D.	G.	Serial.	TITLES OF THE ANECDOTES.
			Part II, Chapter XII = XXXVII: On the Excellence of Courage.
f139a	f201b	1381	A preamble on the real meaning of courage, as opposed to rashness; ‘Alí, the Lion of God, famed for his valour.
f139b	f202a	1382	How ‘Amr b. Ma‘díkarib overcomes a party of the Arabs, and kills them and releases the victims. (T. F. S. as the source).
”	”	1383	The duel between ‘Alí and ‘Amr b. ‘Abd Wadd on the eve of the Battle of the Ditch.
D.	G.	Serial.	TITLES OF THE ANECDOTES.
f140b	f202b	1384	‘Abdu’llah b. Ṭáhir’s observation on the forces of al-Amín.
”	”	1385	How ‘Abdu’llah b. Ṭáhir got the title of Dhu’l-Yamínayn or Ambidexter.
”	”	1386	al-Mu‘taṣim’s order to Afshín to suppress Bábak and his Khurramites.
”	”	1387	The revolt of Naṣr b. Musayyab and al-Ma’mún’s efforts to put it down; the high-mindedness of the Ambidexter shown on that occasion.
f141a	f203a	1388	The strength of al-Mu‘taṣim displayed in killing a tiger single-handed.
”	”	1389	Another feat of the same: he drags a mule out of a pit.
”	”	1390	Archers, the pick of the army, as described in presence of Núshírwán.
”	”	1391	Bahrám Gúr’s excellence in the art of archery. (The Ta’ríkh-i-Mulúk-i-‘Ajam as the source, see above p. 56).
”	”	1392	A notable of the Baní Shaybán in the tent of Muhalhil, his skill in shooting arrows, his theft and Zayd-i-Injíl’s offer of the spoil taken from the tribe of Baní Tamím.
141b	f203b	1393	The advíce of a warrior to his son.
			The chapter ends with a splendid encomium on the Wazír.