Padashkvár, a mountain or sec-
tion of the Alburz range,
i, 338
Page, of Núshírwán, viii, 5
seq.
relative of Búzurjmihr, viii,
5
instructed by Búzurjmihr,
viii, 6
takes messages between
Núshírwán and Búzurj-
mihr, viii, 6 seq.
Pahlav, region, ii, 77, 102; iii,
222
Pahlaván, i, 83; vi, 194
Pahlaví, middle Persian language
of Ashkánian (Parthian)
and Sásánian times, vii,
6, 113, 188, 380 seq.; viii,
73, 74; ix, 50
meaning of, i, 64, 83
Firdausí's use of the word,
i, 69
Fables of Bidpai translated
into, vii, 382
language (middle Persian),
v, 24, 26, vi, 194
texts, ii, 27; v, 13, 14, 24,
30,; vi, 195, 196, 257
version of the Pseudo-Callis-
thenes, vi, 14, 16, 84
writing and reading, con-
fusion in, vi, 14, 62, 205,
206
Paidáwasí, Persian coin=five
dínárs, vii, 95 and note,
viii, 381 and note; ix,
19
Paighú=Túránian, v, 13, 21
note, 38 note, 41 note, 44
note; viii, 190
Paikár-i-Gurd, melody, viii, 398
and note
Pairika. See Parí.
Palace of Jewels, 160
Paladins, 154
Paláshán, Túránian hero, 147,
iii, 26, 79
surveys the Íránian host,
iii, 69
slain by Bízhan, iii, 70
Pálawína (Cappadocia), vi, 294,
297, 298
Palestine, vi, 30
Palladius, bishop, vi, 61, 62
treatise of, on the Brah-
mans, vi, 61
interpolated into the
Pseudo-Callisthenes, vi,
61
Palmyra, city in Syrian desert,
vi, 294, 322, 324; vii, 217
Palus Maeotis (Sea of Azoff), vi,
73
Pándavas, the five, iv, 138, 139
pilgrimage of, compared
with that of Kai Khusrau
and his paladins, iv, 138
Pand Námah, of Moola Firooz, i,
201 note
Pandnámak-i Vadshórg-Mitró-i
Búkhtakán, Pahlaví text,
vii, 279
Pándu, Indian king, iv, 316
Pápak, Tribal King, 160, vi, 3,
194, 195, 198 seq., 211
note and seq., 227, 252,
254, 256; viii, 214, 219
and note, 285
Sásán and, vi, 212
daughter of, marries Sásán,
160, vi, 213
mother of Ardshír Pápa-
kán, viii, 214
Ardawán's letter to, vi, 214
dies, vi, 218
kindred of, support Ardshír
Pápakán, vi, 223 seq.
Pápakán Ardshír. See Ardshír
Pápakán.
Parable, Mazdak's, vii, 201
Paradise Lost referred to, vi, 71
Parí, i, 83, 172
Paris, city, MSS. of the Pseudo-
Callisthenes in National
Library at, vi, 14
Parmúda (see too Khán of Chín),
170, 171, viii, 75, 117, 130,
136 seq., 146, 149 seq., 164,
174
hears of Bahrám Chúbína's
victory and takes counsel,
viii, 131
marches toward Jíhún, viii,
131
Parmúda, approaches Balkh,
viii, 134
attacks and is defeated by
Bahrám Chúbína, viii,
134 seq.
escapes to Áwáza, viii, 138
besieged by Bahrám Chú-
bína, viii, 138 seq.
negotiates surrender of
Áwáza with Bahrám Chú-
bína, viii, 139 seq.
surrenders Áwáza and sets
out for Írán, viii, 143
insulted by Bahrám Chú-
bína, viii, 144
Bahrám Chúbina tries to
placate, viii, 145
Párs (Persis, Fársistán), country
on the eastern shores of
the Persian Gulf, 142, 153,
160, i, 351, 353, seq., 357,
368, 371; ii, 23, 28, 76,
101, 226, 275, 286, 362,
410; iv, 146, 256, 269,
270, 318; v, 293,; vi, 17,
25, 32 note, 37, 45, 115,
119, 194 and passim; vii,
86, 90, 95, 190, 194, 201,
206, 214, 224; viii, 109
note, 112, 216, 241, 393,
395; ix, 68
corpse of Darius Codomanus
sent to, vi, 33
Ardshír Pápakán flees to, vi,
220
marches from, against Ar-
dawán, vi, 227
returns to, vi, 229
Íránians, after the death of
Yazdagird son of Shápúr,
meet to consult in, vi, 394
Parsís, ix, 64
Part Kings. See Tribal Kings.
Parthia, kingdom, v, 10
Hystaspes governor of, v,
10
Parthian, Parthians, i 10, 60, 64;
vi, 203, 256, 322; vii, 156;
viii, 73
conquest of Írán by, i, 19
Zoroastrianism under, i, 63
Parthian, dynasty, iii, 9, 11; v,
281; vi, 194, 201
uses the title of King of
kings, vi, 197
Great King, vi, 198
history, events of, repro-
duced in distorted form in
Sháhnáma, iii, 11
kingdom, ii, 80
Parwíz, Íránian chief, vi, 394
Parwíz, meaning of, viii, 187.
See too Khusrau Parwíz.
Pashan (Ládan), battle of, iii, 15,
80, 89; iv, 27, 36, 42,
90, 206; viii, 397 and
note
Pashang, father of Minúchihr, i,
90; iii, 25 (?); iv, 136,
marries daughter of Íraj;
i, 205
Pashang, ruler of Túrán and
father of Afrásiyáb, 142;
i, 92, 336, 337; ii, 11, 13,
18, 20, 21, 297, 401; iii,
15; iv, 78, 136, 151, 174,
222, 266, 289
consults his chiefs as to war
with Írán, i, 342
bids Afrásiyáb invade Írán,
i, 343, 375
advised by Ighríras not to
make war, i, 344
overrules Ighríras, i, 344
Afrásiyáb's letter to, i, 346
wroth with Afrásiyáb, i,
374
Pashang (Shída, q.v.), son of
Afrásiyáb, i, 92; iii, 15
Pashín, son of Kai Kubád. See
Kai Pashín.
Pashín, Íránian noble, vi, 408
Patashwárgar, region, vi, 202 and
note
Pát-khusrau, brother of Gush-
tásp, v, 26
Patrician, iv, 348
Patrons of Firdausi, i, 29
Pauravas, Indian race and dyn-
asty, vi, 31
Paurúshasp. See Pourushaspa.
Perfumes, invention of, i, 133
Periods, mythic and historic, of
Sháhnáma, i, 49, 53
Perozes (Pírúz), Sásánian king,
vii, 159
Persepolis (Istakhr), city in
Párs, vi, 31, 32 note, 373;
ix, 65
buildings at, attributed to
Humái, v, 293
Zoroastrian scriptures said
to have been burnt at, i,
63
Persia, i, 308; ii, 191; iii, 109,
128; iv, 8; v, 306 note;
vi, 61, 278; vii, 118, 129,
381; viii, 195; ix, 66
Chess brought to, vi, 201;
vii, 280, 284 seq.
Fables of Bidpai brought to,
vii, 213, 423 seq.
Persian, Persians, i, 6, 8 seq., 73,
74; ii, 190; v, 74; vi, 30
44, 45, 81, 143, 148, 157,
170, 201 and passim
bard, quoted, vii, 265
dispute with the Rúmans
over Sikandar's burial, vi,
184
empire, ii, 9; vi, 197, ix, 65
war of, with Rúm, viii, 41
history and legend in rela-
tion to Greek history and
legend, ii, 9
language, vi, 147, 205; vii,
134, 140, 143, 430; ix, 12,
65
monks introduce the silk-
worm into Europe, vi, 204
mutilation of captives, vi,
323, 334, 348, 357, 404
sea or gulf, vi, 204, 205, ix,
66, 68
swords, vii, 135
wisdom-literature, vii, 278
seq., viii, 3
verse, vii, 383
Fables of Bidpai trans-
lated into, vii, 383
conquest of Yaman, viii, 24
note
raid Syria, viii, 41
Persian, Persians, defeat by
Romans referred to, viii,
72
war with Turks, viii, 72
Book of Kings, viii, 73
Tabarí. See Tabarí.
=Bahrám Chúbína, viii, 113
=Hurmuzd, viii, 116, 117
prince=Bahrám Chúbína,
viii, 319
ideas on marriage, ix, 7
=Ashtád and Kharrád, ix,
24
exonerate Shírín, ix, 38
win ‘The Battle of the
Bridge,’ ix, 67
fail in attack on Híra, ix, 67
defeat of, at Kádisíya, ix,
67, 84
Jalúlá, ix, 68
Nahávand, ix, 69
Shu'ba Mughíra's embassy
to, ix, 69
robes, ix, 94
transcribe Sháhnáma for
Firdausí, ix, 121
Persica, of Ktesias, v, 293
Persis (Párs, Fársistán), vi, 195
Peshó-tanu (Bishútan q.v.), v,
12
Pestilence, in reign of Kubád, ix,
3, 7
Petroleum, in ancient cult and
modern industry, i, 56 seq.
Pharasmanes, King of Khárazm,
vi, 72
Philip II of Macedon, (Failakús,
B.C. 382-336), father of
Alexander the Great, i,
55 note, vi, 16, 29
Nectanebus and, story of,
vi, 18
names his son Alexander,
vi, 19
Philon, Macedonian noble, vi, 76
Philosophers, Greek, enter-
tained by Núshírwán, vii,
280
Phocas, Eastern Roman Em-
peror, viii, 187, 189, 193,
194
Phosphor, morning star, ii, 123
Photius, quoted, viii, 191
Phraates II, Parthian king,
(B.C. 138-127), ii, 80, 81
Phraates=Farhád, iii, II
Phrygians, the, vi, 71
Píl, as rhyme-word, i, 75
Pillar, Bahrám Gúr's, vii, 92, 160,
161, 164
Pílsam, Túránian hero, 144, 146,
ii, 112 seq., 320, 323 note,
350 seq.; iii, 204
pleads for Siyáwush, ii, 315
summons Pírán to save Far-
angís, ii, 322
Pírán, son of Wísa, Túránian
hero, cousin, commander-
in-chief, and counsellor of
Afrásiyáb, 145, 146, 148-
152, i, 92; ii, 3, 112, 188,
257 seq., 264, 277, 291,
311, 315, 316, 335, 350,
370, 377, 379 seq., 397,
398; iii, 13, 26 note, 39,
42, 58, 90, 91, 98 seq., 102,
108, 120, 122, 123, 125,
142, 149 seq., 158, 160,
161, 169, 181 seq., 192, 193,
199 seq., 216 seq., 222,
227, 232, 234, 242, 252,
253, 259, 305 seq., 335 seq.,
349, 350, 357; iv, 7, 10
seq., 15 seq., 29 seq., 36,
38, 41, 47, 59 seq., 88 seq.,
93 seq., 103, 106 seq., 117,
118, 129, 134, 145, 159,
160, 162, 205, 206; viii,
414
character of, i, 55
identical with Harpagus in
legend, ii, 191
advises Afrásiyáb to receive
Siyáwush, ii, 253 note and
seq.
goes to welcome Siyáwush,
ii, 258 seq.
daughter of, 145. See Jaríra.
arranges marriages for
Siyáwush, 145, ii, 268
seq.
entertains Siyáwush, ii, 278
Pírán, offers to help Siyáwush to
build Gang-dizh, ii, 278
prophecy of Siyáwush to, ii,
282 seq.
goes to collect tribute, ii, 285
visits Siyáwush, ii, 287
Afrásiyáb, ii, 288
summoned to save Far-
angís, ii, 322 seq.
pleads for Farangís, ii, 324
takes charge of Farangís, ii,
325
dreams of Siyáwush, ii, 325
protects the infant Kai
Khusrau, ii, 326 seq.
advises Afrásiyáb respecting
Kai Khusrau, ii, 356
sends Kulbád and Nastíhan
to pursue Kai Khusrau,
ii, 377
overthrown with his host
by Gív, ii, 385
appeals to Kai Khusrau, ii,
386
released, ii, 387
describes Gív's prowess to
Afrásiyáb, ii, 389
disgraced, ii, 390
retires to Khutan, ii, 390
appointed to oppose the
Íránians, iii, 71, 79
marches on Giravgard to
surprise the Íránians, iii.
80
captures the Íránians' herds,
iii, 81
defeats the Iránians, iii, 82,
94
Ruhhám's embassy to, iii, 87
grants a month's armistice
to Faríburz, iii, 88
losses of, in battle, iii, 94
takes half of Káwa's stand-
ard, iii, 94
sends Rúín to attack Bah-
rám, iii, 98
goes to see Bahrám, iii, 99
hears of the Íránians' re-
treat, iii, 105
informs Afrásiyáb and re-
turns in triumph, iii, 106
Pírán, goes to Khutan, iii, 107
goes to oppose Tús, iii, 117
informs Afrásiyáb of the
Íránian invasion, iii, 118
reinforced, iii, 118
joins battle with Tús, iii, 118
sends a warlock to bring a
snowstorm on the Írán-
ians, iii, 128
defeats the Íránians, iii, 131
takes counsel with his chiefs,
iii, 133
pursues the Íránians, iii, 134
sends Lahhák and Húmán
on in advance, iii, 135
reaches Mount Hamáwan,
iii, 137
beleaguers the Íránians, iii,
138
attacked by Tús, iii, 139
hears of the approach of
reinforcements, iii, 151
harangues his host, iii, 151
goes to meet his allies, iii,
153
plan of campaign of, re-
jected, iii, 162
hears of the arrival of Írán-
ian succours, iii, 164 seq.
Rustam, iii, 174
takes counsel with Kámús
and the chiefs, iii, 175, 182
attacks the Íránians, iii, 176
describes Rustam to Kámús,
iii, 183
parleys with Rustam, iii, 202
reports to his kindred his
interview with Rustam,
iii, 206
declines Rustam's terms, iii,
217
retreats, iii, 231
counsels Afrásiyáb, iii, 253
urges Afrásiyáb to with-
draw to Chín, iii, 265
city of, iii, 335
entertains Rustam in dis-
guise, iii, 335
pursues Rustam, iii, 349
sent by Afrásiyáb to invade
Írán, iv, 11
Pírán, holds parley with Gív, iv,
20
informs Afrásiyáb, iv, 20
receives reinforcements, iv,
20
rejects Gív's overtures, iv,
21
occupies Kanábad, iv, 22
arrays his host, iv, 25
gives the centre to Húmán
iv, 25
left to Burjásp, iv, 26
right to Lahhák and
Farshídward, iv, 26
sets scouts on the mountain-
top, iv, 26
dissuades Húmán from
fighting, iv, 30
hears of Húmán's death, iv,
51
sends Nastíhan to make a
night-attack, iv, 53
hears of Nastíhan's death,
iv, 55
attacks Gúdarz, iv, 55
proposes terms to Gúdarz,
iv, 63
sends Rúín with letter to
Gúdarz, iv, 67
receives Gúdarz' reply, iv, 74
harangues his troops and
prepares for battle, iv, 75
sends messenger to Afrá-
siyáb, iv, 75
receives Afrásiyáb's reply,
iv, 80
becomes despondent, iv, 81,
98
sends Lahhák and Far-
shídward to take the
Íránians in flank, iv, 82
fights with Gív, iv, 84
appeals to Lahhák and
Farshídward for help, iv,
85
announces the proposed
Battle of Eleven Rukhs,
iv, 94
gives the chief command to
Lahhák and Farshídward,
iv, 94
Pírán, instructs them, iv, 95
holds a parley with Gúdarz
and arranges with him
the Battle of the Eleven
Rukhs, iv, 95 seq.
steed of, slain by Gúdarz,
iv, 107
falls under his steed and is
injured, iv, 107
flees from Gúdarz, iv, 107
refuses to surrender, iv,
108
wounds Gúdarz, iv, 108
slain by Gúdarz, iv, 109
lamented for by Lahhák
and Farshídward, iv, 112
Kai Khusrau, iv, 127
buried with the Túránian
champions by Kai Khus-
rau, iv, 128
death of, announced to
Afrásiyáb, iv, 151
treasures of, taken pos-
session of by Afrásiyáb, iv,
219
Pírúz (Perozes), Sháh, 166, vi, 3;
vii, 4, 153, 178 seq., 335,
359; viii, 73, 75, 168,
242, 245, 267, 285
passed over in the succes-
sion by Yazdagird, vii,
155
helped by the Haitálians,
vii, 156, 157
defeats Hurmuz, vii, 157
Hurmuz pardoned by, vii,
156, 158
Reign of, 166, vii, 159 seq.
Note on, vii, 159 seq.
calamities of, vii, 159
title of, vii, 159
relic of, vii, 159
measures of, against drought
vii, 159, 162
cities of, vii, 159, 163
expedition of, against the
Haitálians, vii, 159, 164
seq.
tradition of, vii, 160
in mythical story, vii,
161
Pírúz (Perozes), Bahrám Gúr's
pillar said to have been
moved by, vii, 161
daughter of, taken prisoner,
vii, 161
child of, the wife of
Kubád, vii, 161, 184
accession of, vii, 161
advances against Khúsh-
nawáz, vii, 164
gives the van to Hurmuz,
vii, 164
gives the rear to Kubád,
vii, 164
gives the regency to Balásh,
vii, 164
makes Súfarai (Sarkhán)
minister to Balásh, vii,
164 and note
replies to the appeal of
Khúshnawáz, vii, 165, 167
defeated by Khúshnawáz,
vii, 168
death of, vii, 168
Íránian tradition of the
revenge for, vii, 170
Súfarai determines to
avenge, vii, 173
Pírúz, Íránian chief, vii, 85
Pírúz, Íránian general, vii, 187
Pírúz, Íránian warrior, vii, 219,
273 seq.
exhorts Núshzád to yield,
vii, 273
Pírúz, father of Ustád, viii,
296
Pírúz, son of Khusrau, minister
of Ardshír son of Shírwí,
175
appointed general, ix, 44
letter of Guráz to, ix, 46
takes counsel, ix, 46
writes to Guráz, ix, 47
Guráz marches against, ix,
48
appeals to Tukhár, ix, 48
feasts with Ardshír, ix, 48
informs Guráz of the death
of Ardshír, ix, 51
put to death, ix, 57
Pírúz, Íránian prince, ix, 59
Pírúz, son of Shápúr, Íránian
noble, takes Rustam's
letter to Sa'ad, ix, 80, 81
Pírúzán, Persian general, com-
mands Persian forces at
Nahávand, ix, 68
slain, ix, 69
Pírúz-Rám (Rám-Pírúz), city
built by Pírúz, 166, vii,
159, 163
Pírúz Shápúr (Ambar q.v.), vi,
327, 357
Pisces, constellation, i, 310 and
note; ii, 407; iii, 26, 159,
318; iv, 364; vi, 395;
vii, 245; viii, 51, 342;
ix, 71
Pishdádian, Pishdádians, i, 116,
373; vii, 161, 171
Dynasty, i, 49, 115 seq.,
122; ii, 9, 336; iii, 9, 13;
vi, 194
Plague. See Pestilence.
Planets, the seven, vi, 206; vii, 408
created by Áhriman, i, 52
evil influence of, i, 52
symbolized in the game of
naid, vii, 382
Plato (Falátún), Greek philo-
sopher (B.C. 427-347), vii,
100 note
Planisphere, ii, 215, 216
Pleiads, Pleiades, i, 114, 205,
244, 245, 267, 332; ii,
148, 282, 394, 408; iv,
183, 245, 329; v, 110,
131; vi, 169, 401; vii,
365; viii, 53, 158
Plutarch, Greek writer (A.D. 46-
120), vi, 67
Poll-tax, vii, 215, 225
Polo, game of, 145, ii, 263 seq.,
292; iv, 349, 350; vi, 329,
379, 382; vii, 57, 118, 143,
235; viii, 246, 247, 258,
371; ix, 16
episode in Kárnámak and
Sháhnáma, vi, 196, 257,
263, 271
-stick, ii, 292; iv, 350; vi,
271, 272; vii, 118; viii, 247
Porus (Fúr q.v.), Indian king,
vi, 17, 62 seq., 66, 76, 83
son of, vi, 18, 63
Darius' letter to, vi, 31
origin of name of, vi, 31
kingdom of, vi, 31
Alexander and, historical
account of, vi, 63
in the Pseudo-Callisthe-
nes, vi, 64, 67
stature of, vi, 64
nephew of, vi, 80
Pourushaspa, father of Zar-
duhsht (Zoroaster), ii, 9;
v, 14, 15, 17
Prefatory Note, vii, v
Prelate, or bishop q.v., iv, 341,
348; vi, 184
as militarist, iv, 197; v,
306; vi, 124; viii, 47
and note
Prelude, to Sháhnáma, i, 99 seq.
Kai Káús, ii, 29
Suhráb, ii, 119
Siyáwush, ii, 191
Kai Khusrau, iii, 15
Farúd, iii, 37
Kámús, iii, 110
Akwán, iii, 272
Bízhan and Manízha, iii, 287
Battle of the Twelve Rukhs,
iv, 9
Rustam and Shaghád, v, 261
Núshírwán, vii, 220
Hurmuzd, viii, 77
Presbyter, iv, 348
Prithá, Indian princess, iv, 316
Procopius, Byzantine historian
(6th century A.D.), vii, 187
Prometheus, i, 57
Pronunciation, Note on, preced-
ing text in each volume.
Property-tax, remission of, 165
Prophet, the, Praise of, 139
Proverb, i, 194, 195, 197; vii,
185; viii, 187
Pseudo - Callisthenes, Greek
Romance of Alexander
the Great, ii, 9; vi,
30 seq., 62 seq., 71, 72,
74 seq.
Pseudo-Calisthenes, account and
versions of, vi, 13 seq.,
17
vogue of, vi, 17
treatise of Palladius inter-
polated in, vi, 61
Alexander and Porus in, vi,
64
historic elements in, vi, 83
Egyptian elements in, vi, 83
Persian elements in, vi, 83
Arabic elements in, vi, 83
diagram to illustrate, vi, 84
Ptolemy, son of Lagus, one of
Alexander the Great's
generals, king of Egypt
(B.C. 323-283), and his-
torian, vi, 12, 13, 66
Púlád, a dív, ii, 44, 54, 55, 64,
93; iii, 256; iv, 296 and
note; v, 204
Púlád, Íránian hero, ii, 22
Púlád, Túránian hero, ii, 264;
iii, 199, 234
Púládwand, Túránian hero or
dív, 149; iii, 191, 268,
270
summoned by Afrásiyáb, iii,
254
goes to help Afrásiyáb, iii,
255
takes counsel with Afrá-
siyáb, iii, 256
worsts Tús, iii, 257
Gív, Ruhhám, and Bíz-
han, iii, 258.
cleaves in twain Káwa's
standard, iii, 258
challenged by Rustam, iii,
259
overthrown by Rustam, iii,
264
withdraws with his army
from the field, iii, 265
Pun-t (Berbera q.v.), ii, 79
Púrándukht, Sháh, 175, v, 294;
vi, 3; ix, 56
reproaches Kubád, ix, 17
makes Shahránguráz prime
minister, ix, 56
True Cross and, ix, 56
Purmáya (Barmaiún), brother of
Farídún, i, 90, 91; v, 261
referred to, i, 147, 165
Kaiánúsh and, summon the
smiths to Farídún, i, 158
go with Farídún against
Zahhák, i, 159
attempt to kill Farídún,
i, 160
Pusfarrukh, ix, 50
Python, Apollo and the, vi, 203