A.	G.	Serial.	TITLES OF THE ANECDOTES.
			Part I, Chapter IV: On the Account of the Ancient Kings of Persia, Greece, China, India, and of the Turks and Arabs.
f46b	f26a	119	A short introduction; reference to at-Ṭabarí’s Annals, and ath-Tha‘álibí’s Ghurar (see above, pp. 89—90).
			A short account of the reign of Gayúmarth. (Cf. Gh. pp. 1—4).
f47a	”	120	A short account of the reign of Húshang. (Cf. Gh. pp. 5—7).
”	”	121	A short account of the reign of Ṭahmúrath. (Cf. Gh. pp. 7—10).
f47b	f26b	122	A short account of the reign of Jamshíd; the origin of Nayrúz and of wine. (Cf. Gh. pp. 10—17).
”	”	123	Wine made unlawful by Kay-Qubád and again made lawful. (Cf. Gh. pp. 149—52).
”	”	124	Conclusion of Jamshíd’s reign. (Cf. Gh. pp. 16—7).
f48a	”	125	The reign of Dhaḥḥák. (Cf. Gh. p. 18).
”	f27a	126	Dhaḥḥák and the devil: the origin of flesh-eating, the two snakes and their horrible food. (Cf. Gh. pp. 19—24).
f48b	f27b	127	The origin of the Kurds and the story of Irmá’íl and Kirmá’íl. (Cf. Gh. p. 24).
”	”	128	Dhaḥḥák’s dream, and the birth and adventures of Farídún. (Cf. Gh. p. 32).
f49a	f28a	129	The reign of Farídún: the origin of Mihrján, and of the Dirafsh-i-Káwa­yání. (Cf. Gh. pp. 36—40).
f49b	”	130	Farídún and his three sons; the murder of Íraj; birth of Minúchihr. The Sháhnáma of Firdawsí, and the Ghurar of ath-Tha‘álibí are referred to. (Cf. Gh. pp. 52—65).
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f50b	f29a	131	Adventures of Sám and Zál-i-Zar and the reign of Minúchihr. (Cf. Gh. pp. 68—108). (A Sháhnáma is here referred to).
f53a	f31a	132	Birth of Rustam.
”	”	133	The reign of Nawdhar, and the aggressions of Afrásiyáb. (Cf. Gh. pp. 109—110).
f53b	f31b	134	Afrásiyáb’s invasion of Írán. (Cf. Gh. pp. 110 et seq.).
f54b	f32a	135	Ṭahmásp’s reign; the shot of Kay-Arish.
”	f32b	136	Kay-Qubád’s reign; Afrásiyáb’s attempts of Íránshahr, and the adventures of Rustam. (Cf. Gh. 139—47).
f55a	”	137	Reign of Kay-Ká’ús, his relations with Yaman, and his rescue. (Cf. Gh. pp. 154—63).
f55b	f33a	138	The story of Siyáwush and Súdábah; Siyáwush makes common cause with his father’s enemy, Afrásiyáb. (Cf. Gh. pp. 168—212).
f58b	f35a	139	Reign of Kay-Khusraw and the death of Afrásiyáb. (Cf. Gh. pp. 212—38).
f59a	f36a	140	Reign of Luhrásp. (Cf. Gh. pp. 239—44).
f60a	f36b	141	Story of Gushtásp and the appearance of Zoroaster. (Cf. Gh. pp. 245, 256, 262).
”	”	142	The war between Gushtásp and Arjásp; the account of the fire-temple Ádhar-Núsh. (Cf. Gh. pp. 263—76).
f60b	f37a	143	Isfandiyár’s martial exploits. (Cf. Gh. pp. 277—81).
f61b	f37b	144	The Ḥaft Khwán or the account of the seven exploits of Isfandiyár. (A Sháhnáma is referred to.) (Cf. Gh. pp. 301—38).
f62a	f38a	145	Isfandiyár slain by Rustam. (Cf. Gh. pp. 338—78).
f64a	f39b	146	Death of Rustam. (Cf. Gh. pp. 379—85).
f64b	f40a	147	Reign of Bahman, the son of Isfandiyár. (Cf. Gh. pp. 386—390).
”	”	148	Reign of Queen Humáy. (Cf. Gh. pp. 390—1).
”	”	149	Humáy abdicates in favour of her son Dáráb. (Cf. Gh. pp. 392—7),
f65a	f40b	150	Accession of Dárá, the son of Dáráb. (Cf. Gh. pp. 397—9).
”	”	151	Alexander the Great refuses to pay tribute to Persia. (Cf. Gh. pp. 399—408).
f65b	f41a	152	Dárá defeated and slain by Alexander. (Cf. Gh. pp. 408—11).
f66a	”	153	Alexander’s invasion of India, his entry into the Land of Darkness and ‘Iráq. (Cf. Gh. pp. 416—34).
f67a	f41b	154	Institution of the Mulúk’uṭ-Ṭawá’if by Aristotle’s advice.
”	f42a	155	History of the Mulúk’uṭ-Ṭawá’if or the Tribal Kings. (Cf. Gh. pp. 456—8).
f67b	”	156	The reign of Faghfúr, the son of Ashkán, one of the descendents of Yáfith b. Núḥ. (Cf. Gh. pp. 458—73).
f68a	f42b	157	Rise of the Sásánian dynasty: birth and promising career and reign of Ardashír-i-Bábakán. (Cf. Gh. pp. 473—82). (Sharḥ-i-Maqámát-i-Ḥarírí of Muṭarrizí is quoted and Ṭabarí also cited).
f69a	f43a	158	Birth of Shápúr. (Ṭabarí cited).
f69b	f43b	159	Reign of Shápúr. (Cf. Gh. pp. 487—9).
”	”	160	Story of Sáṭirún and Dhayzan. Continuation of Shápúr’s reign (Ṭabarí cited).
f70a	f44a	161	Reign of Hurmuz. (Cf. Gh. pp. 498—500).
”	”	162	Reign of Bahrám; appearance of Manes, the founder of Zindiqism. (Cf. Gh. pp. 500—501). (Ta’ríkh-i-Maqdisí, i. e. the Kitáb ’ul-Badw-wa’t-Ta’ríkh of Muṭahhar b. Ṭáhir al-Maqdisí edited by C. Huart, see Vol. iii, p. 157, as the source). See above, pp. 34—5.
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f70a	f44a	163	Manes: his skill in painting and some principles of the Manichaeans. (The Kitáb-i-A‘rádhu’r-Riyása-fí-Aghrádhi’s-Siyása as the source).
f70b	f44b	164	Reign of Bahrám II, called the “Ṣalif”, and his son Bahrám b. Bahrám b. Bahrám. (Cf. Gh. pp. 503—8).
”	”	165	Reign of Narsí, the son of Bahrám (very short). (Cf. Gh. pp. 508—10).
”	”	166	Reign of Hurmuz, the son of Narsí (very short). (Cf. Gh. pp. 510—12).
”	”	167	Reign of Shápúr “Dhu’l-Aktáf”. (Cf. Gh. pp. 513—32).
f71b	f45a	168	Reigns of Ardashír II, the son of Hurmuz and Shápúr the son of Shápúr (very short). (Cf. Gh. pp. 532—5).
”	”	169	Reign of Bahrám b. Shápúr b. Shápúr called Kirmánsháh. (Cf. Gh. pp. 535—6).
”	”	170	Reign of Yazdigird “the Sinner”. (Cf. Gh. pp. 537—9).
”	f45b	171	Reign of Bahrám Gúr. (Cf. Gh. pp. 539—44).
f72a	”	172	Why Bahrám was called Bahrám Gúr (very short). (Cf. Gh. p. 544).
”	”	173	Bahrám Gúr visits his father Yazdigird “the Sinner”. (Cf. Gh. pp. 544—9).
”	”	174	(a) How Bahrám wins the crown by the ordeal of lions, (cf. Gh. pp. 549—53), (b) and his victory over the Kháqán-i-Chín. (Gh. 554—560).
f73a	f46a	175	Bahrám Gúr visits India, meets Shankal; occasion of the spurious but celebrated couplet: (in Gh. Ibn Khurdádbih is cited for this verse). (Cf. Gh. pp. 560—4).
”	f46b	176	Bahrám imports a thousand minstrels from India: origin of the Lúliyán or Kúriyán (in Gh. Lúriyyún). (Cf. Gh. pp. 564—9).
f73b	”	177	Reigns of Yazdigird II and Fírúz, the sons and the grandson of Bahrám Gúr. (Cf. Gh. pp. 569—79). And the dreadful famine and Fírúz’s generosity.
”	”	178	Khushunwár or Khushnawáz, the sodomist, the ruler of Garjistán, and Fírúz’s unsuccessful attempt to suppress that vice (the story is related at some length). (Cf. Gh. pp. 579—83).
f74b	f47a	179	Súkhurrá, the Regent, acts wisely and restores the sons of Fírúz. (Cf. Gh. p. 586).
”	f47b	180	Reigns of Balásh and Qubád, the sons of Fírúz. (Cf. Gh. pp. 583—90).
f75a	”	181	Qubád and Jámásp fight for the throne: Qubád restored at last. (Cf. Gh. pp. 590—6).
”	f48a	182	The appearance of Mazdak and Qubád’s reception of him. (Cf. Gh. pp. 596—603).
f75b	”	183	Reign of Núshírwán and the suppression of the Mazdakites. The story is connected with Nu‘mán b. Mundhir, Imra’u’l-Qays and Mazdak (reference to Ghurar, Ṭabarí.) (Cf. Gh. pp. 603—6).
f76a	f48b	184	Remainder of Núshírwán’s reign. (In Gh. 610—36: Núshírwán’s saying, invasions, chess, Kalíla wa Dimna, Barzuwayh and Buzurjmihr are men­tioned, which are omitted in the Jawámi‘). (Cf. Gh. pp. 609, 636).
f76b	”	185	Reign of Hurmuz, the son of Núshírwán: Bahrám Chúbín. (Cf. Gh. pp. 637—61).
f78a	f49b	186	Flight of Parwíz.
f79a	f50a	187	The Wonders collected by Parwíz. (Cf. Gh. p. 698). [Kháqání and Niẓámí (Khusraw wa Shírín) cited].
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f79b	f50b	188	Fall and death of Parwíz at the hands of Shírwayh. (Kalíla wa Dimna is referred to.) (Cf. Gh. pp. 712, 724).
f80a	f51a	189	Shírwayh murders his brothers. Death of Shírín.
f80b	”	190	Reign and death of Shírwayh. (Cf. Gh. p. 718).
”	”	191	Reign of Ardashír, the son of Shírwayh. (Cf. Gh. p. 731).
”	f51b	192	Reigns of Shahr-Ázád, Búrán, and Ázarmídukht, his daughters. (Cf. Gh. p. 733).
f81a	”	193	Farrukh-Zád and Ázarmídukht, and the rise and fall of Yazdigird. (Cf. Gh. pp. 736—42).
f81b	f52a	194	Some account of the Kings of Rúm, ie, Byzantium.
”	”	195	Heraclius persists in opening the locked chamber.
			The chapter ends with a short eulogy on the Wazír.