I

IBLÍS, the Muhammadan Devil,
140, 143, iv, 206, 282; v,
174, 218
Iblís, occasional substitution of'
for Áhriman in the Sháh-
náma, i, 50, 70; ii, 82, 110
tempts Zahhák, i, 136 seq.
turns cook, i, 137 seq.
causes serpents to grow out
of Zahhák's shoulders, i,
139
counsels, garbed as a leech,
Zahhák, i, 139
Ibn Mukaffa', Persian scholar
and Arabic writer, vi, 373;
vii, 161
account of, vi, 17
translator of the Bástán-
náma into Arabic, vi, 17
Fables of Bidpai (the
Book of Kalíla and
Dimna) into Arabic,
vii, 383
Ibráhím, Abraham the pat-
riarch, vi, 119, 120
house of=the Kaaba, vi, 119
Ichthyophagi, vi, 81
Sikandar and, vi, 69, 147
Arrian on, vi, 69
modern accounts of, vi, 70
city of, described, vi, 177
go to meet, and are visited
by, Sikandar, vi, 178
hand over the treasures of
Kai Khusrau to Sikandar,
vi, 178
Íd-i-Kurdí, Feast of, i, 143
Ighríras (Aghraératha, Aghré-
rad, Aghríras), brother of
Afrásiyáb and Túránian
hero, 142, i, 92, 337, 342
seq.; ii, 18, 20, 303, 304;
iii, 8; iv, 136, 206, 262
characterised, i, 55, 338
opposes war with Írán, i,
343
Bármán's single combat,
i, 347
over-ruled by Pashang, i,
344
Afrásiyáb, i, 347
Íránian captives saved by,
i, 363
released by, i, 365 seq.
Ighríras, upbraided and slain by
Afrásiyáb, i, 367
Pashang's grief for, i, 374
revival of, in legend, iv, 135
given a command, iv 156
head of, sent by Kai Khus-
rau to Kai Káús, iv, 185
referred to, iv, 267
Ijás bin Kabísa, viii, 188
governor of Híra, viii, 190
Ílá, Túránian king, iv, 182
fights with Kai Khusrau, iv,
182
Ilyás, ruler of Khazar q.v., 154,
iv, 361
tribute demanded of, by
Cæsar, iv, 352
refuses tribute and declares
war, iv, 352
makes overtures to Gush-
tásp, iv, 354
corpse of, brought by Gush-
tásp to Cæsar, iv, 355
Imagery, of Sháhnáma. See
Sháhnáma.
Imaus, Greek form of Himálaya
q.v., vi, 12
'Inánian, 'Inánians, Arab tribe,
vi, 324, 330, 331, 333
Ind. See Hind.
India, iv, 316; vi, 17, 64, 81, 83,
204
Íránians and Aryans of, i, 15
Palladius on, vi, 61
Ancient, M'Crindle's, quoted,
vi, 68
=Ethiopia, vi, 68
Indian, Indians, 172, vi, 81, 375,
397; vii, 135, 146; viii,
377
=Ethiopians, vi, 13, 68
sages, vi, 61, 83, 91 seq., 143
seq., 266
bells and gongs, vi, 175;
viii, 46, 120
bane, vi, 259
king of=Shangul, vii, 118
tongue, vii, 117, 143
sword, falchion, scimitar,viii,
127, 145, 417; ix, 17
Garden of the, viii, 196
Indian, Indians, Faith of, 172,
viii, 275
script, ix, 17
scribe, ix, 17
Indies, Greek idea of two, vi, 13
duplicate races in, vi, 68
Indo-European race, i, 7
Asiatic branch of, i, 7
Aryans, i, 7
early seats of, i, 7
religion of, i, 7
Indra, Indian god, ii, 25; vi, 203
Vritra and, ii, 25; vi, 203
Indus, river, i, 71, 252; ii, 21;
iii, 177, 204, 237, 251; v,
293; vi, 62, 67, 70; vii,
241
mistaken for the Nile, vi, 68
Introduction, to Sháhnáma, i, 3
seq.
Iollas, Alexander the Great's cup-
bearer, vi, 82
Íraj, youngest son of Farídún
q.v. and the protagonist
of the Íránian race, 140, i,
54, 90, 91, 211; ii, 8, 16,
19, 20, 237, 297, 302; iii, 8;
iv, 146; v, 42, 44, 261;
vi, 353; vii, 73; viii, 266,
376 and note, 392; ix, 103
etymology of, i, 174
naming of, i, 188
horoscope of, i, 188
receives Írán and Arabia as
his portion, i, 189
abdication of, demanded by
Salm and Túr, i, 192
offers to go to his brothers,
i, 196
visits Salm and Túr, i, 198
reception of, by Salm and
Túr, i, 198
offers to resign his kingship
to his brothers, i, 200
slain by Túr and Salm, i,
201
head of, sent to Farídún, i,
202
mourning for, i, 203 seq.
daughter of, 140, i, 205
married to Pashang, i, 205
Íraj, daughter of, gives birth to
Minúchihr, i, 206
vengeance for, i, 215 seq.
referred to, i, 335, 349
Íraj, king of Kábul, iv, 146
'Irák, ix, 66
='Írák 'Arabí (Babylonia),
vii, 214, 224
Iram, gardens of, i, 100, 113;
ii, 78; vii, 235 and
note
Írán, 142-144, 146, 148, 150, 152-
155, 157, 158, 162, 163,
165, 167, 172, 173, 175,
176
, i, 3, 113, 152, 153
and passim
boundaries of, i, 3
physical features of, i, 3
gradual desiccation of, i, 3
and see Drought.
climate of, i, 4
flora of, i, 4
fauna of, i, 5
land of contrasts, i, 5, 58,
60
cosmogony of, i, 5
people of, i, 6
-vej, region, i, 9
situation of, i, 9
Zoroaster's (Zarduhsht's)
birth-place, i, 62
Arab conquest of, i, 12
Arabia and, Íraj's portion,
i, 189
-Shahr, ii, 81
fought for by Afrásiyáb and
the Arabs, ii, 92
invaded by Suhráb, ii, 130
lord of=Mahmúd, iv, 142
monarch of=Dáráb, vi, 21,
26
and Sháhnáma compared,
vi, 193
invaded by Munzir and
Nu'mán, vi, 397
Rúm's tribute to explained,
vii, 187
Íránian, Íránians, 144, 147-151,
153, 155, 163-167, 171,
176
, i, 9 and passim
neighbours of, i, 9
Íránians, historical relations of,
with Semites, i, 10
Assyrians, i, 10
Arabs, i, 11; vi, 17; ix,
65 seq.
Greeks and Romans, i, 14
Aryans of India, i, 15
Túránians, i, 16 seq.
Kimmerians, i, 17
Scythians, i, 17
Parthians, i, 18
Alani, i, 19
Huns, i, 19
Turks, i, 20
traditional relations of, with
other Indo - Europeans,
Semites, and Túránians, i,
54, 55, 56
revolt against Jamshíd and
summon Zahhák to Írán,
i, 139
chiefs of, imprisoned at
Sarí, i, 363
plot for release with Igh-
ríras, i, 363
inform Zál, i, 366
released by Kishwád, i,
367
provided for by Zál, i,
367
bewail Naudar, i, 364
wish to withdraw from the
Seven Stages, v, 135
encouraged to persevere by
Asfandiyár, v, 136
provoked to combat by
Zawára, v, 225
Sikandar's proclamation to,
vi, 44
bewail themselves, vi, 48
counsel Dárá to come to
terms with Sikandar, vi,
48
ask quarter of Sikandar, vi,
51
hail Sikandar as ruler, vi, 56
after Yazdagird son of
Shápúr's death meet for
counsel in Párs, vi, 394
Jawanwí sent by, to Mun-
zir, vi, 397
Íránians, offer prayer at the Fire-
fane of Barzín, vi, 400
loyal, support Bahrám Gúr,
vi, 402
procedure of, to elect a
Sháh, vi, 403
decide to reject Bahrám
Gúr, vi, 403
remonstrated with by Mun-
zir, vi, 403
object-lesson of, to Munzir,
vi, 404
accept Bahrám Gúr's pro-
posal for settling the
question of kingship by
ordeal, vi, 406
ask Munzir to intercede
with Bahrám Gúr for
them, vii, 9
arrears of taxes of, can-
celled, vii, 11
levied by Bahrám Gúr, vii,
86
resolve to submit to the
Khán, vii, 87
send Humái as envoy to the
Khán, vii, 87
letter of, to the Khán, vii, 87
ask for Narsí's good offices
with Bahrám Gúr, vii, 93
lament for the death of
Pírúz, vii, 169
revolt against Kubád, vii,
195
put Kubád in fetters, vii,
195
ask pardon of Kubád, vii,
200
pardoned by Kubád, vii, 200
take Sakíla, viii, 47
chiefs received in audience
by Hurmuzd, viii, 86
consulted by Hurmuzd, viii,
94
defeat the Khazars, viii, 96
advise Bahrám Chúbína,
viii, 102, 121, 239 seq., 287
Sáwa employs sorcery
against, viii, 123
encouraged by Bahrám
Chúbína, viii, 124
Íránian, Íránians, defeat the
Turks, viii, 126
revolt against Hurmuzd,
viii, 156
elect Bahrám Chúbína
Sháh, viii, 243
homage Shírwí, ix, 8
choose two chiefs to visit
Khusrau Parwíz in prison,
ix, 9
plot against Guráz, ix, 54
go hunting with Guráz, ix,
55
race, ix, 65
enmity of, with Semite,
i, 54; ix, 65
announces arrival of Shu'ba
Mughíra to Rustam, ix, 82
defeat of, at Kádisíya, ix, 84
retreat to Yazdagird, ix, 85
-born, ix, 99
defeat of, at Marv, ix, 116
ambushed, ix, 118
Irmá'íl and Karmá'íl, Zahhák's
cooks, 140, i, 146
Irmán, (Arman q.v.), i, 345, 358;
iii, 12, 285, 292, 296,
311
devastated by wild boars,
iii, 290
Irmánians (Armenians q.v.), 150,
iii, 286
complain to Kai Khusrau
of the wild boars, iii, 290
Iron steeds, Sikandar's, vi, 115
Ísá (Jesus), viii, 276 note
Isdigird I (Yazdagird son of
Shápûr), Sásánian king,
vi, 371
Isdigird II (Yazdagird son of
Bahrám Gúr), Sásánian
king, vii, 153
Ishmael, vi, 65, 120, 121
Iskandar. See Sikandar.
Iskandar, herb, vi, 26
Iskandaríya (Alexandria), 160,
vi, 185
Sikandar buried at, vi, 185
Island, the=Meroe, vi, 65
Islands, Male and Female, vi, 72
origin of legend of, vi, 72
Ismá'íl. See Ishmael.
Ismá'íl, brother of Sultán Mah-
múd, i, 21
Isnapwí. See Ispanwí.
Ispahán, city in 'Irak-i-'Ajamí,
146, i, 351; ii, 394, 399;
iii, 109; vi, 57, 86, 87,
199, 201, 202, 210; vii,
6, 84, 214, 224; viii, 90
given to Gúdarz, ii, 78; iv,
129
arrival of Kai Khusrau at,
ii, 396
bestowed on Gív by Kai
Khusrau, iv, 298
Ispanwí, slave-girl of Tazháv,
iii, 14, 27, 77
taken captive by Bízhan,
iii, 78
Ispurúz, mountain in the neigh-
bourhood of Mázan-
darán, ii, 38, 56, 57, iv,
136, 230
Israfíl, archangel, 160, vi, 78
Sikandar's interview with,
vi, 83, 161
Issedones, tribe situated on the
Tarim basin in eastern
Turkistán, iii, 192
Issus, town, plain, and gulf in
Cilicia, vi, 30
battle of, vi, 30, 31
Dárius' family taken pris-
oners at, vi, 31
Istakhr (Persepolis), city in Párs,
142, 165, ii, 11, 22, 28,
339; vi, 57, 198, 199,
202, 211, 223, 225, 231,
326, 356, 386; vii, 83,
95, 188; viii, 90, 313;
ix, 50, 54
buildings at, attributed to
Humái, v, 293
Dárá marches from, to en-
counter Sikandar, vi, 37,
46
returns to, vi, 44
Sikandar crowned Sháh at,
vi, 59
taken by Ardshír Pápakán,
vi, 227
Istakhr, Ardshír Pápakán
marches from, against the
Kurds, vi, 230
returns victorious to, vi,
232
Yazdagird taken to, ix, 64
made Sháh at, ix, 65
Istuvegu. See Astyages.
Italy, vii, 218
Alexander of Epirus' ex-
pedition to, vi, 12
Alexander the Great's
legendary expedition to,
vi, 12, 30
Íwán-i-Kerkh, vi, 327
Izads (Yazatas), the, iii, 286
Ízid, viii, 75
Ízid Gashasp, archscribe, 170,
viii, 74
confusion in name of, viii,
75, 76
put to death by Hurmuzd,
viii, 75, 83
malicious speech of, viii, 77
and note, 150 and note
imprisoned, viii, 81
sends for high priest, viii, 81
Ízid Gashasp, Íránian warrior,
viii, 103, 122, 136, 138,
149, 350, 353, 356
conducts spoil to Írán, viii,
148
goes hunting with Bahrám
Chúbína, viii, 156
speech of, viii, 165