, 15
relations of, with Gív, iii, 15
undertakes to slay Paláshán,
iii, 26
to carry off the crown
and handmaid of Ta-
zháv, iii, 27
swears to avenge Zarásp, iii,
59
borrows a steed from
Gustaham, iii, 59
the mail of Siyáwush,
iii, 60, 69
worsts Farúd, iii, 62
praises Farúd to Tús, iii, 62
fights with Farúd, iii, 64
Paláshán, iii, 70
pursues Tazháv, iii, 77
takes Ispanwí captive, iii, 78
prowess of, with Káwa's
standard, iii, 93
shares his steed with Gusta-
ham, iii, 95
goes with Gív in quest of
Bahrám, iii, 102
attacks Bídád, iii, 244
goes to summon Rustam,
iii, 245
worsted by Púládwand, iii,
258
Story of and Manízha, 150,
iii, 12, 285 seq.
historical basis of, iii, 11
Mohl on, iii, 285
Firdausí on, iii, 287
referred to, viii, 72
volunteers to go to the help
of the Irmánians, iii, 291
Bízhan, goes to Irmán with
Gurgín, iii, 292
destroys the wild boars, iii,
293
envied by Gurgín, iii, 294
steed of, iii, 296, 302, 313
interview of, with Manízha's
nurse, iii, 297
visits Manízha, iii, 298
drugged, iii, 299
wakes in Afrásiyáb's palace,
iii, 300
holds revel with Manízha,
iii, 300
discovered by Garsíwaz, iii,
302
taken before Afrásiyáb, iii,
303
sentenced to death, iii, 304
lament of, iii, 305
imprisoned, iii, 309; v, 116
searched for by Gurgín,
iii, 310
receives Rustam's ring, iii,
340
Rustam's conditions of re-
lease for, iii, 345
released, iii, 346
pardons Gurgín, iii, 346
joins in attack on Afrá-
siyáb's palace, iii, 347
presented to Kai Khúsrau
by Rustam, iii, 354
holds converse with Kai
Khusrau, iii, 356
desires to fight Húmán, iv,
39
asks Gív to lend him the
mail of Siyáwush, iv, 40
seeks Gúdarz' permission to
fight Húmán, iv, 41
receives the mail of Siyá-
wush from Gív, iv, 45
parleys with Húmán, iv,
45
returns after the fight in
Húmán's armour, iv 51,
defeats night-attack and
slays Nastíhan, iv, 54
attacks with Gív Pírán's
centre, iv, 83
Bízhan, fights with Farshídward,
iv, 87
chosen to fight with Rúín,
iv, 97
slays Rúín, iv, 103
asks Gúdarz for help for
Gustaham, iv, 117
rescues Gustaham, iv, 124
seq., 132
brings back the corpses of
Lahhák and Farshíd-
ward, iv, 126, 132
Kai Khusrau remonstrated
with by, and other nobles,
for refusing audience, iv,
275
Kai Khusrau gives audience
to, and other nobles, iv,
283 seq.
Kai Khusrau's gift to iv,
295
brings Luhrásp before Kai
Khusrau, iv, 300
sets out with Kai Khusrau
on his pilgrimage, iv, 306
refuses to turn back when
bidden by Kai Khusrau,
iv, 307
Kai Khusrau farewells and
warns, and his comrades,
iv, 308
disappears and is sought
in vain by, and his
comrades, iv, 308
end of, iv, 309
Gúdarz' grief for, iv, 310,
312
sons of, go with Zarír to
Rúm, iv, 360
hail Gushtásp as Sháh, iv,
362
Bízhan, Ashkánian king, vi, 197,
210
Bízhan, Khán of Turks, 176, ix,
70, 96
Máhwí writes to, ix, 96
consults his minister, ix, 97
sends troops to Marv, ix, 97
Máhwí makes war on, ix, 115
marches against Máhwí, ix,
117
Bízhan, Khán of Turks, lays am-
bush for Máhwí, ix, 118
sends Barsám in pursuit of
Máhwí, ix, 118
hears of Máhwí's capture,
ix, 119
puts Máhwí to death, ix, 120
goes mad and kills himself,
ix, 120, 121
Black Dív. See Dív.
horse, Gushtásp's, v, 18
cured by Zarduhsht, v, 18
Stone, meteorite built into
the wall of the Kaaba at
Mecca, ii, 163 and note,
vi, 65
Blest, Country of the, vi, 74, 76
Boars, wild, devastate Irmán,
iii, 290
slain by Bízhan, iii, 293
Bombyx Mori. See Silk.
Book of Kings, Firdausí's Sháh-
náma, i, 43
Indication and Revision,
Mas'údí's, vi, 252
quoted, vi, 252
Boot, golden. See Golden.
Borysthenes, river (Dnieper q.v.),
iii, 191
Boulder of the Dív Akwán, iii,
271, 343 seq., 347
Rustam carried off on, iii,
276
flung into the sea with,
iii, 278
raised from the sea, iii, 309
used to cover Bízhan's pris-
on, iii, 309
removed from pit's mouth
by Rustam iii, 345
Boundary-pillar, Bahrám Gúr's,
vii, 92, 160, 161, 164
Bowl, the full, symbolism of, vi,
63
Brabantio, his warning to
Othello, vi, 324
Brádrók-résh, a Karap, v, 15
slayer of Zarduhsht, v, 15
Brahman, Hindu priest, iii, 29;
iv, 50; v, 207, vii, 425;
ix, 21
Brahmans (Gymnosophistæ), 159
vi, 64
Palladius on, vi, 61
country of, vi, 143, 147
hear of Sikandar's coming
and write to him, vi,
143
Sikandar's interview with,
vi, 67, 143 seq.
described, vi, 144
reply to Sikandar's ques-
tions, vi, 144 seq.
Sikandar quits, vi, 147
Brahmanism supersedes Budd-
hism in eastern Írán, i, 16
Brains, human, prescribed to
Zahhák by Iblís, i, 139,
146
Bramble-grubber, 164. See
Diláfrúz.
Brand-mark, iii, 291
of Káús, iii, 291
Brazen Hold, the 156, v, 116,
117, 119 seq., 159, 197,
206, 255
route to, v, 120, 135
described, v, 121, 135, 141
Asfandiyár's stratagem for
taking, v, 116, 143
surprised from within by
Asfandiyár, v, 152 seq.
left in charge of Sáwa, v,
154
Arjásp's head thrown from
the ramparts of, v, 157
Asfandiyár destroys, v, 162
referred to, viii, 171
Bride, the, one of the Kai Káús'
treasures, iv, 295
given by Kai Khusrau to
Gív, Zál, and Rustam, iv,
295
Brides of the Treasure, Genii
that watch over secret
hoards, vi, 250
Bridge, Battle of the, ix, 5, 67
Browning, Robert, his poem of
“The Glove,” vi, 384
Bucephala, city founded by
Alexander the Great, vi,
18
Bucephalus, horse of Alexander
the Great, vi, 18
birth of, vi, 26
a mare (Ethiopic version),
vi, 18
offered by Darius to Porus,
vi, 31
death of, vi, 18, 64
city built by Alexander in
memory of, vi, 18
Buddha, birth stories of, vii, 383
Buddhism, in eastern Írán and
Kábulistán, i, 15
superseded by Brahman-
ism, i, 16
regarded as idolatrous by
Zoroastrians, i, 16
Buddhist saints, story of two, vi,
63
Budge, Dr. E. A. Wallis, his
editions of the Syriac
and Ethiopic versions of
the Pseudo-Callisthenes,
vi, 14, 17 note
Budini, race, vi, 73
Búiti, demon, assails Zarduhsht
i, 62; v, 17
Bukhára, city on the Zarafshán
river in the province of
Sughd, ii, 241; iv, 65;
vii, 331, 348, 359, 384;
ix, 97, 115, 117
Kurákhán sent to, iv, 154
Afrásiyáb joins Kurákhán
at, iv, 186
Fire-temple built by Túr at,
iv, 225
Bahrám Gúr attacks, vii, 90
receives tribute from, vii,
94
Bukhtakán. See Bakhtagán.
Bulghár (Bulgaria), viii, 406
Bull, mythological, i, 71; ii,
407; vii, 245
-fish, ii, 128
Bundahish, Pahlaví text, i, 91,
92, 117, 125, 131, 235,
236, 337 note, 338, 369;
ii, 3 note, 11, 26, 81, 118,
189
meaning of, i, 70 note
Bundahish, account of Creation
in, i, 117
Búráb, court-farrier to Cæsar,
iv, 326
refuses to employ Gushtásp,
iv, 327
Buráza, minister under Yazda-
gird son of Shápúr, vii, 4
Burial-place of Rustam's race,
the scene of the battle be-
tween Bahman and Fará-
marz, v, 287
Burjak and Burjátúr, vi, 207.
See Youths, the two.
Burjásp, Túránian hero, iv, 26
commands the left wing, iv,
26
Burns, quoted, viii, 3
Burrus, Prætorian prefect temp.
Nero, vii, 279
Burzmihr, Íránian warrior, vii,
86
bears Narsí's letter to Bah-
rám Gúr, vii, 94
Burzmihr, scribe, viii, 81, 87, 313
=Búzurjmihr (?) q.v., viii,
71
Burzúyalá, Túránian hero, iv,
182
fights and flees from Kai
Khusrau, iv, 183
Búsipás, nonce name used by
Húmán when parleying
with Rustam, iii, 198
Bust, city in Sístán, situated at
the junction of the Kan-
dahár and Helmund
rivers, i, 252; iv, 65; v,
173, 277, 287; vi, 175;
vii, 173, 395; ix, 89
stream of, i, 252
Buzgúsh, name of tribe, ii, 55
and note, iii, 207
Búzurjmihr, chief counsellor of
Núshírwán in Íránian
tradition and famous for
his wisdom, 167-170, i,
27; v, 261; vii, 5; viii,
3 seq., 67 seq.
associated with the Persian
Wisdom-literature, vii, 278
Búzurjmihr, a semi-mythical
personage, vii 280
found by Azád Sarv at Marv,
vii, 283
undertakes to interpret
Núshírwán's dream vii,
283
goes with Azád Sarv to
court, vii, 283
adventure of, with a snake,
vii, 284
interprets Núshírwán's
dream, vii, 284
rewarded and honoured by
Núshírwán, vii, 286, 289,
304, 311, 315, 388
accomplishments of, vii, 286
discourses of, at the Seven
Banquets of Núshírwán,
vii, 287 seq.
on fate and fortune, vii, 291
on the attainment of great-
ness, vii, 291, 296
on what is worthiest, vii,
291
on sages, vii, 288, 291, 292,
294, 296 seq., 309
on fools, vii, 297, 298, 306
on conduct, vii, 288, 291
seq., 299, 309
on kings, vii, 290, 294, 295,
301, 312
on the wise administrator,
vii, 294
on sons, vii, 295, 303, 311.
on riches and poverty, vii,
295
questioned by Ardshír and
Yazdagird, vii, 308
on scribes, i, 27; vii, 311
on loyalty, vii, 312
discourse of, vii, 366
questioned by Núshírwán,
vii, 367 seq.
expounds the game of chess,
vii, 380, 388
invents the game of nard,
vii, 381, 389
welcomed on his return from
Hind by Núshírwán, vii,
393
Búzurjmihr, goes hunting with,
and is suspected of theft
by, Núshírwan, viii, 4
disgraced by Núshírwán,
viii, 5
instructs Núshírwán's page,
viii, 5
refuses to admit himself in
the wrong, viii, 6 seq.
treated with increasing
rigour, viii, 7, 8
released, viii, 9
divination by, viii, 10 seq.
advises with Núshírwán,
viii, 47 seq.
instructed by Núshírwán
to prove Hurmuzd, viii,
56 seq.
abolition of Fire-worship
foretold by, viii, 68
death of, viii, 69, 71
=Burzmihr (?), viii, 71
Mas'údí on, viii, 71
Byzantine title, vii, 218