CONTENTS

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PREFATORY NOTE		v
ABBREVIATIONS		xiii
NOTE ON PRONUNCIATION		xv

THE SÁSÁNIAN DYNASTY (concluded)
KUBÁD (COMMONLY CALLED SHÍRWÍ)—
SECT.
1.	How Shírwí ascended the Throne, announced his Will, and sent Chiefs to his Father with Counsel and Excuses	8
2.	How Khusrau Parwíz answered Shírwí	15
3.	How Shírwí grieved for Khusrau Parwíz and how the Chiefs were displeased thereat	27
4.	How Bárbad lamented Khusrau Parwíz, cut off his own Fingers, and burned his Instruments of Music	29
5.	How the Chiefs demanded from Shírwí the Death of Khusrau Parwíz and how he was slain by Mihr Hurmuzd	32
6.	How Shírwí asked Shírín in Marriage, how Shírín killed herself, and how Shírwí was slain	36
ARDSHÍR, SON OF SHÍRWÍ—
1.	How Ardshír, Son of Shírwí, ascended the Throne and harangued the Chiefs	44
2.	How Guráz was displeased at Ardshír being Sháh and how he caused Ardshír to be slain by Pírúz Son of Khusrau	45
GURÁZ (ALSO CALLED FARÁYÍN)—
1.	How Guráz (also called Faráyín) received News of the Slaying of Ardshír, hastened to Írán, took Possession of the Throne, and was killed by Shahránguráz	51
PÚRÁNDUKHT—
1.	How Púrándukht ascended the Throne and slew Pírúz, Son of Khusrau, and how her own Life ended	56
ÁZARMDUKHT—
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1.	How Ázarmdukht ascended the Throne and how she died	59
FARRUKHZÁD—
1.	How Farrukhzád ascended the Throne and how he was slain by a Slave	61
YAZDAGIRD—
1.	How Yazdagird ascended the Throne and addressed the Chiefs	70
2.	How Sa'ad, Son of Wakkás, invaded Írán, how Yazdagird sent Rustam to oppose him, and how Rustam wrote a Letter to his Brother	72
3.	How Rustam wrote to Sa'ad, Son of Wakkás, and how he replied	78
4.	How Rustam fought with Sa'ad, Son of Wakkás, and was slain	83
5.	How Yazdagird consulted with the Íránians and went to Khurásán	85
6.	How Yazdagird wrote to Máhwí of Súr	89
7.	How Yazdagird wrote to the Marchlords of Tús	90
8.	How Yazdagird went to Tús and how Máhwí of Súr met him	95
9.	How Máhwí of Súr incited Bízhan to war with Yazdagird and how Yazdagird fled and hid himself in a Mill	96
10.	How Máhwí of Súr sent the Miller to kill Yazdagird, and how the Archmages counselled Máhwí to forbear	101
11.	How Yazdagird was slain by Khusrau, the Miller	107
12.	How Máhwí of Súr was informed of the Obsequies of Yazdagird and ascended the Throne	112
13.	How Bízhan, hearing of the Slaying of Yazdagird, and of Máhwí of Súr's Accession to the Throne, led forth the Host to fight with him	115
14.	How Máhwí of Súr was taken and slain by Order of Bízhan	118
15.	Account of the Completion of the Sháhnáma	121
INDEX		123
GENERAL LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS		135
GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS		139
	Volume I	139
	Volume II	142
	Volume III	147
	Volume IV	150
	Volume V	154
	Volume VI	158
	Volume VII	164
	Volume VIII	169
	Volume IX	175
CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS		177
	Volume I.	177
	Volume II.	181
	Volume III.	183
	Volume IV.	184
	Volume V.	185
	Volume VI.	186
	Volume VII.	187
	Volume VIII.	188
GENERAL INDEX		191
	A	191
	B	215
	C	234
	D	241
	E	248
	F	249
	G	258
	H	275
	I	283
	J	287
	K	291
	L	316
	M	318
	N	329
	O	337
	P	338
	Q	346
	R	346a
	S	357
	T	379
	U	387
	V	388
	W	389
	X	390
	Y	390a
	Z	392