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Abū al-Fażl ʿAllāmī

p. 61

fist. Sultan Sikander Lodi in Hindustán introduced another gaz of the breadth of 41 Iskandaris and a half. This was a copper coin mixed with silver. Humayún added a half and it was thus completed to

Ğulām Ḥusayn Khān Ṭabāṭabāʾī

p. 301

least occasion to apply to the Emperors of Hindostan for any service, and on the contrary that Emperors of Hindostan, namely, Sultan Babr and Sultan H8maï8n, took refuge in the Courts of the immortal

The Rauzat-us-Safa (Rehatsek), Part 2, Volume 3

Mīr Khvānd

p. 125

and having expelled us from the abode of the Sultanate and the residence of our fathers and ancestors, they are bent upon subjugating the whole monarchy to its furthest boundaries. It being incumbent

Davvānī

p. 418

potentates: since, agreeably to the saying “The Sultan is the shadow of God,” 4 to observe the duties of a presence-chamber will form a man’s spirit to observe those of religion. For him who is

Firdawsī

p. 414

era of, 190 Alfír, fortress (Gang-dizh?), 190 'Alí, Khalífa, 337 and note Alkús, Túránian hero, 114 Alp-Arselan, Sultán, 219 note A'mul, city, 18, 104 Andaríman, Túránian hero, 264 Angra

Niẓāmī Ganjavī

p. 308

Jamshíd is likened to the moon, because he was born with a resplendent face. Thus, the name Jamshíd is compounded of—jam, a great sultan, and shaid, a shiner. Ḍuhhák slew Bahman. Now Bahman

The Lawaih: a Treatise on Sufism

Jāmī

p. viii

death at Aleppo in 587 A.H. by advice of that valiant defender of the Faith, Sulṭān Ṣalāḥ-ud-dīn, wrote a book entitled Ḥikmat-ul-Ishrāq , or “Philosophy of Inner Light”. 0-8a The

Abū al-Fażl ʿAllāmī

p. 263

the second fold. Then, in like manner but a little lower, comes the seal of the Çadr. But when Shaikh 'Abdunnabí and Sulṭán Khwájah were çadrs ( vide note to A´ín 19), they used to put their

Ḥusayn ʿAlī Khān Kirmānī

p. 300

banks of the Kishna, in 972, Hijri. The words “Ram Raja m died on the day of Adeena,”— give the date of his death. Sultan Alumgeer during his reign gave the descendants of this line of Princes

Alchemy of Happiness

Al-Ghazālī

p. 11

runs as follows: “Once upon a time the Chinese having challenged the Greeks to a trial of skill in painting, the Sultan summoned them both into edifices built for the purpose directly facing each

Firdawsī

p. 139

they must be referred to a common origin of great antiquity. § 1 In Praise of Sultán Mahmùd V. 1272 God bless the Sháh, the pride of crown and throne And signet-ring, bless him whose treasuries

Firdawsī

p. 193

His blessing on Muhammad's spirit be, And on his comrades all increasingly.” 190 III THE ASHKÁNIAN DYNASTY XXI THE ASHKÁNIANS THEY REIGNED TWO HUNDRED YEARS ARGUMENT THE poet praises Sultán

Firdawsī

p. 438

China), 417 Madá'in, Ctesiphon (Taisafún) and neighbouring cities, xi, 4, 46, 192, 193 palace of Khusrau Parwíz at, story of, 400 Máh Ázar, scribe, 81 Mahmúd, Sultán, 24 Mahrwí, 248 Makátúra

Firdawsī

p. 330

noble, 260, 263 Mahmúd, Sultán, vi, 30, 89, 116, 119 praise of, 30, 89, 118, 262 Mahraspand, father of Ádarbád, 16 note Maidhyó-m a ungha, cousin and first convert of Zarduhsht, 17 Malcolm, Sir

Jāmī

p. x

commenced, a great deal of the preliminary writing common to Oriental poets has to be waded through. This has all been translated, with the exception of a few couplets in praise of Sultan Hussein, one

Niẓāmī Ganjavī

p. 398

celebrated. The seven treasures are—gold, silver, iron, tin, copper, lead, and brass. “Haft ganjína” may signify—the chair of Sulṭáns adorned with the treasures of seven climes. 17 Dárá

Kāshifī

p. 447

do with the seraglio of the sulṭán? and when thou oughtest to have been engaged in rearing thy young, why didst thou employ thyself in the tutelage of the king’s son? Hadst thou been satisfied

Jāmī

p. 116

Propitious omen to thee Fortune gave, “That to thee came thy Sultan as a slave. “A moon to royal crown that might aspire “Is in thy hand: what more dost thou require? “Before his face be happy

Firdawsī

p. 433

Sikandar, 53 executed, 56, 88 Mahmúd, Sultán, viii, ix, 20, 193 praise of, 20, 207, 279, 292, 370 Firdausí's veiled attacks on, 62, 92 seq. and note his remission of the land-tax, 196, 208 Maishán

Mīr Khvānd

p. 350

Yazdejerd ascended the throne, he said: ‘Three are not to be trusted, namely, the sea, fire, and the Sultân.’ He also said: ‘The wisest king is he who delays punishment when he is in anger, and