PART V. THE FALL AND RESTORATION TO FAVOUR OF
BÚZURJMIHR, AND THE WISDOM OF NÚSH-ÍRWÁN—
SECT.
1.
How Núshírwán was wroth with Búzurjmihr and
ordered him to be put in Ward
4
2.
How the Ambassador of Cæsar came to Núshírwán
with a locked Casket and how Búzurjmihr
was set at large to declare its Contents
8
3.
Discourse on the Responses of Núshírwán
14
4.
Núshírwán's Letter of Counsel to his Son Hurmuzd
25
5.
How an Archmage questioned Núshírwán and how
he made Answer
28
PART VI. THE SHÁH'S LAST YEARS—
1.
How Núshírwán made ready to war against
Cæsar
43
2.
How Núshírwán took the Stronghold of Sakíla
and how a Shoemaker had Dealings with him
46
3.
How the Envoys of Cæsar came to Núshírwán
with Apologies and Presents
51
4.
How Núshírwán chose Hurmuzd as his Successor
54
5.
How the Archimages questioned Hurmuzd and
how he replied
57
6.
How Núshírwán appointed Hurmuzd as his Successor
and gave him parting Counsels
61
7.
How Núshírwán had a Dream and how Búzurjmihr
interpreted it as signifying the Appearance of
Muhammad
66
HURMUZD, SON OF NÚSHÍRWÁN—
1.
The Prelude
77
2.
How Hurmuzd ascended the Throne and harangued
the Chiefs
78
3.
How Hurmuzd slew Ízid Gashasp, Zarduhsht,
Símáh Barzín, and Bahrám Ázarmihán, his
Father's Ministers
81
4.
How Hurmuzd turned from Tyranny to Justice
90
5.
How Hosts gathered from all Sides against Hur-muzd,
and how he took Counsel with his
Wazírs
92
6.
How Hurmuzd heard of Bahrám Chúbína and
sent for him
96
7.
How Bahrám Chúbína came to Hurmuzd and was
made Captain of the Host
100
8.
How Bahrám Chúbína went with twelve thousand
Cavaliers to fight King Sáwa
106
9.
How King Sáwa sent a Message to Bahrám
Chúbína and his Answer
113
10.
How King Sáwa and Bahrám Chúbína set the
Battle in Array against each other
115
11.
How King Sáwa sent another Message to Bahrám
Chúbína and his Answer
117
12.
How Bahrám Chúbína had a Dream in the Night,
how he gave Battle the next Morning, and
how King Sáwa was slain
121
13.
How Bahrám Chúbína sent a Letter announcing his
Victory, and the Head of King Sáwa, to Hur-muzd,
and his Answer
129
14.
How Bahrám Chúbína fought with Parmúda, Son
of King Sáwa, and overcame him, and how
Parmúda took Refuge in the Hold of Áwáza
134
15.
How Bahrám Chúbína sent a Message to Parmúda
and how Parmúda asked Quarter
138
16.
How Bahrám Chúbína asked of Hurmuzd a Warrant
to spare the Life of Parmúda and the
Answer
141
17.
How Hurmuzd's Letter, granting Quarter to Par-múda,
reached Bahrám Chúbína, and how
Bahrám Chúbína was wroth with Parmúda
143
18.
How Parmúda came before Hurmuzd with the
Treasures sent by Bahrám Chúbína
149
19.
How Hurmuzd heard of the Ill-doing of Bahrám
Chúbína and made a Compact with the Khán
151
20.
How Hurmuzd wrote a chiding Letter to Bahrám
Chúbína and sent him a Distaff-case, Cotton,
and Women's Raiment
153
21.
How Bahrám Chúbína put on the Woman's Dress
and showed himself therein to the Chiefs of the
Host
154
22.
How Bahrám Chúbína went to hunt and saw a
Lady who foretold the Future to him
156
23.
How Bahrám Chúbína assumed the royal Style
and how Kharrád, Son of Barzín, and the
Archscribe fled
158
24.
How Hurmuzd received News of Bahrám Chú-bína's
Doings, and how Bahrám Chúbína sent a
Frail of Swords to Hurmuzd
160
25.
How Bahrám Chúbína made known to the Chiefs
his Designs upon the Throne, and how his
Sister Gurdya advised him
163
26.
Bahrám Chúbína's Letter to the Khán and how he
coined Money with the name of Khusrau
Parwíz and sent it to Hurmuzd
172
27.
How Bahrám Chúbína wrote to Hurmuzd and how
Khusrau Parwíz fled from his Father
173
28.
How Hurmuzd sent Ayín Gashasp with an Army
to fight Bahrám Chúbína and how he was slain
by his Comrade
177
29.
How Hurmuzd grieved, refused Audience to the
Íránians, and was blinded by Bandwí and
Gustaham
182
30.
How Khusrau Parwíz heard of the Blinding of
Hurmuzd
184
KHUSRAU PARWÍZ—
1.
The Prelude
196
2.
How Khusrau Parwíz sat upon the Throne and
made an Oration
197
3.
How Khusrau Parwíz visited his Father and asked
Forgiveness
198
4.
How Bahrám Chúbína heard of the Blinding of
Sháh Hurmuzd and how he led his Troops
against Khusrau Parwíz
200
5.
How Khusrau Parwíz and Bahrám Chúbína met
and parleyed
204
6.
How Bahrám Chúbína and Khusrau Parwíz
returned, how Gurdya advised Bahrám Chú-bína,
and how Khusrau Parwíz told his Purpose
to the Íránians
220
7.
How Bahrám Chúbína attacked the Army of
Khusrau Parwíz by Night and how Khusrau
Parwíz fled
226
8.
How Khusrau Parwíz went to his Sire and fled to
Rúm, and how Hurmuzd was slain
230
9.
How Bahrám Chúbína sent Troops after Khusrau
Parwíz and how Bandwí contrived to rescue
him from their Hands
233
10.
How Bahrám, the Son of Siyáwush, took Bandwí
and carried him to Bahrám Chúbína
237
11.
How Bahrám Chúbína summoned the Magnates of
Írán, how they discussed his Pretensions to
the Kingdom, and how he acceded to the
Throne
239
12.
How Bandwí plotted with Bahrám, the Son of Siyá-wush,
to slay Bahrám Chúbína, and how
Bandwí fled from Bond
245
13.
How Khusrau Parwíz went toward Rúm by the
Desert-route and how a Hermit told him of
the Past and Future
249
14.
How a Cavalier of Cæsar came to Khusrau Parwíz
and how he sent an Answer by Gustaham,
Bálwí, Andiyán, Kharrád, Son of Barzín, and
Shápúr to Cæsar.
257
15.
How Cæsar answered the Letter of Khusrau Parwíz
260
16.
How Cæsar wrote to Khusrau Parwíz, declining to
help him, and his Answer
261
17.
How Cæsar wrote the second Time to Khusrau
Parwíz about giving him Aid
264
18.
How Khusrau Parwíz answered Cæsar about the
Alliance
269
19.
How Cæsar made a Talisman and deceived the
Envoys of Khusrau Parwíz, and how Kharrád,
Son of Barzín, solved the Mystery
271
20.
How Kharrád, Son of Barzín, expounded the
Faith of the Indians and exhorted Cæsar
275
21.
How Cæsar sent a Host and his Daughter to Khus-rau
Parwíz
278
22.
How Khusrau Parwíz led his Host to Ázar Ábádagán
and how Bandwí met him on the Way
281
23.
How Bahrám Chúbína had Tidings of the Coming
of Khusrau Parwíz and wrote a Letter to the
Chiefs of Írán, and how the Letter fell into the
Hands of Khusrau Parwíz and his Answer
284
24.
How Khusrau Parwíz fought with Bahrám Chú-bína
and how Kút, the Rúman, was slain
288
25.
How Khusrau Parwíz fought with Bahrám Chú-bína
the second Time, was defeated, and
escaped from him by the Help of Surúsh
292
26.
How Khusrau Parwíz fought the third Time with
Bahrám Chúbína and defeated him
300
27.
How Khusrau Parwíz sent an Army under Nastúh
after Bahrám Chúbína, and how Bahrám
Chúbína captured him and reached the Khán
of Chín
303
28.
How Khusrau Parwíz pillaged the Camp of Bah-rám
Chúbína and wrote a Letter to Cæsar who
answered it with a Robe of Honour and Gifts
306
29.
How Niyátús was wroth with Bandwí and how
Maryam made Peace between them
309
30.
How Khusrau Parwíz gave Presents to Niyátús
and the Rúmans, how he dismissed them to
Rúm, and wrote Patents for the Nobles of Írán
312
31.
Firdausí's Lament for the Death of his Son
315
32.
The Story of Bahrám Chúbína and the Khán of
Chín
316
33.
How Makátúra was slain by Bahrám Chúbína
320
34.
How the Lion-ape slew a Daughter of the Khán,
how it was slain by Bahrám Chúbína, and how
the Khán gave him a Daughter and the Kingdom
of Chín
322
35.
How Khusrau Parwíz heard of the Case of Bahrám
Chúbína and wrote a Letter to the Khán, and
how he replied
327
36.
How Khusrau Parwíz sent Kharrád, Son of Barzín,
to the Khán and how he schemed to slay Bah-rám
Chúbína
331
37.
How Bahrám Chúbína was slain by Kulún as
Kharrád, Son of Barzín, had planned
336
38.
How the Khán had Tidings of Bahrám Chúbína's
Death and how he destroyed the House and
Family of Kulún
343
39.
How Khusrau Parwíz had Tidings of the Slaying of
Bahrám Chúbína and honoured Kharrád, Son
of Barzín
345
40.
How the Khán sent his Brother to Gurdya, the
Sister of Bahrám Chúbína, with a Letter
touching her Brother's Death and asking her
in Marriage as his Queen, and her Answer
346
41.
How Gurdya consulted her Nobles and fled from
Marv
349
42.
How the Khán received Tidings of the Flight of
Gurdya and how he sent Tuwurg with an Army
after her, and how Gurdya slew Tuwurg
351
43.
How Gurdya wrote to Gurdwí
354
44.
How Khusrau Parwíz slew Bandwí
354
45.
How Gustaham rebelled against Khusrau Parwíz
and took Gurdya to Wife
355
46.
How Khusrau Parwíz took Counsel with Gurdwí
concerning Gustaham and how Gurdya,
prompted by Gurdwí, slew him
358
47.
How Gurdya wrote to Khusrau Parwíz and how
he summoned and married her
361
48.
How Gurdya showed her Accomplishment before
Khusrau Parwíz
363
49.
How Khusrau Parwíz sent an ill-disposed March-lord
to Rai and how he oppressed the Folk
there
365
50.
How Gurdya made Sport before Khusrau Parwíz
and how he gave Rai to her
367
51.
How Khusrau Parwíz portioned out his Realm
368
52.
How Shírwí, the Son of Khusrau Parwíz, was born
of Maryam with bad Auspices and how Khus-rau
Parwíz informed Cæsar
371
53.
How Cæsar wrote a Letter to Khusrau Parwíz,
sent Gifts, and asked for the Cross of Christ
374
54.
How Khusrau Parwíz answered Cæsar's Letter and
sent Gifts
379
THE STORY OF KHUSRAU PARWÍZ AND SHÍRÍN—
55.
The Prelude
382
56.
How Khusrau Parwíz loved Shírín, how they
parted, how he met her again while hunting
and sent her to his Bower
383
57.
How the Nobles heard that Shírín had come to the
Bower of Khusrau Parwíz and how they
advised him and were satisfied with his Answer
386
58.
How Shírín murdered Maryam and Khusrau Par-wíz
put Shírwí in Bonds
389
59.
How Khusrau Parwíz made the Throne of Tákdís
391
60.
The Story of Sarkash and Bárbad, the Minstrel,
and Khusrau Parwíz
396
61.
How Khusrau Parwíz built the Palace of Madá'in
400
62.
Discourse on the Splendour and Greatness of
Khusrau Parwíz
405
63.
How Khusrau Parwíz turned from Justice, how
the Chiefs revolted, and how Guráz called
in Cæsar
407
64.
How Cæsar withdrew through an Expedient of
Khusrau Parwíz and how the Chiefs released
Shírwí from Bonds
409
65.
How Khusrau Parwíz was taken and how Shirwí
sent him to Taisafún