HABASH (Ethiopia), 160, vi, 149
people of, encountered by
Sikandar, vi, 149
Haftánbúkht. See Haftwád.
Haft Khán, ii, 29
Haft Khwán, ii, 29; v, 117 and
note
of Rustam and Asfandiyar
compared, v, 117
Mán, ii, 29
Haftwád (Haftánbúkht, Asta-
wadh), Tribal King, 161,
vi, 199
account of, in Tabarí, vi,
205
daughter of, vi, 205, 206,
233, 234
becomes guardian of the
Worm, vi, 236
Nöldeke and Darmesteter
on, vi, 206
son of, vi, 206
helps his father against
Ardshír Pápakán, vi,
236
Story of, 161, vi, 232 seq.
seven sons of, vi, 233, 235
rise to power of, vi, 235
builds, and migrates to, a
stronghold, vi, 235
Ardshír Pápakán and, vi,
236 seq.
slain by Ardshír Pápakán,
vi, 245
Haitál, Haitálians, country and
people (White Huns),
dwelling north of the
Oxus, 166, 168, vii, 6,
153, 161, 164, 171, 174,
181, 187, 197, 340, 342,
390; viii, 45, 242, 329,
370, 377
origin and seat of, i, 19,
20
confused with the Turks,
vii, 4
Bahrám Gúr's defeat of, vii,
4
help Pírúz, vii, 156, 157
Pírúz's expedition against,
vii, 159, 164 seq.
tradition of, vii, 160
king of, vii, 160, 184
helps Kubád, vii, 198
Kubád's flight to, vii, 170,
184, 198
Haitál Haitálians, Núshírwán's
alliance with the Khán
against, vii, 317
Khán's war with, vii, 328 seq.
Khán's embassy to Núshír-
wán destroyed by, vii, 330
host of, levied to oppose the
Khán, vii, 331
defeated, vii, 332
Núshírwán's help sought by,
vii, 332
Faghánísh made king by,
vii, 333
Núshírwán takes counsel
concerning, vii, 333 334,
make submission to Núsh-
írwán, vii, 360
Ha'íy, son of Kutíba, governor
of Tús and a patron of
Firdausí, i, 35, 39
Hajír, Íránian hero, 144, 151, ii,
134, 136, 140, 349; iv,
103, 147, 191
taken prisoner by Suhráb,
ii, 131
misleads Suhráb, ii, 152 seq.
life of, attempted by Rus-
tam, ii, 176
attacks Bídád, iii, 244
put in charge of the bag-
gage, iv, 24
bears letters from Gúdarz
to Kai Khusrau, , iv, 57
rewarded by Kai Khusrau,
iv, 58
bears Kai Khusrau's reply
to Gúdarz, iv, 61, 62
goes with orders to Gív, iv,
82, 83
slays Andarímán's horse,
iv, 87
chosen to fight with Sipah-
ram, iv, 97
slays Sipahram, iv, 104
Halab (Chalybon - Beroea,
Aleppo), city in northern
Syria, iv, 359, 360; viii,
41, 46, 47
Halai (Olympia (?), Náhíd),
daughter, in legend, of
Philip II of Macedon, vi, 19
Halai, reason for her repudiation
by Dáráb and her naming
her son Iskandar (Sikan-
dar), vi, 19
Halai-Sandarús. See Halai.
Hamadán (Ekbatana), city in
'Irak-i-'Ajamí, vi, 31; vii,
6; viii, 178, 189; ix, 68
Hámávarán (Yaman), south-
western Arabia, 143, ii,
25, 78 seq., 94, 96 seq.,
139, 143 seq., 213, 215,
218, 250; iv, 296, 299; v,
174, 207, 208, 220; viii,
104, 168
king of, 143, i, 338; ii, 85
seq., 93, 207 and note; v,
176
asks quarter of Rustam,
ii, 97
releases Kai Káús, ii, 97
Hamáwan, mountain, 148, iii,
135, 137, 138, 142, 144,
153, 154, 158, 161, 164,
167, 169, 172, 177; iv,
299; v, 116
occupied by the Íránians,
iii, 132
Hamdán Gashasp, Íránian chief,
viii, 122, 163, 204
speech of, viii, 166
Hamza, of Ispahán, tenth cen-
tury Arabic historian, vi,
257
Handgrip, as test of strength, ii,
64, 66, 67; v, 208
Háni bin Mas'úd, Arab chief,
viii, 190
Haoma. See Homa.
=Húm, q.v.
Haraiti Bareza (Alburz, q.v.),
mountain, iv, 137
Harám, the environs of Mecca,
vi, 65, 120 and note,
121
Haram, of Khusrau Parwíz, ix,
4, 5
Harát, city in north-western
Afghánistán, ii, 101; iii,
222; viii, 71, 92, 110,
116, 117, 130, 173
Harát, early seat of Aryan civili-
zation, i, 7
battle of, i, 21
Firdausí flees to, from Mah-
múd, i, 39
desert of, ii, 228; viii, 114
marchlord of. See Mákh.
bestowed by Máhwí on his
son, ix, 115
Háris, father of Kais, viii, 250
Hárith, father of Nadr, q.v., v,
166
Hárith bin Jabala, prince of the
Ghassánians, vii, 217
protected by Justinian, vii,
217
war of, with Munzir, vii, 217
Harpagus, Persian noble, temp.
Astyages, ii, 190
=Pírán in legend, ii, 191
Harúm (City of Women), 160, vi,
73, 153 seq.
visited by Sikandar, vi, 153
seq.
Sikandar's correspondence
with the ruler of, vi, 153
seq.
Hárunu'r-Rashíd, Khalífa (A.D.
786-809), i, 14
Hárút, angel, iii, 286, 288
‘Harvest of Bahrám,’ viii, 292
Hasan Sabbáh (The Old Man of
the Mountain), v, 30
Háshim, Arab general, ix, 68
sent by 'Umar in pursuit of
Yazdagird, ix, 68
wins battle of Jalúlá, ix, 68
takes Hulwán, ix, 68
Háshimí, a descendant of Háshim
the great grandfather of
Muhammad, i, 25; vi, 362
and note
Háshimite=Muhammad, ix, 81
and note
Háshísh, murderer of Darius
Codomanus, vi, 32
Hatra (Al Hadr), city, vi, 321
seq.
account of, vi, 322
besieged, vi, 322
fall of, legend of, vi, 322
Hatra, king of, vi, 323
Haug, his theory of the origin of
Zoroastrianism, ii, 8
Hauz, tank or pool, i, 203 and
note, vii, 50 and note
Hawk, hawks, domestication of,
by Tahmúras, i, 126
two white, Kai Kubád's
dream of, i, 385
Hawking. See Falconry.
Hay, sack of, Bahrám Chúbína
and the, viii, 109
Hazár, Hazárán, Túránian hero,
v, 24, 56, 59
Hazára, father of Kút, viii, 291
Hecataeus, Greek historian (6th-
5th centuries B.C.), vi, 13
Helenopolis, city in Bithynia, vi,
61
Heraclius, Eastern Roman Em-
peror (A.D. 610-642), v,
306 note; viii, 187, 191;
ix, 5, 7
attempts of, for peace with
Khusrau Parwíz, viii, 194,
195
takes Dastagird, viii, 194
retreat of, viii, 195, 196
Shírwí's letter to, ix, 7
alliance of, with Shahrbaráz,
ix, 43, 44
Hermit, Khusrau Parwíz and the
172, viii, 254
Herodotus, Greek historian (B.C.
484-425), ii, 9; iii, 191;
vi, 13, 16, 68, 72, 73; viii,
193
legend of Cyrus the Great in,
ii, 190; vi, 195
Heroes, chief, of mixed descent,
i, 55
Vale of, vii, 6
Hesperides, Garden of the, vi,
74
Hierapolis. See Árayish-i-Rúm.
High priest, temp. Shápúr son of
Urmuzd, vi, 343 seq.
hears of Shápúr's return, vi,
344
informs the captain of the
host, vi, 345
Hijáz, north-western Arabia,
viii, 24 and note, 66, 67
Hilál, Arab, ix, 69
slayer of Rustam son of
Farrukh-Hurmuzd, ix, 70
Himálaya (Himavat), mountain-
range dividing India from
Thibet, vi, 74, 81
Himavat. See above.
Himyar—Hámávarán (Yaman),
ii, 79
Hind, Hindústán, 147, 159, 161,
165, 169, i, 231, 261; ii,
92, 228, 287, 289; iii, 30,
152, 164, 165, 177, 204,
221, 222, 235, 237, 238,
242; iv, 14, 60, 65, 133,
196, 208, 272, 317, 320;
v, 76, 188, 257, 262, 265,
277; vi, 80, 81, 91, 98
and passim
land of sorcerers, i, 163
Mai of, i, 252
king of (Shangul) temp. Kai
Khusrau, iii, 162, 210,
218, 251
temp. Bahrám Gúr, vii,
113, 119, 126, 128
temp. Núshírwán, viii, 52
lord of=Shangul, iii, 187
man of=Shangul, iii, 216
prince of, iv, 71
lord of=Mahmúd, iv, 142
monarch of, iv, 319, 321
kings of, send tribute to
Gushtásp, iv, 75
ambassadors from, come
to Dáráb, vi, 21
Dárá, vi, 35
ruler of=Fúr, vi, 51
Sikandar invades, vi, 98
silk of, vi, 99
king of=Kaid, vi, 103
Sikandar becomes king of,
vi, 118
people of, help the Sindians
against Sikandar, vi, 175
Rája of, 169. See Rájá.
Bahrám Gúr's visit to, vii,
5, 110 seq.
motive of, vii, 5
Hind, Bahrám Gúr's visit to,
fabulous, vii, 6
king of, entertained by
Bahrám Gúr, vii, 140
seq.
Núshírwán goes to, vii, 241
Hindíyá (Amida?), city in
Roman Armenia, vii, 200
taken by Kubád, vii, 200
Hindu Kush, mountain-range in
Afghánistán, ii, 80
Hindústaní, vii, 6
Gipsy language a debased
form of, vii, 6
Hiong-Nu, probably the Huns, v,
13
Híra, city west of the Euphrates
near Mashad 'Alí (Nedjef),
vi, 372; vii, 217; viii,
188, 191; ix, 5, 66
seat of the dynasty of Al
Munzir, i, 55
kingdom of, ix, 65
abolished by Khusrau
Parwíz, ix, 66
attacked by Persians, ix, 67
Hirá (Jebel Núr), mountain
north of Mecca, viii, 42
Hírbad, keeper of the women's
house of Kai Káús, ii, 202,
206
Hírmund (Helmund), river in
Sístán in eastern Írán, i,
358, 359; iii, 321; v, 178,
182, 186, 191, 196, 219,
285
referred to, v, 198, 231
Hishám ibn Muhammad ibn
Al-Kalbí, Arabic historian
(8th-9th centuries A.D.),
vi, 30; viii, 73
Híshwí, Rúman toll-collector,
iv, 334 seq.
interview of, with Gushtásp,
iv, 324
becomes friends with Gush-
tásp, iv, 332
asks Gushtásp, on behalf of
Mírín, to undertake the
adventure of the wolf of
Fáskún, iv, 335
Hishwí, goes with Gushtásp and
Mírín to the forest of
Fáskún, iv, 337
Mírín and, welcome Gush-
tásp on his return, iv, 339
asks Gushtásp, on behalf of
Ahran, to undertake the
adventure of the dragon
of Mount Sakíla, iv, 344
goes with Gushtásp and
Ahran to Mount Sakíla,
iv, 346
Ahran and, welcome Gush-
tásp on his return, iv, 347
receives gifts from Gush-
tásp, iv, 348
confirms Gushtásp's claim
to have slain the wolf and
dragon, and produces
their teeth to Cæsar, iv,
351
Hittite, Hittites, vi, 71
empire, vi, 71
Hiuen Tsiang, Chinese traveller
(A.D. 603-668), vi, 63
quoted, vi, 63, 73
Hoibaras, Persian slave, temp.
Astyages, vi, 195
Hold, The Brazen. See Brazen
Hold.
Holy Ghost, the, vi, 138 and note
Holy Questions, Mountain of the,
i, 62
Homa (Soma), a plant held
sacred by the Zoroas-
trians, i, 8 and note, ii, 8
juice of, ii, 8
referred to, iv, 138
Homer, vi, 13, 72
epic method of contrasted
with Firdausí's, i, 47
quoted, vi, 68, 73
Hormisdas I. See Urmuzd son
of Shápúr.
Hormisdas II. See Urmuzd son
of Narsí.
Hormisdas (Urmuzd son of
Urmuzd son of Narsí),
Persian prince, takes re-
fuge with the Romans, vi,
318, 325
Hormisdas, goes with Julian
to the East, vi, 325
Horoscope, i, 152
of the sons of Farídún, i, 188
Zál, i, 251, 278
Rustam, i, 278, 307
Siyáwush, ii, 196, 205, 234
Mírín, iv, 334
Shaghád, v, 264
Ardawán, vi, 218
Bahrám Gúr, vi, 376
Yazdagird son of Shápúr,
vi, 390
Shírwí, viii, 372; ix, 16, 17
Horse, of Persian royalty, how
distinguished, ii, 410 note
Gushtásp's black. See
Black horse.
(steed, knight), piece in
chess, vii, 285, 423
position of, vii, 388, 422
move of, vii, 422
Hourí, maid of Paradise, i, 272;
ix, 81
House of Darkness, ix, 7
Crystal, ix, 25 and note
Houses, the Twelve, of the sky,
i, 103, 188
good influence of, i, 52
Hrazdán, river in Armenia, v, 13
Hulwán (Arash), town, vii, 187,
201
situation of, vii, 187
Yazdagird retires to, ix, 67
taken by Háshim, ix, 68
Húm (Haoma, q.v.), hermit, 153,
iv, 135 seq., 259 seq.
hears Afrásiyáb lamenting
in the cave, iv, 260
capture of Afrásiyáb by, iv,
261
Darmesteter on, iv, 136
pities and unbinds Afrási-
yáb, iv, 262
tells his adventure with
Afrásiyáb to Gúdarz and
Gív, iv, 363
Kai Káús and Kai Khus-
rau, iv, 264
suggests how Afrásiyáb may
be recaptured, iv, 265
Húm, recaptures Afrásiyáb, iv,
266
Huma. See below.
Humái (Huma), daughter of
Gushtásp, ii, 3; v, 12,
25
marriage of, with Asfandi-
yár, v, 22, 74
ignored by Firdausí, v, 22
offered in marriage to the
avenger of Zarír, v, 64
taken captive by the Turk-
mans, v, 93, 100
goes with Bih Áfríd to draw
water and meets Asfandi-
yár, v, 147
escapes from Arjásp's pal-
ace, v, 153
bewails Asfandiyár, v, 252
reproaches Gushtásp, v, 254
Humái (Chihrzád, q.v.), daughter
and wife of Bahman, and
mother of Dáráb, Sháh,
157, 158, ii, 3, 9, 10; v,
281, 290 seq.; vi, 20, 22,
199
married to Bahman, v, 290
Bahman appoints, and her
issue, to succeed him, v,
291
Semiramis (?), v 293
genealogies of, v, 293
Reign of, 158, v, 292 seq.
Note on, v, 292 seq.
accession of, v, 294
Dáráb born of, v, 294
referred to, v, 296
hears of Rúman invasion
and bids Rashnawád lead
forth the host, v, 301
reviews the host, v, 302
affected on seeing Dáráb, v,
302
hears from Rashnawád
about Dáráb, v, 308
recognises that Dáráb is her
son, v, 308
thanksgiving largess of, v,
309
Rashnawád and Dáráb ap-
pear before, v, 309 seq.
Humái, crowns, and excuses her-
self to, Dáráb, v, 310
proclaims Dáráb, v, 311
Humái, Íránian chief, temp.
Bahrám Gúr, vii, 88
goes as envoy to the Khán,
vii, 87
Húmán, son of Wísa and brother
of Pírán, Túránian hero,
144, 148, 149, 151, i, 92;
ii, 129, 130, 132, 148, 150,
264, 390; iii, 90, 91, 93,
108, 120 seq., 133 seq.,
142, 149, 152, 153, 158,
166, 169, 177, 182, 192,
202, 205, 210, 217, 227,
232, 234, 252, 259, 350;
iv, 7, 8, 10, 29 seq., 44,
55, 56, 61, 75, 76, 91, 118,
152
Bármán and, join Suhráb
with troops, ii, 129
Afrásiyáb's instructions to,
ii, 129
misleads Suhráb as to Rus-
tam, ii, 165, 169
reproaches Suhráb for spar-
ing Rustam, ii, 171
throws the blame for Suh-
ráb's death on Hajír, ii,
176
withdraws from Írán under
safe conduct, ii, 176, 181,
182, 184
rescues Afrásiyáb from Rus-
tam, ii, 354, 355
persuades Afrásiyáb to
abandon the pursuit of
Kai Khusrau, ii, 394
parleys with Tús, iii, 121
leads the host against Tús,
iii, 127
counsels Pírán, iii, 134
pursues the Íránians to
Mount Hamáwan, iii, 135
rallies the Túránians, iii,
139
reconnoitres the Íránians,
iii, 174
informs Pírán of the arrival
of Rustam, iii, 174
Húmán, parleys disguised with
Rustam, iii, 196
commands the centre, iv, 25
dissuaded from fighting by
Pírán, iv, 30
parleys with Bízhan, iv, 45
armour of, donned by Bí-
zhan, iv, 51
Túránians' grief at death of,
iv, 51
Huns, the, i, 10; v, 13; vi, 15;
vii, 153
settlement of, at Samar-
kand, i, 19
White. See Haitál.
Húr, father of Bihrúz, vii, 72
Hurmuz (Urmuzd), Ashkánian
king, vi, 197
Hurmuz (Ormus), city and island
on the south-eastern shore
of the Persian Gulf, vi,
204
Hurmuz (Hormisdas III), Sháh,
166, vii, 153, 186
appointed by Yazdagird to
succeed him, vii, 155
Reign of, vii, 156
Note on, vii, 156
defeated by Pírúz, vii, 157
pardoned by Pírúz, vii, 156,
158
leads the van in the war
with the Turkmans (Hai-
tálians), vii, 164
perishes in battle, vii, 168
Hurmuz, minister of Bahrám
Gúr, vii, 26
Hurmuzd (Hormisdas IV), son
of Núshírwán, Sháh, 169-
172, vii, 279; viii, 56
seq., 69 seq., 74 seq., 78,
87, 147, 169, 170, 174,
198, 209, 212, 213, 222,
232, 265, 270, 304, 312,
333, 355, 370, 376; ix, 4,
15, 104
son of the Khán's daughter,
vii, 317
sent against the Turks, vii
317
examination of, viii, 3, 57
Hurmuzd (Sháh), counselled by
Núshírwán, viii, 25 seq.
Núshírwán's testament in
favour of, and last coun-
sels to, viii, 61 seq.
Reign of, 170, viii, 70
Note on, viii, 70
character of, viii, 70
system of administration of,
viii, 71
justice of, viii, 71
instances of, viii, 90 seq.
scribes executed by, viii, 71
insult of, to Bahrám Chú-
bína, viii, 76
Lazic war renewed by, viii,
76
Bahrám Chúbína's gift of
swords to, viii, 76
accession of, viii, 78
turns to evil courses, viii,
81
puts to death Ízid Gas-
hasp, viii, 83
poisons Zarduhsht, viii, 83
seq.
schemes against and puts
to death Símáh Barzín,
viii, 85 seq.
attempts to suborn Bahrám
Ázarmihán, viii, 85 seq.,
gives audience, viii, 86
hears state-secret from Bah-
rám Ázarmihán, viii, 88
puts to death Bahrám Ázar-
mihán, viii, 89
repentance of, viii, 90, 93
places of residence of, viii,
90
wars of, viii, 92
attacked by Sáwa, viii, 92
Sáwa's letter to, viii, 93
attacked by Cæsar, viii, 93
Khazars, viii, 93
Arabs, viii, 93
consults the Íránians, viii,
94
counselled by his wazír, viii,
94
makes peace with Cæsar,
viii, 95
Hurmuzd (Sháh), attacks and de-
feats the Khazars, viii, 95
sends for Mihrán Sitád,
viii, 97
hears prophecy about Bah-
rám Chúbína, viii, 98
orders search to be made for
Bahrám Chúbína, viii, 99
discovers and sends for
Bahrám Chúbína, viii, 100
consults Bahrám Chúbína,
viii, 100
gives chief command to
Bahrám Chúbína, viii, 102
questions Bahrám Chúbína,
viii, 103
gives Rustam's banner to
Bahrám Chúbína, viii, 105
sends Mihrán with Bahrám
Chúbína, viii, 106
intelligencer after Bahrám
Chúbína, viii, 107
to recall Bahrám Chúbína,
viii, 108
Kharrád, son of Barzín,
as envoy to Sáwa, viii,
110
hears of Bahrám Chúbína's
victory, viii, 132
makes thanksgiving, viii, 132
rewards Bahrám Chúbína
and the troops, viii, 133
surveys spoils sent by Bah-
rám Chúbína, viii, 150
grows suspicious of Bahrám
Chúbína, viii, 151
dismisses the Khán with
gifts, viii, 152
hears from Kharrád of Bah-
rám Chúbína's disaffec-
tion, viii, 160
consults with high priest,
viii, 161
Áyín Gashasp, viii, 174,
177
plans to make away with
Khusrau Parwíz, viii, 174
hears of Khusrau Parwíz'
flight, viii, 176
imprisons Bandwí and Gus-
taham, viii, 176
Hurmuzd (Sháh), hears of the
murder of Áyín Gashasp,
viii, 182
dethroned and blinded, viii,
183, 200
visited in prison by Khusrau
Parwíz, viii, 185, 198, 230
requests of, to Khusrau Par-
wíz, viii, 199
referred to, viii, 211
counsels Khusrau Parwíz,
viii, 230
murdered, viii, 232
Hurmuzd Garábzín or Galábzín
(Kharrád son of Barzín
q.v.), viii, 190
Hurmuzd, priest, vii, 188
assists Núshírwán in his
disputation with Mazdak,
vii, 188, 206
Hurmuzd, Íránian general, vii,
251
commands the outposts in
Núshírwán's army, vii, 251
Hurmuzd (Hurmuzdsháh, Far-
rukh-Hurmuzd q.v.),
father of Rustam, ix, 72,
78, 85, 89, 96
Hurmuzd Shahránguráz (Shah-
ránguráz q.v.), ix, 54
Hurmuzd, devotee, ix, 102
pleads with Máhwí for Yaz-
dagird, ix, 102
Hurmuzdagán, vi, 193, 199
battle of, vi, 193, 199, 202,
256
Husain, friend of Firdausí, ix,
121
Húshang, son of Siyámak, min-
ister of Gaiúmart, and
Sháh, 139, 140, i, 42, 90,
91, 126; ii, 204; iv, 133,
286, 292, 302; v, 180,
245; vii, 37, 273; viii,
376; ix, 25, 41
Firdausí's etymology of, i,
121
goes with Gaiúmart to fight
the Black Dív, i, 121
slays the Black Dív, i, 121
Reign of, 140, i, 122
Húshang, Reign of, Note on, i,
122
succeeds Gaiúmart, i, 122
culture-hero, i, 123
discovers fire, i, 123
institutes Fire-worship, i, 123
founds the Feast of Sada, i,
124
domesticates animals, i, 124
dies, i, 124
Firdausí's reflections on, i,
124
rites of, vii, 53
Faith of, viii, 380
Húshdív, Túránian hero, v, 46
put in charge of the rear, v,
46
Húshyár, astrologer, vi 372, 375
takes Bahrám Gúr's horo-
scope vi, 176
Hushravah (Kai Khusrau, q.v.),
iv, 137, 138
Hutaosa, wife of Gushtásp, v, 11
=Atossa (?), v, 11
Hvyaonas (Khyons, Chionitae?),
people, v, 13
Hyapates, son of Semiramis, v,
292
Hydaspes, id.
Hydaspes (Jhílam), river in the
Punjáb, vi, 18, 31, 62, 63
Hydraotes (Rávi), river in the
Punjáb, vi, 64
Hyperboreans, the, vi, 74
Elysium of, vi, 74
Hyphasis (Beas), river in the
Punjáb, vi, 64
Hyrcania (Gurgán, q.v.), ii, 27;
iii, 10; vi, 373
Gív, prince of, iii, 9
Hystaspes (Gushtásp, q.v.), iv,
314 seq.
Hystaspes, father of Darius I, v,
10
governor of Parthia, v, 10