Šāh-nāmah - The Šahnama of Firdausi, Volume 9

Pírán, holds parley with Gív, iv,
20
informs Afrásiyáb, iv, 20
receives reinforcements, iv,
20
rejects Gív's overtures, iv,
21
occupies Kanábad, iv, 22
arrays his host, iv, 25
gives the centre to Húmán
iv, 25
left to Burjásp, iv, 26
right to Lahhák and
Farshídward, iv, 26
sets scouts on the mountain-
top, iv, 26
dissuades Húmán from
fighting, iv, 30
hears of Húmán's death, iv,
51
sends Nastíhan to make a
night-attack, iv, 53
hears of Nastíhan's death,
iv, 55
attacks Gúdarz, iv, 55
proposes terms to Gúdarz,
iv, 63
sends Rúín with letter to
Gúdarz, iv, 67
receives Gúdarz' reply, iv, 74
harangues his troops and
prepares for battle, iv, 75
sends messenger to Afrá-
siyáb, iv, 75
receives Afrásiyáb's reply,
iv, 80
becomes despondent, iv, 81,
98
sends Lahhák and Far-
shídward to take the
Íránians in flank, iv, 82
fights with Gív, iv, 84
appeals to Lahhák and
Farshídward for help, iv,
85
announces the proposed
Battle of Eleven Rukhs,
iv, 94
gives the chief command to
Lahhák and Farshídward,
iv, 94
Pírán, instructs them, iv, 95
holds a parley with Gúdarz
and arranges with him
the Battle of the Eleven
Rukhs, iv, 95 seq.
steed of, slain by Gúdarz,
iv, 107
falls under his steed and is
injured, iv, 107
flees from Gúdarz, iv, 107
refuses to surrender, iv,
108
wounds Gúdarz, iv, 108
slain by Gúdarz, iv, 109
lamented for by Lahhák
and Farshídward, iv, 112
Kai Khusrau, iv, 127
buried with the Túránian
champions by Kai Khus-
rau, iv, 128
death of, announced to
Afrásiyáb, iv, 151
treasures of, taken pos-
session of by Afrásiyáb, iv,
219
Pírúz (Perozes), Sháh, 166, vi, 3;
vii, 4, 153, 178 seq., 335,
359; viii, 73, 75, 168,
242, 245, 267, 285
passed over in the succes-
sion by Yazdagird, vii,
155
helped by the Haitálians,
vii, 156, 157
defeats Hurmuz, vii, 157
Hurmuz pardoned by, vii,
156, 158
Reign of, 166, vii, 159 seq.
Note on, vii, 159 seq.
calamities of, vii, 159
title of, vii, 159
relic of, vii, 159
measures of, against drought
vii, 159, 162
cities of, vii, 159, 163
expedition of, against the
Haitálians, vii, 159, 164
seq.
tradition of, vii, 160
in mythical story, vii,
161
Pírúz (Perozes), Bahrám Gúr's
pillar said to have been
moved by, vii, 161
daughter of, taken prisoner,
vii, 161
child of, the wife of
Kubád, vii, 161, 184
accession of, vii, 161
advances against Khúsh-
nawáz, vii, 164
gives the van to Hurmuz,
vii, 164
gives the rear to Kubád,
vii, 164
gives the regency to Balásh,
vii, 164
makes Súfarai (Sarkhán)
minister to Balásh, vii,
164 and note
replies to the appeal of
Khúshnawáz, vii, 165, 167
defeated by Khúshnawáz,
vii, 168
death of, vii, 168
Íránian tradition of the
revenge for, vii, 170
Súfarai determines to
avenge, vii, 173
Pírúz, Íránian chief, vii, 85
Pírúz, Íránian general, vii, 187
Pírúz, Íránian warrior, vii, 219,
273 seq.
exhorts Núshzád to yield,
vii, 273
Pírúz, father of Ustád, viii,
296
Pírúz, son of Khusrau, minister
of Ardshír son of Shírwí,
175
appointed general, ix, 44
letter of Guráz to, ix, 46
takes counsel, ix, 46
writes to Guráz, ix, 47
Guráz marches against, ix,
48
appeals to Tukhár, ix, 48
feasts with Ardshír, ix, 48
informs Guráz of the death
of Ardshír, ix, 51
put to death, ix, 57
Pírúz, Íránian prince, ix, 59
Pírúz, son of Shápúr, Íránian
noble, takes Rustam's
letter to Sa'ad, ix, 80, 81
Pírúzán, Persian general, com-
mands Persian forces at
Nahávand, ix, 68
slain, ix, 69
Pírúz-Rám (Rám-Pírúz), city
built by Pírúz, 166, vii,
159, 163
Pírúz Shápúr (Ambar q.v.), vi,
327, 357
Pisces, constellation, i, 310 and
note; ii, 407; iii, 26, 159,
318; iv, 364; vi, 395;
vii, 245; viii, 51, 342;
ix, 71
Pishdádian, Pishdádians, i, 116,
373; vii, 161, 171
Dynasty, i, 49, 115 seq.,
122; ii, 9, 336; iii, 9, 13;
vi, 194
Plague. See Pestilence.
Planets, the seven, vi, 206; vii, 408
created by Áhriman, i, 52
evil influence of, i, 52
symbolized in the game of
naid, vii, 382
Plato (Falátún), Greek philo-
sopher (B.C. 427-347), vii,
100 note
Planisphere, ii, 215, 216
Pleiads, Pleiades, i, 114, 205,
244, 245, 267, 332; ii,
148, 282, 394, 408; iv,
183, 245, 329; v, 110,
131; vi, 169, 401; vii,
365; viii, 53, 158
Plutarch, Greek writer (A.D. 46-
120), vi, 67
Poll-tax, vii, 215, 225
Polo, game of, 145, ii, 263 seq.,
292; iv, 349, 350; vi, 329,
379, 382; vii, 57, 118, 143,
235; viii, 246, 247, 258,
371; ix, 16
episode in Kárnámak and
Sháhnáma, vi, 196, 257,
263, 271
-stick, ii, 292; iv, 350; vi,
271, 272; vii, 118; viii, 247
Porus (Fúr q.v.), Indian king,
vi, 17, 62 seq., 66, 76, 83
son of, vi, 18, 63
Darius' letter to, vi, 31
origin of name of, vi, 31
kingdom of, vi, 31
Alexander and, historical
account of, vi, 63
in the Pseudo-Callisthe-
nes, vi, 64, 67
stature of, vi, 64
nephew of, vi, 80
Pourushaspa, father of Zar-
duhsht (Zoroaster), ii, 9;
v, 14, 15, 17
Prefatory Note, vii, v
Prelate, or bishop q.v., iv, 341,
348; vi, 184
as militarist, iv, 197; v,
306; vi, 124; viii, 47
and note
Prelude, to Sháhnáma, i, 99 seq.
Kai Káús, ii, 29
Suhráb, ii, 119
Siyáwush, ii, 191
Kai Khusrau, iii, 15
Farúd, iii, 37
Kámús, iii, 110
Akwán, iii, 272
Bízhan and Manízha, iii, 287
Battle of the Twelve Rukhs,
iv, 9
Rustam and Shaghád, v, 261
Núshírwán, vii, 220
Hurmuzd, viii, 77
Presbyter, iv, 348
Prithá, Indian princess, iv, 316
Procopius, Byzantine historian
(6th century A.D.), vii, 187
Prometheus, i, 57
Pronunciation, Note on, preced-
ing text in each volume.
Property-tax, remission of, 165
Prophet, the, Praise of, 139
Proverb, i, 194, 195, 197; vii,
185; viii, 187
Pseudo - Callisthenes, Greek
Romance of Alexander
the Great, ii, 9; vi,
30 seq., 62 seq., 71, 72,
74 seq.
Pseudo-Calisthenes, account and
versions of, vi, 13 seq.,
17
vogue of, vi, 17
treatise of Palladius inter-
polated in, vi, 61
Alexander and Porus in, vi,
64
historic elements in, vi, 83
Egyptian elements in, vi, 83
Persian elements in, vi, 83
Arabic elements in, vi, 83
diagram to illustrate, vi, 84
Ptolemy, son of Lagus, one of
Alexander the Great's
generals, king of Egypt
(B.C. 323-283), and his-
torian, vi, 12, 13, 66
Púlád, a dív, ii, 44, 54, 55, 64,
93; iii, 256; iv, 296 and
note; v, 204
Púlád, Íránian hero, ii, 22
Púlád, Túránian hero, ii, 264;
iii, 199, 234
Púládwand, Túránian hero or
dív, 149; iii, 191, 268,
270
summoned by Afrásiyáb, iii,
254
goes to help Afrásiyáb, iii,
255
takes counsel with Afrá-
siyáb, iii, 256
worsts Tús, iii, 257
Gív, Ruhhám, and Bíz-
han, iii, 258.
cleaves in twain Káwa's
standard, iii, 258
challenged by Rustam, iii,
259
overthrown by Rustam, iii,
264
withdraws with his army
from the field, iii, 265
Pun-t (Berbera q.v.), ii, 79
Púrándukht, Sháh, 175, v, 294;
vi, 3; ix, 56
reproaches Kubád, ix, 17
makes Shahránguráz prime
minister, ix, 56
True Cross and, ix, 56
Purmáya (Barmaiún), brother of
Farídún, i, 90, 91; v, 261
referred to, i, 147, 165
Kaiánúsh and, summon the
smiths to Farídún, i, 158
go with Farídún against
Zahhák, i, 159
attempt to kill Farídún,
i, 160
Pusfarrukh, ix, 50
Python, Apollo and the, vi, 203

QUEEN OF CHÍN (wife of the
Khán), viii, 190
daughter of, slain by lion-
ape, viii, 322
asks Bahrám Chúbína to
avenge her daughter, viii,
324
steward of, plots with Khar-
rád against Bahrám Chúbína
viii, 335
daughter of, cured by Khar-
rád, viii, 336
grants boon to Kharrád,
viii, 338
disgraced, viii, 344
Questions, Mountain of the Holy,
i, 62
hard, vii, 102 seq.
Quince, omen of the, ix, 13, 14
Quintus Curtius, Roman writer
(1st century A.D.), vi, 65
on the Amazons, vi, 72

RACES, duplicate in West and
East, vi, 68
fair-haired, vi, 73
Rád, ruler of Zábulistán, vii, 86
Ráda, Mount, ix, 91, 94
Rádwí, archimage
pleads with Máhwí for Yaz-
dagird, ix, 102
Rai, city and district near Tih-
rán, 174, i, 363, 366 seq.;
ii, 23, 399; iii, 242; iv,
147, 255, 256; v, 14, 18;
vi, 32, 202, 219, 229; vii,
84, 160, 184; viii, 72,
155, 166, 171, 173, 174,
189, 214, 216, 240; ix,
68, 69, 89, 95, 96
seat of the Magi, i, 60
Khár of. See Khár. i, 368,
374, 381
Ardawán's capital, vi, 201
Shápúr of, vii, 184, 185, 191,
192
seat of Arsacid power, viii,
72
Bahrám Chúbína goes to,
viii, 306
Khusrau Parwíz oppresses,
viii, 365
misery of, viii, 367
Gurdya delivers, viii, 368
Rái. See Rája.
Raibad, town, about twenty
miles west of Nishápúr,
and district east of the
Jagatai range, in Khurá-
sán,³⁴⁶,

iv, 17, 22, 23, 47,
55, 76, 88, 112, 134
occupied by Gúdarz, iv,
16
arrival of Kai Khusrau at,
iv, 111, 126
Rája (Rái) of Hind, temp. Luh-
rásp, iv, 321; ix, 17
temp. Núshírwán, 169, vii, 140
and note, 143, 424
proposes wager to Núshír-
wán, vii, 5, 385, 387
receives game of nard from
Núshírwán, vii, 5, 381,
389 seq.
fails to discover how to play
the game, vii, 392
pays forfeit to Núshírwán,
vii, 393
receives Núshírwán's gifts
from Barzwí, vii, 425
Rája, assists Barzwí in his mis-
sion to Hind, vii, 428
letter of, ix, 17
put in charge of Shírín,
ix, 17
Rakhsh, Rustam's steed, 142, i,
386; ii, 13, 42 seq., 67, 74,
94, 97, 110, 116, 139, 143,
311 354; iii, 146, 177,
186, 189, 194, 195, 223,
224, 226, 227, 229, 259,
264, 275, 276, 278, 279,
313, 324, 326, 335, 342,
344, 346 seq., 350, 352;
iv, 295; v, 117, 184, 192,
198, 207, 208, 214, 219,
228 seq., 234 seq., 266, 275
caught by Rustam, i, 378
seq.
described, i, 379, 380
care taken of, i, 380
slays a lion, ii, 45
encounters a dragon, ii, 48
stolen by Turkmans, ii, 121
seq.
sire of Shuráb's charger, ii,
128
saddled by Gív, Ruhhám,
and Tús for the fight with
Suhráb, ii, 160
referred to, iii, 184, 228,
253; v, 199
wounded by Asfandiyár, v,
229
returns home without Rus-
tam, v, 229
Rustam's thought of aban-
doning, v, 235
healed by the Símurgh, v,
237
tries to save Rustam, v,
270
falls into the pit, v, 270
body of, taken from pit by
Farámarz, v, 275
tomb of, v, 276
lord of=Rustam, v, 306
Rakhshasas, vi, 13
Rakka (Callinicus, Kálíniyús q.v.,
Nicephorium, Warígh),
city, viii, 188
Ram, personification of the
Divine Grace, i, 374. See
mountain-sheep.
Rustam's life saved by a, ii,
46
constellation, ii, 299; v, 129
Rám, Fire-temple, vi, 202, 226
Rám, Íránian warrior, viii, 291
Rám Ardshír, city, vi, 202, 290
and note
Rám Barzín, high priest and
general, 167, vii, 275
Kubád's testament kept by,
vii, 210
Núshírwán's instructions to,
concerning Núshzád, vii,
267 seq.
goes to fight with Núsh-
zád, vii, 272
hears of Núshzád's last
wishes, vii, 276
Rám Barzín, Persian official,
viii, 313
Rámbihisht, wife of Sásán, vi,
198
Rám Hurmuz, city in Khúzistán,
east of Ahwáz, vi, 199
plain of, vi, 199
Rámishn - i - Ardshír, district,
vi, 202
Rám Kubád (Aragán), city, vii,
188
Rám Pírúz. See Pírúz Rám.
Rangwí, Íránian warrior, viii,
296
Rasafa, viii, 188
Rashnawád, captain of the host
to Humái, 158
assembles troops, v, 301
Dáráb enlists under, v,
301
host of, reviewed by Húmái,
v, 302
marches on Rúm, v, 302
and the adventure of the
ruined vault, v, 303
gives presents to Dáráb, v,
304
questions Dáráb, v, 304
sends for the launderer and
his wife, v, 304
Rashnawád, Dáráb and, defeat
the Rúmans, v, 305, 306
praises Dáráb, v, 305, 306
offers Dáráb the spoil, v, 306
grants peace to Caesar, v,
307
returns to Írán, v, 307
hears from the launderer and
his wife about the case of
Dáráb, v, 308
writes to Humái about the
case of Dáráb, v, 308
appears with Dáráb before
Humái, v, 309 seq.
Rás-Shápúr (Gund-i-Shápúr,
q.v.), city, vi, 255, 256
Ratl, weight, vi, 156 and note
Raven, Raven-head, ix, 91 and
note, 95 note, 96
Ravi (Hydraotes), river in the
Punjáb, vi, 64
Rawalpindi, town and district in
the Punjáb, vi, 62
Rawlinson, Sir Henry, his ac-
count of Gotarzes' inscrip-
tion at Bihistún, iii, 9
Rawlinson, Professor, vi, 253
Red Sea, ii, 364
Reeds (bamboos), vi, 71
gigantic, seen by Sikandar,
vi, 148
used in house-building, vi,
71, 148
Religion, War of the, v, 19, 26
two campaigns of, v, 29
Remus, See Romulus.
Reseph, viii, 188
Responses, of Núshírwán, viii, 14
seq., 28 seq.
Revellers, Rosary of, ix, 38, 40
Rhyme-words, i, 74; ii, 228
note; v, 261; vi, 372;
vii, 88 and note, 89 and
note, 174 and note, 245 and
note, 263 and note
Firdausí and, viii, 397 note
Ridge of Gushtásp, v, 29
Rív-Ardshír, city east of the
Jaráhí river near the head
of the Persian Gulf, vi, 202
referred to, vi, 224
Rívníz, son-in-law of Tús, 147,
iii, 14, 25, 45, 57, 60, 71
prepares to attack Farúd,
iii, 51
referred to, iii, 55
burial of, iii, 68
Rívníz, son of Kai Káús, ii, 3;
iii, 14, 96, 113, 114, 232
slain, iii, 93
battle for crown of, iii, 94
Rívníz, son of Zarasp, iv, 360
Zarír and, go to Rúm, iv, 360
hails Gushtásp as Sháh, iv,
362
Rízmihr (Zarmihr), son of Súfa-
rai, 166, vii, 207; viii, 169
identical with Súfarai, vii,
185
Kubád and, go to the Hai-
tálians, vii, 186
fate of, vii, 186
loyalty of, to Kubád, vii, 196
helps Kubád to escape from
prison, vii, 197
negotiates a marriage for
Kubád, vii, 197
made chief minister, vii, 200
Rizwán, angel, ii, 39 and note,
288
Roc, mythical bird, i, 51, 235
Roman, Romans, i, 10; iii, 286;
vi, 254, 318, 325, 326; vii,
214; viii, 188, 189, 195;
ix, 50, 66
relations of, with the Írán-
ians, i, 14
empire, Eastern, i, 373; vi,
253
war of, with Persian, viii,
41, 193
Alexander's legendary visit
to, vi, 30
emperors, vi, 321, 371, 372
neglect the defences of the
Caucasus, vii, 187
so-called tribute of, to
Persia, vii, 187
treatment of Munzir by, vii,
217
leads to war with Núshír-
wán, vii, 217
Romans, defeat Bahrám Chúbína,
viii, 76
Romance of Alexander the Great
(Pseudo-Callisthenes,
q.v.), vi, 11 seq., 88
incorporation of, in Sháh-
náma, vi, 16
vogue of, vi, 17
sources of marvels in, vi, 12,
69
diagram to illustrate, vi, 84
Rome, vi, 194, 197, 203, 301,
324
Shápúr son of Ardshír's wars
with, vi, 294, 297
Bahrám Gúr's war with, vi,
373
Romulus and Remus, foundling
legend of, v, 293
Rook, piece in chess. See Rukh.
Rosary of Revellers, ix, 38, 40
Roxana (Rúshanak, q.v.), vi, 33
Alexander and, vi, 30
account of, vi, 32
Rúdába, daughter of Mihráb
king of Kábul, wife of Zál,
and mother of Rustam,
141, 157, i, 145, 299: ii,
44, 180; v, 182, 184, 190
note
Story of Zál and, i, 256 seq.
referred to, iii, 285
Zál hears of, i, 257
description of, i, 257, 259,
264, 266, 272
hears of Zál, i, 260
falls in love with Zál, i, 260
handmaids of, go in quest of
Zál, i, 263
interview Zál, i, 266
invite Zál to visit Rúdába,
i, 267
reproached by the porter,
i, 267
describe Zál, i, 268
prepares to receive Zál, i,
269
entertains, and plights her
troth to, Zál, i, 272
Zál consults the archimages
on the matter of, i, 273
Rúdába, go-between of, with
Zál, i, 280
Zál sends Sám's letter to, i,
280
rewards her go-between, i,
281
go between of, discovered by
Síndukht, i, 281
reproached by her parents, i,
282, 287
congratulated by Síndukht,
i, 315
seen and admired by Sám, i,
318
married to Zál, i, 318
Zál and, go to Sístán, i, 319
grievous travail of, i, 320
saved by the Símurgh, i, 321
Caesarean operation per-
formed upon, i, 322
gives birth to Rustam, i,
322
fasts in sorrow for Rustam,
v, 278
frenzy of, v, 278
regains her wits, v, 279
referred to, v, 190, 289
lamentation of, v, 289
Rúdagí, Persian poet, versifies
the Fables of Bidpai, vii,
383, 431
Rúdbár, district, v, 30
Rúdyáb, father of Pápak (in
Sháhnáma), vi, 200, 212
Rue, wild, as a prophylactic, i,
380
Ruhhám, son of Gúdarz, Íránian
hero, ii, 4, 62, 73, 144, 158,
340; iii, 19, 33, 48, 67,
115, 126 seq., 139 seq., 154,
157, 182, 187, 211, 248,
259, 264, 268, 273, 322,
350, 352; iv, 13, 15, 21,
31, 37, 147; vii 156
helps to saddle Rakhsh for
the fight with Suhráb, ii,
160
mortally wounds Farúd, iii,
64
embassy of, to Pírán, iii, 87
attacks Bázúr, iii, 128
Ruhhám, worsted by Ashkabús,
iii, 179
goes to the help of Rustam,
iii, 227
worsted by Púládwand, iii,
258
goes with Rustam to rescue
Bízhan, iii, 334
commands the left wing, iv,
24
superseded pro tem, by
Farhád, iv, 92
chosen to fight with Bármán
iv, 97
slays Bármán, iv, 102
sent by Gúdarz to fetch
Pírán's corpse, iv, 110
acts as Kai Khusrau's stan-
dard-bearer in his combat
with Shída, iv, 171
protests against Kai Khus-
rau's fighting on foot with
Shída, iv, 174
holds Kai Khusrau's steed,
iv, 175
instructed by Kai Khusrau
to bury Shída, iv, 176
Kai Khusrau remonstrated
with by, and other nobles
for refusing audience, iv,
275
Ruhhám, king of Rai, temp.
Bahrám Gúr, vii, 85
Ruhhám, Íránian warrior, vii,
156
helps Pírúz to gain the
throne, vii, 156, 186;
viii, 73
Rúín, son of Pírán, 151, i, 92;
iii, 207, 234; iv, 10, 71,
90, 102, 152, 153, 162
summons Pírán to save
Farangís, ii, 323 and note
sent by Pírán to attack
Bahrám, iii, 98
wounded by Bahrám, iii,
99
put in command of ambush,
iv, 26
bears letter from Pírán to
Gúdarz, iv, 67
Rúín, entertained by Gúdarz, iv,
68
returns to Pírán with Gú-
darz' reply, iv, 74
goes to help Pírán against
Gív and is defeated, iv, 84
chosen to fight with Bízhan,
iv, 97
slain by Bízhan, iv, 103
Rúína, place, ix, 91
Rukh, piece in chess (castle), vii,
385, 423
position of, iv, 8,; vii, 388,
422
move of, iv, 8; vii, 422
Rukhs, Battle of the Twelve, 151;
iv, 7 seq.
meaning of, iv, 7
Battle of the Eleven, 151,
iv, 88
arranged by Gúdarz and
Pírán, iv, 95 seq.
Firdausí's reflections on,
iv, 7, 98, 106
referred to, v, 29; vii, 156
Rúm, the Eastern Roman Em-
pire, 154, 158, 162, 167,
172, 173, i, 15, 229; ii,
143, 297, 307, 360; iii,
106, 151, 164, 296; iv, 14,
133, 148, 196, 197, 208,
272, 312, 314, 316, 317,
323 seq., 330, 331, 333 seq.,
339, 341 seq., 345, 348, 349
352, 353, 355, 356, 359,
361, 364,; v, 75, 76, 102,
180, 188, 262, 301, 305;
vi, 40, 41, 45, 51, 53, 81,
94, 104, 113 seq., and
passim
king of=Mahmúd, i, 113
=Sikandar, vi, 172
West and, Salm's portion, i,
189
brocade of, i, 157, 183, 210,
252, 263, 316 and passim;
iii, 26, 235, 291, 297, 355;
iv, 128, 271, 364; v, 295;
vi, 56, 89; vii, 64, 67, 276,
384; viii, 157, 173, 278,
337, 367, 374; ix, 99, 101
Rúm, helm of, iii, 114
sea of, iii, 177
city in, founded by Salm, iv,
325
ravaged by Rashnawád and
Dáráb, v, 307
ambassadors from, come to
Dáráb, vi, 21
Dáráb wars with, vi, 22
prince of, vi, 22
chiefs of, vi, 23, 153
withdraw on Dáráb's ap-
proach, vi, 23
tribute of, to Írán, vi, 24
explained, vii, 187
ambassadors from, come to
Dárá, vi, 35
reed (pen) of, vi, 85
stuffs of, vi, 143
philosophers of, vi, 115,
154; viii, 279, 382
cavaliers of, vi, 167
Sháh of=Sikandar, vi, 170
Sikandar's policy to safe-
guard, vi, 178
Arastálís' advice to Sikan-
dar concerning, vi, 179
invaded by Shápúr, vi, 350
slave-girls of, chosen by
Bahrám Gúi, vi, 382
Bahrám Gúr's war with, vii,
4, 5, 84
Núshírwán's wars with, vii,
213
robes of, viii, 308
captured cities of, restored
to, viii, 312
monks of, slain by Máhwi,
ix, 113
Rúman, Rúmans, 154, 158, 162,
167, 172, 173, iii, 309; iv,
357, 360, 363; v, 173, 205
292; vi, 44, 45, 101 seq.,
113, 114, 127, 142, 148,
168, 170, 179 seq., and
passim
slaves, i, 252; vi, 382; vii,
54, 259
invade Írán, v, 301
defeated by Rashnawád and
Dáráb, v, 305 seq.
Rúman, Rúmans, king of=Philip
of Macedon, vi, 19
carry out works in Írán, vi,
21
=Sikandar, vi, 50, 52,
154
Íránians ask quarter of, vi,
51
tongue, vi, 160; vii, 256,
261
dispute with the Persians as
to Sikandar's burial, vi,
184
sages, vi, 185
their sentences over the
coffin of Sikandar, vi,
1, 85, seq.
silk, vi, 280,; vii, 424
defeated by Shápúr, son of
Ardshír, vi, 297
engineers build bridge at
Shúshtar, vi, 299
astrologic tablets, vi, 376
eunuchs, vii, 67,; viii,
279
pen, vii, 73
helmet, vii, 89, 272, 274
bishop, vii, 275, 276
envoy, viii, 8 seq.
surrender to Núshírwán, viii,
47
entrench themselves, viii,
47
sue for peace and pay tribute
viii, 51 seq.
architect, viii, 193, 401
marches, viii, 252
robes, viii, 253
helms, viii, 105, 276, 417
worsted by Bahrám Chú-
bína, viii, 292
artificers imprisoned by
Khusrau Parwíz, viii, 402
released by Khusrau Par-
wíz, viii, 403
Rúmiya (New Antioch, Súrsán
q.v.), a suburb of Ctesiphon
(Taisafún) on the east bank
of the Tigris, vii, 218
Rús (Russia), vi, 19; viii, 406
king of, vi, 22
Rúshanak (Roxana, q.v.), daugh-
ter of Dárá (in Sháhnáma)
and wife of Sikandar, 158,
159, ii, 3; vi, 86 seq., 188
account of, vi, 32
derivation of, vi, 33
bestowed by Dárá on Sikan-
dar, vi, 55
son of, vi, 81, 181
visited by Náhíd, vi, 89
married to Sikandar, vi, 90
reference in Sikandar's Will,
to, vi, 181
Rúshan Pírúz, city, vii, 160
Russia, vi, 19
Russian, Russians, vi, 19
empire, vi, 19
foundation of, vi, 19
cloth, ix, 110
Rustam, son of Zál, Íránian
national hero, 141-150,
153, 154, 156, 157, i, 42,
68, 90, 174, 235 seq., 376
seq.; ii, 4, 18, 25, 34, 35,
42 seq., 79, 92 seq., 188,
236, 237, 271, 286, 290,
311, 316, 318, 319, 335,
344 seq., 349 seq., 371, 372,
380, 394, 400; iii, 24, 35,
36, 40, 107 seq., 121, 134,
138, 141 seq., 155, 164 seq.,
182 seq., 294, 307, 308; iv
11, 13, 27, 30, 65, 157,
167, 172, 198, 226, 227,
277, 285, 289, 292, 319,
324; v, 9, 22, 30, 50, 73,
86, 165, 254 seq., 278, 279,
281, seq., 298; vi, 325,
395; vii, 151; viii, 106,
177, 219, 223, 332; ix, 25
Caesarean birth of, i,
236, 321 seq.
account of, in Moses of
Chorene, i, 236
presage of, by the astrolo-
gers, i, 278, 307
Símurgh, i, 321
origin of name, i, 322 and
note
effigy of, sent to Salm, i, 322
nurturing of, i, 324
Rustam, goes with Zál and
Mihráb to meet Sám, i, 325
slays the white elephant, i,
327, 377
bidden by Zál to take Mount
Sipand, i, 329
takes Mount Sipand, i, 331,
377
sends the Spoil to Zál, i, 333
sets fire to Mount Sipand, i,
333
bidden by Zál to prepare for
var, i, 376
reply of, i, 376
Zál gives Sám's mace to, i,
378
obtains Rakhsh, i, 378
goes in quest of Kai Kubád,
i, 382 seq.
slays Kulún, i, 386
first campaign of, ii, 11 seq.
nearly takes Afrásiyáb
prisoner, ii, 14, 116, 354
rewarded by Kai Kubád, ii,
21
Seven Courses of (Haft
Khwán) 143, ii, 44 seq.
life of, saved by a ram, ii, 46
song of, ii, 51
rescues Kai Káús in Mázan-
darán, ii, 58
handgrip of, ii, 66, 67
encounter of, with Kaláhúr,
ii, 67
Juyá, ii, 71
audience of, with the king of
Mázandarán, ii, 67 seq.
encounter of, with the king
of Mázandarán, ii, 73
rewarded by Kai Káús, ii, 77
entertains Kai Káús, ii, 83
takes the king of Shám
prisoner, ii, 97
defeats Afrásiyáb, ii, 100
made paladin of paladins by
Kai Káús, ii, 101
goes in search of Kai Káús,
ii, 104
takes part in the Fight of the
Seven Warriors, ii, 107 seq.
slays Alkús, ii, 115
Rustam, and Suhráb, Story of,
ii, 118 seq.
loses Rakhsh, ii, 121
Afrásiyáb's plot against, ii,
129
holds a drinking-bout, ii, 141
quarrels with Kai Káús, ii,
142
reconciled by Gúdarz, ii, 144
seq.
goes in disguise to see Suh-
ráb, ii, 149
adventure of, with Zhanda
Razm, ii, 149 seq.
Suhráb described by, ii, 151,
166
encampment of, described,
ii, 154
armed by Tús, Gív, and
Ruhhám for his fight with
Suhráb, ii, 160
challenges Suhráb, ii, 161
charge of, to Zawára, ii, 167
declines Suhráb's advances,
ii, 169
saves his life by a ruse, ii,
170
prays that his strength may
be restored, ii, 171
learns too late that Suhráb
is his son, ii, 173
grief of, ii, 173 seq.
makes a truce with Húmán,
ii, 176
tries to slay Hajír, ii, 176
himself, ii, 177
brings up Siyáwush, ii, 196
marches with him against
Afrásiyáb, ii, 225, seq.
returns and quarrels with
Kai Káús, ii, 242 seq.
grief and wrath of, at the
death of Siyáwush, ii, 338
seq.
puts Surkha to death, ii, 346
fights with the Túránians, ii,
349 seq.
appoints Tús ruler of Chách,
ii, 358
Gúdarz ruler of Sughd and
Sipanjáb, ii, 358
Rustam, daughter of, ii, 383,
384, iii, 323
wife of, ii, 384, iii, 323
hears of Kai Khusrau's
arrival in Írán, ii, 395
Turkman occupation of Zá-
bulistán, account of by, iii,
14
goes to do homage to Kai
Khusrau, iii, 17
witnesses Kai Khusrau's
oath to avenge Siyáwush,
iii, 22
proposes to Kai Khusrau to
expel Turkmans from Zá-
bulistán, iii, 30
asks Kai Khusrau to pardon
Tús and the Íránians in
the matter of Farúd, iii,
113
summoned by Kai Khusrau,
iii, 143
advocates the marriage of
Faríburz and Farangís,
iii, 146
marches to succour Tús, iii,
148
meets Gúdarz, iii, 171
takes counsel with Tús and
the chiefs, iii, 172
arrays the host, iii, 177
fight of, with Ashkabús,
legend about, iii, 109
referred to, viii, 75
parleys with Ashkábús, iii,
180
slays Ashkabús, iii, 181
described by Pírán, iii, 183
harangues the troops, iii,
186, 219, 223, 232, 235
challenged by Kámús, iii,
187
spear-bearer of, slain by
Kámús, iii, 188
parleys with Kámús, iii, 188
takes Kámús prisoner, iii,
189
and the Khán of Chín, Story
of, 149, iii, 191 seq.
refe??red to, iii, 193
slays Chingish, iii, 195
Rustam, parleys with Húmán,
iii, 196
conditions of peace offered
by, iii, 197, 205
parleys with Pírán, iii, 202
proposes peace on terms to
the Íránians, iii, 211
warned by Gúdarz not to
trust Pírán, iii, 212
wrath of, with Pírán, iii, 218
unhorses Shangul, iii, 221
prowess of, in battle, iii, 222
seq.
overthrows Kundur, iii, 224
slays Sáwa, iii, 224
Gahár, iii, 225
attacks the Khán of Chín,
iii, 225, seq.
victorious, iii, 231, seq.
wroth with Tús and the
Íránians, iii, 234
sends Faríburz to Kai Khus-
rau with tidings of victory,
iii, 236, seq.
leads on the host, iii, 238
reaches Sughd, iii, 244
sends troops to attack
Bídád, iii, 244
slays Káfúr, iii, 245
besieges and storms Bídád,
iii, 246
sends Gív to raid Khutan,
iii, 247
praised by Gúdarz, iii, 248
described by Afrásiyáb, iii,
251
attacks the Túránians, iii,
257
challenges Púládwand, iii,
259
overthrows Púládwand, iii,
264
defeats the Túránians, iii,
266
divides the spoil, iii, 266
ravages Túrán, iii, 266
returns in triumph, iii, 267
asks Kai Khusrau's leave to
return to Zál, iii, 269
rewarded by Kai Khusrau,
iii, 269
Rustam, Story of fight of, with
the dív Akwán, 149, iii,
271 seq.
summoned to court by Kai
Khusrau, iii, 274
pursues the dív Akwán, iii,
275
foiled by Akwán, iii, 276
taken at a disadvantage by
Akwán, iii, 276
offered a choice of deaths by
Akwán, iii, 277
outwits Akwán, iii, 277
finds Rakhsh among Afrá-
siyáb's herds, iii, 278
encounters Afrásiyáb's
herdsmen, iii, 279
defeats Afrásiyáb, iii, 280
slays Akwán, iii, 281
carries off the spoil, iii,
281
welcomed by Kai Khusrau,
iii, 282
tells his adventure with
Akwán, iii, 282
rewarded by Kai Khusrau,
iii, 283
returns home, iii, 283
summoned to court in the
matter of Bízhan, iii, 319
seq.
visited by Giv, iii, 322
promises to help Giv, iii,
324
goes with Gív to court, iii,
326
address of, to Kai Khusrau,
iii, 327
undertakes the rescue of
Bízhan, iii, 330
plan of, iii, 333
chooses his comrades, iii,
334
goes disguised to Túrán, iii,
335
gives presents to Pírán, iii,
336
welcomed by Pírán, iii, 336
opens a market, iii, 337
interviews of, with Manízha,
iii, 337, 342
Rustam, sends food and his ring
to Bízhan, iii, 340
removes boulder of Akwán
from pit's mouth, iii, 345
makes conditions for release
with Bízhan, iii, 345
releases Bízhan, iii, 346
arrays his troops against
Afrásiyáb, iii, 350
mocks Afrásiyáb, iii, 351
defeats Afrásiyáb, iii, 352
triumphant return of, iii,
353
presents Bízhan to Kai
Khusrau, iii, 354
rewarded by Kai Khusrau,
iii, 356
goes to Sístán, iii, 356
sent to Hindústán by Kai
Khusrau, iv, 14
successes of, iv, 60, 71
troops of, recalled, iv, 145
commands the right wing,
iv, 147
attacks with Kai Khusrau
from the centre, iv, 180
goes with Zawára to the
right wing, iv, 180
sent to the desert to attack
Tawurg, iv, 188
reports his defeat of Tawurg,
iv, 193
advances, iv, 194
failure of Afrásiyáb's at-
tempt to surprise, iv, 195
takes part in the siege of
Gang-bihisht, iv, 199, 208
seq.
Kai Khusrau's converse
with, iv, 198, 199
captures Jahn and Garsíwaz,
iv, 210
advises Kai Khusrau to
reject Afrásiyáb's over-
tures, iv, 222
ordered to prepare for a
night-attack from Afrá-
siyáb, iv, 224
supports Kai Khusrau's pro-
posal to pursue Afrásiyáb
to Gang-dizh, iv, 231
Rustam, left by Kai Khusrau in
Chín, iv, 241
welcomes Kai Khusrau on
his return from Gang-
dizh, iv, 251
accompanies Kai Khusrau
to Siyáwushgird, iv, 252
summoned by the Íránians
to remonstrate with Kai
Khusrau, iv, 278
with Zál and the sages, sets
forth for Írán, iv, 279
met on arrival by Gúdarz
and other chiefs, iv, 282
holds converse with the
Íránians, iv, 282
audience of, with Kai Khus-
rau, iv, 283 seq.
holds, with other chiefs, at
the bidding of Kai Khus-
rau an assembly on the
plain, iv, 291 seq.
Kai Khusrau's gift to, iv,
295
confirmed by Kai Khus-
rau in possession of Ním-
rúz, iv, 297
sets out with Kai Khusrau
on his pilgrimage, iv,
306
turns back at the bidding of
Kai Khusrau, iv, 307
laments the loss of the pala-
dins and returns to Írán,
iv, 310
Zál and, welcome Gushtásp
to Sístán, v, 85
rivalry in legend between
Asfandiyár and, v, 116
Haft Khwán of, compared
with that of Asfandiyár,
v, 117
Asfandiyár's fight with,
Story of, 156, v, 166 seq
recited by Nadr, son of
Hárith, at Mecca, v, 166
referred to, v, 169, 170, 306
Gushtásp bids Asfandiyár
go against, v, 173
Asfandiyár's message to, v,
179
Rustam, life of, attempted by
Bahman, v, 184
interview of, with Bahman
v, 185
entertains Bahman, v, 186
great appetite of, v, 186, 210
jests with Bahman on his
small appetite, v, 186
sends Zawára and Farámarz
to bid Zál and Rúdába
prepare to receive Asfan-
diyár, v, 190
goes to the Hírmund, v,
191
parleys with Asfandiyár, v,
192, seq.
invites Asfandiyár to visit
him, v, 193
accepts Asfandiyár's invita-
tion to a feast, v, 195
tells Zál, of his interview
with Asfandiyár, v, 196
indignation of, at not being
summoned to the feast,
v, 197
sets forth to reproach Asfan-
diyár, v, 198
wrangle of, with Asfandiyár,
v, 198 seq.
demands his proper seat at
the feast, v, 200
Zál and, vilified by Asfan-
diyár, v, 201
details his ancestry, v, 202
recounts Sám's exploits, v,
202
his own exploits, v, 203,
207
patents of, from Kai Káús
and Kai Khusrau, v, 203
aged six hundred years, v,
204
tries a handgrip with Asfan-
diyár, v, 209
accepts Asfandiyár's chal-
lenge, v, 209
asks for neat wine, v, 211
makes fresh overtures to
Asfandiyár, v, 211 seq.
addresses the royal tent-
enclosure, v, 215
Rustam, bids Zawára bring him
his arms, v, 218
rejects Zál's counsels, v, 220
arms for battle, v, 222
gives Zawára charge of the
troops, v, 222
goes with Zawára to the
Hírmund, v, 222
instructs Zawára, v, 222
crosses the Hírmund and
summons Asfandiyár to
the combat, v, 223
suggests a general engage-
ment, v, 224
distress of, at the death of
Núsh Ázar and Mihr-i-
Núsh, v, 228
offers to surrender Zawára
and Farámarz to Asfan-
diyár, v, 228
wounded by Asfandiyár, v,
229
flees from Asfandiyár, v,
229
sends Zawára with a message
to Zál, v, 230
parleys with Asfandiyár, v,
231
recrosses the Hírmund, v,
231
kin of, grieve over his
wounds, v, 234
bids the leeches to attend to
Rakhsh first, v, 234
despair of, v, 235
advised by Zál, v, 235
Zál summons the Símurgh
to the aid of, v, 235
healed by the Símurgh, v,
237
instructed by the Símurgh
how to overcome Asfan-
diyár, v, 237, seq.
cuts the fatal branch of
tamarisk, v, 239
prepares the arrow, v, 240
summons Asfandiyár to re-
new the fight, v, 240
makes a final effort for peace
with Asfandiyár, v, 241
seq.
Rustam, bewails Asfandiyár to
Bishútan, v, 246
Asfandiyár confides Bahman
to, v, 248
foretells an evil future for,
v, 248
laments Asfandiyár, v, 250
warned by Zawára against
Bahman, v, 250
sends Asfandiyár's corpse to
Gushtásp, v, 251
Bahman remains with, v,
252, 256
instructs Bahman, v, 256
writes to Gushtásp to excuse
himself in the matter of
Asfandiyár, v, 256
overtures of, to Gushtásp
supported by Bishútan,
v, 257
Gushtásp accepts the ex-
cuses of, and writes to, v,
257
requested by Gushtásp to
send back Bahman, v, 258
equips Bahman for his jour-
ney, v, 258
Story of, and Shaghád, 157,
v, 260 seq.
provenance of, v, 260 seq.
death of, v, 261, 273, 289
versions of, v, 261
Kábul's tribute to, question
of, v, 265
Shaghád and the king of
Kábul plot against, v, 265
takes up Shaghád's cause, v,
267
prepares to occupy Kábul
with a host, v, 268
persuaded by Shaghád to go
with Zawára and a small
escort, v, 268
pardons king of Kábul, v,
269
entertained by king of
Kábul, v, 269
goes hunting with Zawára,
v, 270
falls a victim to treachery,
v, 270
Rustam, Shaghád, glories over,
v, 271
slays Shaghád, v, 272
last words of, v, 272
corpse of, taken from the
pit by Farámarz, v, 274
obsequies of, v, 274 seq.
Artabanus and, v, 282
burial place of, v, 287
scene of the battle be-
tween Bahman and Fará-
marz, v, 287
personification of the Sacae,
i, 68; vi, 194
conduct of, in Hámávarán,
viii, 104, 168
banner of, bestowed on
Bahrám Chúbína, viii,
105, 217
Rustam, Persian commander in
chief under Yazdagird III,
176; ix, 66, 67, 69, 73, 81
seq., 90, 95
brother of Farrukhzád, viii,
413 and note
revolt of, viii, 413
overthrows Ázarmdukht, ix,
59
advances to Kádisíya, ix, 67,
73
end of, ix, 69
finds evil aspects in the stars
ix, 73
writes to his brother, ix, 73
hears of Shu'ba Mughíra's
arrival, ix, 82
Rúzbih, Bahrám Gúr's high
priest, 164, vii, 26 seq., 54,
67
bewails Bahrám Gúr's
course of life, vii, 56
reproached by Bahrám Gúr
for his parsimony, vii, 83
Rúzbih, scribe, viii, 252

SA'AD, son of Wakkás, Arab
general, 176, ix, 67, 68,
82 seq., 90
Sa'ad, succeeds Abú 'Ubaida, ix,
67
at Kádisíya, ix, 67, 69
founds Kúfa, ix, 67
takes Ctesiphon, ix, 67
recalled, ix, 68
sent by 'Umar to invade
Írán, ix, 72
letter of Rustam to, ix, 78
taken by Pírúz, ix, 80, 81
Sabbákh, king of Yaman, iv, 146
Sabz dar sabz, melody, viii, 399
and note
Sacae (Scythians), i, 17, 19
Rustam a personification of,
i, 68; vi, 194
Sacaestán. See Sístán.
Sacrifice, human, and serpent-
worship, i, 143
Sada, feast of, 140, i, 23; iv,
317; v, 309; vi, 33, 55,
230 and note, 245, 273,
389; vii, 11, 94, 200;
viii, 68, 133, 216, 313;
ix, 40 92
institution of i, 124
Sáda, Íránian noble, vii, 312
Safíd Rúd, river flowing through
Gílán into the Caspian,
v, 13, 16
Sagastán (Sístán q.v.), v, 13
Sage, sages, 159, vi, 101, 103
Indian, vi, 62
naked (Brahmans q.v.)
of Kaid. See Kaid.
saying of, viii, 155
Sagittarius, constellation, i, 188;
iv, 355
Sagsár, Sagsárs, district and
tribe, i, 279 and note, 290,
323, 339; ii, 143; iii, 152,
207
Sahadeva, one of the five Pán-
davas, iv, 138
referred to, iv, 139
Sahí, wife of Íraj, i, 188
referred to, i, 182 seq.
Sahl, son of Máhán, Íránian
noble, v, 260, 261, 263
Saifu'd-Daula, title of Sultán
Mahmúd, i, 21
Sakíl, son of Cæsar, temp.
Luhrásp, iv, 355
commands the left wing,
iv, 355
Sakíla, mountain, 169, iv, 342;
viii, 41
dragon of, 154, iv, 342 seq.
referred to, iv, 343, 351,
358
stronghold of, taken by
Rúmans, viii, 47
Sakláb (Slavonia), ii, 360; iii,
152, 164, 177, 185, 204,
218, 221 seq., 235, 238,
243, 255; vi, 179; vii,
112, 115, 364; viii, 379
Salm, eldest son of Farídún, 140,
141, i, 42, 90, 91, 183 seq.,
335, 342, 344, 362; ii,
19, 237, 318; iii, 37, 115,
iv, 66, 69, 269, 272; v,
205, 261, 284; vi, 353;
vii, 101; viii, 266, 270,
300, 376 note, 378, 381
racial significance of, i, 54
etymology of, Firdausí's, i,
174
naming of, i, 187
horoscope of, i, 188
receives Rúm and the West,
i, 189
envies Íraj, i, 190
plots with Túr, i, 190
Túr and, demand the abdi-
cation of Íraj, i, 191
Íraj visits, i, 198
Íraj not welcomed by,
i, 198 seq,
slay Íraj, i, 201
send Íraj's head to Farí-
dún, i, 202
hear of Minúchihr, i, 208
send an embassy to Farí-
dún, i, 208
receive Farídún's reply, i,
213 seq.
prepare for war, i, 215
worsted by Minúchihr, i,
220
plan night-surprise, i, 220
worsted, i, 221
Salm, hears of Túr's defeat and
death, i, 223
retreats on the castle of the
Aláns, i, 223
prevented by Minúchihr, i,
223
flees from Minúchihr, i, 227
slain by Minúchihr, i, 228
troops of, ask quarter of
Minúchihr, i, 228
head of, sent to Farídún, i
229
Scimitar of, iv, 335 seq.
Salt, Rustam's caravan of, i,
330 seq.
desert, i, 3
fish, legend of the, vi, 76 seq.
Sám, son of Narímán, Íránian
hero, father of Zál and
grandfather of Rustam,
141, 142, i, 42, 207, 212,
231, 235, 238 seq., 337,
344, 375; ii, 4, 16, 17, 33,
34, 49, 125, 126, 137, 140,
173, 182, 183; iii, 35, 121,
202, 215, 260, 279, 283;
iv, 222, 251, 290, 301,
319; v, 14, 15, 58, 62, 63,
196, 198 seq., 242, 262
seq., 266, 267, 274, 285,
286, 289, 290; vii, 74;
viii, 223
pronunciation of, i, 95 note
etymology of, i, 171 seq.
Minúchihr confided to, by
Farídún, i, 231
mace of, i, 235, 290, 297, 328
given by Zál to Rustam,
i, 378
speech of, to Minúchihr, i,
238
casts away his son Zál at
birth, i, 241
hears rumours of Zál, i, 243
dreams of, concerning Zál,
i, 243, 244
consults the archmages and
bidden to seek his son,
i, 243
finds his son on Mount
Alburz, i, 244 seq.
Sám, son of, restored to him by
the Símurgh, i, 247
returns home with Zál, i, 248
congratulated by Minú-
chihr, i, 248
goes with Zál to court, i, 249
tells of his quest to Minú-
chihr, i, 250
Minúchihr's gifts to, i, 251
public rejoicings at his
home-coming, i, 252
goes to the wars and leaves
Zál to rule in Zábulistán,
i, 253
Mihráb tributary to, i, 256
Zál writes to, about Rúdába,
i, 275
receives Zál's letter, i, 277
consults the astrologers, i,
278
Rustam's birth foretold to,
i, 278
replies to Zál's letter, i, 279
returns from the war, i, 280
summoned to court, i, 289
welcomed by Minúchihr, i,
289
tells of his campaign, i, 290
slays Karkwí, i, 291
bidden to destroy Mihráb
and all his belongings, i,
292
welcomes and promises to
help Zál, i, 293
writes to Minúchihr and
pleads past services, i, 295
tells of the slaying of the
dragon of the Kashaf, i,
296
“One blow,” i, 297, 299
receives Síndukht in aud-
ience i, 302
invited by Síndukht to
visit Kábul, i, 305
dismisses Síndukht with
gifts, i, 305
hears of Zál's success with
Minúchihr and informs
Mihráb, i, 314
goes with Zál to Kábul, i,
317
Sám, sees Rúdába and felicitates
Zál, i, 318
returns to Sístán, i, 319
entertains Mihráb and Sín-
dukht, i, 319
leaves Zál the regent of Sís-
tán and goes on a cam-
paign, i, 319
hears of the birth of Rustam,
i, 323
writes to congratulate Zál,
i, 323
comes to see Rustam, i, 324
bids Zál and Rustam fare-
well, i, 327
hears of Rustam's success
at Mount Sipand and
writes to Zál, i, 334
Naudar's appeal to, i, 339
goes to court, i, 340
met and offered the crown
by the Íránian chiefs, i,
340
refuses the crown, i, 340
reconciles the chiefs and
Naudar, i, 341
counsels Naudar, i, 341
rewarded by Naudar, í, 341
departs, i, 341
death of, referred to, i, 345,
346, 349
obsequies of, 358
mace of, given by Zál to
Rustam, i, 378
exploits of, recounted by
Rustam, v, 202
Sám, Íránian warrior, temp.
Yazdagird son of Shápúr,
vi, 395
Sáma Keresáspa Narimanau,
Íránian hero, i, 171 seq.
Samangán, city south-east of
Balkh (?), 144 ii, 121 seq.,
130
king of, 144, ii, 118, 140, 184
entertains Rustam, ii, 122
father of Zhanda Razm,
ii, 150
Sámánid, Sámánids, i, 14, 20,
21, 67; vii, 5, 383
end of dynasty of, i, 21
Samarkand (Sogdiana, Sughd),
city and district in Turk-
istán, ii, 241; vii, 167,
358, 359; viii, 377; ix,
96, 115
early seat of Aryan civili-
zation (?), i, 7
settlement of the Huns at,
i, 19
Sambáz, Íránian chief, speech of,
viii, 242
Samírán, king, vi, 405 and note
Samkurán, Íránian hero, iv, 149
Sandar, Sandarús, the Arar tree,
vi, 19
Sandal, Sandalí, city in Hind,
vii, 395, 396, 401 seq.
king of, entertained by
Bahrám Gúr, vii, 140 seq.
Sanja, a dív, ii, 39, 40, 44, 55;
iv, 296; v, 204
Sanscrit, vii, 382
Sapad, mountain. See Spentó-
dáta.
Sapandármad. See Sipandár-
mad.
Sapínúd, daughter of Shangul, vi,
3; vii, 144
married to Bahrám Gúr,
vii, 128
finds out who her husband is,
vii, 131
plans Bahrám Gúr's flight
from Hind, vii, 132
reproached by Shangul, vii,
135
converted to Zoroastrian-
ism, vii, 139
visited by Shangul, vii, 142
Sapor I (Shápúr son of Ardshír
q.v.), Sásánian king, vi,
294, 321
Sapor II (Shápúr son of Urmuzd
q.v.), Sásánian king, i,
374; v, 13; vi, 294, 321;
viii, 41
Sapor III (Shápúr son of Shá-
púr q.v.), vi, 365
Sarakhs, city in Khurásán, be-
tween Nishápúr and Marv,
ii, 108
Saraparda, i, 84
Sarcostemma viminale. See
Homa.
Sargon I. of Agani, v, 293
foundling legend of, v,
393
Sarí, city in Mázandarán, i, 230,
289, 366; v, 174; vii,
237; viii, 168, 341, 355,
392; ix, 86
Iránian captives imprisoned
at, i, 363
released, i, 367
Sar-i-pul-i-Zohab, vii, 187
Sarkab, Rúman general, viii, 281,
292
Sarkash (Sergius), minstrel, 174,
viii, 193, 398 seq. 406
Story of, 174, viii, 396
disgrace of, viii, 399
Sarkhán. See Súfarai.
Sarúch, desert in Kirmán, ii, 226
vii, 362
Sarúg, Jacob of, Syriac poet.
See Jacob.
Sarv, king of Yaman, 140, i, 211,
286; v, 260; vi, 73
daughters of, asked in mar-
riage by Farídún for his
sons, i, 178
consults his chiefs, i, 179
agrees, conditionally, to
Farídún's request, i, 181
attempts to outwit Farí-
dún's sons, i, 183 seq.
gives his daughters in mar-
riage to Farídún's sons, i,
185
Sarv=Ázád Sarv, q.v.
Sásán, eponym of Sásánian dyn-
asty, viii, 219, 220, 330,
341
Sásán, son of Bahman, ii 3; v,
290
disinherited and flees from
court, v, 291
account of, v, 291
Sásán, name of Dárá's son and
several of his descendants,
ii 3; vi, 200, 211, 224,
255; ix, 105 and note
Sásán, descendants of, help Ard-
shír Pápakán, vi, 224
House of, vi, 251, 270 and
note
lineage of, ix, 56, 105 and
note
Sásán, father of Ardshír Pápa-
kán, 160, vi, 3, 193, 198,
200, 201, 240
legend of, vi, 211 seq.
marries daughter of Pápak,
vi, 213
Sásánian, Sásánians, i, 11, 374;
iii, 9; v, 13, 281; vi, 81,
209, 225, 253, 257; vii,
85, 185, 212, 237; viii, 65,
72, 73, 214, 262, 330, 413
note; ix, 4, 5, 46, 47, 50,
54, 65, 72, 73, 76, 77, 83,
105
dynasty, i, 49, 374; ii, 10;
v, 10, 282; vi, 249 seq.,
253, 257, 321; vii, 1 seq.,
381; viii, 73; ix, 4
Tabarí on the rise of the,
vi, 198
characterised, vi, 249
Zoroastrianism under, vi,
251
Mas'údí on Church and
State under, vi, 251
duration of, vi, 257
empire, i, 11; vi, 193, 327;
viii, 193
conquered by the Arabs,
ix, 65 seq.
genealogical table of, vi, 3,
253
Tabarí's history of, vi, 14
note
fictitious genealogies of, v,
290; vi, 199, 211, 256
view of Sikandar, vi, 15, 224
and note, 240 and note
rivalry with Arsacids, viii,
73
usage, viii, 190
architecture, viii, 193
race viii, 285, 386, note
Satire, Firdausí's, on Sultán
Mahmúd, i, 40 seq.
Satrapy, satrapies, Núshírwán's
four ix, 69
Saturn, planet, i, 72, 100, 161,
204, 245, 295, 311; ii,
183, 208, 215, 247, 263,
310, 319, 394, 407; iii,
32, 110, 178, 232, 237, 254,
268, 318; iv, 31, 214;
v, 68, 89, 136, 154, 159,
220, 233; vi, 97, 115, 176,
281, 318, 385; vii, 92,
151, 252, 267, 346, 418;
viii, 24, 66, 321, 392, 395;
ix, 73
sphere of, ix, 92
Sav (the S??ovbar of the Pahlaví
texts, now Chashmah-i-
Sabz), a lake among the
hills in the neighbourhood
of Tús and Mashad, 163,
vi, 373, 392
legend of, vi, 372, 391 seq.
Savalán, mountain in Ázarbáiján
v, 14
Sáwa, Túránian hero, 149, iii, 224
slain by Rustam, iii, 224
Sáwa, Íránian hero, v, 154
left in charge of the Brazen
Hold by Asfandiyár, i,
154
Sáwa, ruler of the Turks, 170;
viii, 74, 94 seq., 100 seq.,
107, 108, 110 seq., 123, 129
132, 133, 135, 137, 139,
164, 169, 174, 216, 219,
222, 224, 240
=Chao-wou, viii, 72
attacks Hurmuzd, viii, 92
letter of, to Hurmuzd, viii,
93
prophecy about, viii, 98
Hurmuzd sends Kharrád,
son of Barzín, to, viii, 110
hears of Bahrám Chúbína's
army and blames Kharrád
viii, 110
offers of, to Bahrám Chú-
bína, viii, 113 seq., 117 seq.
employs sorcery against the
Íránians, viii, 123
defeated and slain, viii, 126
Sáwa, head of, set on lance, viii,
130
wealth of, sent to Hurmuzd,
viii, 133
Sawurg, Indian king, 159, vi, 64,
118
Sayce, Professor, on the Ama-
zons, vi, 71
Scandinavians, vi, 73
found the Russian empire,
vi, 19
Scimitar of Salm, iv, 335 seq.
Scotland, vi, 79
vitrified forts in, vi, 79
Scribe, scribes, office of, highly
esteemed, i, 27 and note;
vii, 311; viii, 50
put to death by Hur-
muzd, viii; 71, 81 seq.
Scriptures, Zoroastrian. See
Zandavasta.
Scylla, Nisus and, story of, vi,
323 note
Scythia, iv, 316
Scythians (Sacae), their relations
with the Íránians, i, 17
wars of, with Darius Hys-
tapsis, v, 11
Seasons, confusion of the, ix, 77
note
Sects, Muhammadan, i, 99
parable of, i, 107
Seleucia (Bih Ardshír q.v.), city
on the right bank of the
Tigris, opposite to Ctesi-
phon (Taisafún), ii, 80;
vi, 254, 291 note, 322; viii,
189, 194, 196
Semiramis, legendary queen of
Assyria, historically Sam-
muramat, wife (?) of
Samsi Adad king of Assy-
ria (B.C. 824-804), ii, 10;
vi, 66, 405 note
legend of, v, 292, 293
Humái and, v, 292, 293
Semites, the, i, 9
relations of, with the Írán-
ians, i, 9 seq., ix, 65
Seneca the younger, Nero's tutor
(B.C. 3—A.D. 65), vii, 279
Seoses (Súfarai ?), Persian com-
mander-in-chief, temp.
Kubád, vii, 187
Sergiopolis, viii, 188
Sergius, Saint and Martyr, viii,
188
patron saint of Khusrau
Parwíz, viii, 188, 195
Roman leader in Tabarí,
viii, 188
Sergius (Sarkash), minstrel, viii,
193
Serpent, serpents, on Zahhák's
shoulders, i, 139
worship and human sacri-
fice, i, 143
Seven, favourite number in Per-
sian story, vii, 186, 280,
Banquets of Núshírwán. See
Banquet.
Climes. See Climes.
Courses (Haft Khwán) of
Rustam. See Rustam.
Planets. See Planet.
Persian nobles, legend of the
vi, 207
transferred to Ardshír
Pápákán (?), vi, 207
Stages (Haft Khwán) of As-
fandiyár. See Asfandi-
yár.
Warriors, Fight of the, 143,
ii, 25, 82, 107 seq.
Founts, jewel, viii, 392
and forty Sháhs, viii, 395
and note
Severus, Roman Emperor (A.D.
146-211), vi, 322
Hatra besieged by, vi, 322
Shabáhang, Farhád's steed, iii,
313; iv, 8
Bízhan's steed, iv, 47
Shabdíz, Bahrám Gúr's steed,
vii, 37, 80
Gív's steed, iii, 257
Luhrásp's steed, iv, 323
taken by Gushtásp, iv,
323
Mihráb's steed, i, 326
Khusrau Parwíz' steed, viii,
407; ix, 30
Shabrang, Bahrám Gur's steed,
vii, 37, 80
Bízhan's steed, iii, 296, 302,
313; iv, 8, 39, 50, 119,
124
Shádán son of Barzín, one of
Firdausí's authorities, i,
67, 69; vii, 382, 423
Shaddád, son of 'Ad, legend of,
i, 100
Shádward, treasure, viii, 406 and
note
Shaghád, son of Zál, 157, v,
261
Story of Rustam and, 157, v,
260 seq.
provenance of, v, 260
birth of, v, 263
astrologers' evil prognostic
of, v, 264
sent to be brought up at
Kábul, v, 264
marries the daughter of the
king of Kábul, v, 264
king of Kábul and, plot
against Rustam, v, 265
seq.
pretended quarrel of, with
the king of Kábul, v, 266
goes to Zábul, v, 267
cause of, taken up by
Rustam, v, 267
persuades Rustam to go
with Zawára and a small
escort to Kábul, v, 268
warns the king of Kábul of
Rustam's coming, v, 269
glories over Rustam, v, 271
outwitted and slain by
Rustam, v, 272
corpse of, burnt, v, 277
Sháh, accession of, ceremony at,
vi, 409
Sháhá, city in Hámávarán, ii, 89
Sháhábád, the modern name for
the ruins of Gund-i-Shá-
púr in Khúzistán, vi, 295
Shahd, river, ii, 108; iii, 11,
116, 118, 123, 152, 173,
230, 241; vi, 391, 392
Shahd, mountain, iii, 237
Sháhnáma (Bastán-náma, Khu-
dai-náma), 139, i, 66; ix,
4 seq., 43, 50, 61, 70
subject-matter of, how pre-
served, i, 56
origin of, i, 65 seq.
put into writing, i, 66
Prose, compilers of, referred
to, viii, 71, 73
probably compiled by Magi,
i, 69
referred to, by Firdausí, i,
108, 109; iv, 141 seq.;
vi, 196
more than one, i, 29, 66, 67,
69
Dakíkí and. See Dakíhí.
Sháhnáma, Firdausí's, 139, 176,
3, 23 seq.; iii, 7, 9, 11,
14, 271, 286; iv, 7, 8,
136 seq., 316, v.9. seq., 19,
20, 22 seq., 27 seq., 293,
294; vi, 3 and note, 30,
31, 66 seq., 72, 79, 82 seq.,
194 seq., 205 seq., 249 seq.,
253, 256, 270 note, 294,
301, 307, 310, 325, 326;
vii, 5, 156, 184, 185, 215,
217, 317, 381; viii, 3, 41,
42, 71, 72, 74 seq., 187 seq.
191, 192
scene of, i, 3
theme of, i, 8, 47
Baisinghar Khán's edition
of, i, 23
completion of, Firdausí on,
176; ix, 121
date of completion of, i, 24;
ix, 122
length, metre, and language
of, i, 47; iv, 8; ix, 122
anomalies of, i, 48
explained, i, 48
divisions and chief charac-
ters of, i, 49
machinery of, i, 51
leading motives of, i, 53
cosmogony of, i, 71; iv, 136
imagery of, i, 72
editions of, i, 76
translations of, i, 77, 87
Sháhnáma, principles of the
present translation of, i,
77 seq.
certain terms used in, ex-
plained, i, 80 seq.
Firdausí on the compilation
of, i, 108
historic element in mythical
period of, iii, 8 seq.
Greek subject-matter in, vi,
11
derivation of Sikandar given
in, vi, 19
historic period of, i, 49; vi, 29
Írán and, analogy between,
vi, 193
portion of, corresponding to
Kárnámak, vi, 196
Kárnámak and, compared,
vi, 200 seq., 255 seq.
Wisdom-literature in, vii,
278 seq.
Sháhnáma, of Abú- 'Alí Muham-
mad, i, 69
Shahra, chief, 165, vii, 92
made king of Túrán by
Bahrám Gúr, vii, 92
Shahrám-Pírúz. See Bádán
Pírúz.
Shahrán, ix, 102
pleads with Máhwí for Yaz-
dagird, ix, 102
Shahrán Guráz, Íránian warrior,
speech of, viii, 239
Shabránguráz (Hurmuzd Shah-
ránguráz, Guráz q.v.),
175; ix, 50
heads conspiracy against
Guráz; ix, 54
Shahr-Bánú-Iram, sister of Gív
and wife of Rustam, ii, 4,
384
Shahrbaráz (Guráz q.v.), Íránian
general, viii, 194; ix, 43,
50
revolt of, viii, 195
sons of, viii, 196
rebellion of, ix, 43, 44
alliance of, with Heraclius,
ix, 44
Shahr-Barz. See Shahrbaráz.
Shahrgír, warrior in Sikandar's
host, vi, 125, 126
takes Kaidáfa's son and
daughter-in-law prisoners,
vi, 125
Shahrgír, captain of the host to
Ardshír Pápakán, vi, 241
Ardshír's instructions to, vi,
241
goes to Ardshír's help, vi,
244 and note
Shahrguráz (Shahrbaráz q.v.), ix,
50
Shahrináz, sister of Jamshíd,
wife of Zahhák and Farí-
dún, and mother of Salm
and Túr, i, 90, 142, 164
seq., 177
married to Zahhák, i, 146
sons of, by Farídún, i, 177
Shahrír, Shahrívar, ameshas-
penta, i, 88; iii, 286, 328
month and day, i, 88; v,
310; vii, 76
Shahrwaráz (Shahrbaráz q.v.),
ix, 50
Shahrwí, archimage, vi, 329
minister during Shápúr son
of Urmuzd's minority, vi,
329
Shahryár, son of Shírín and
Khusrau Parwiz, ix, 39
father of Yazdagird, ix,
64
Sháhwí, eldest son of Haftwád,
vi, 237
referred to, vi, 206
helps his father against
Ardshír Pápakán, vi, 236
executed, vi, 245
Sháhwí (=Máhwí ?), one of Fir-
dausí's authorities, vii,
382, 394
Shakespeare, quoted, iii, 286;
v, 156 note; vii, 383; viii
187
Shakn, region, iii, 152, 177, 185,
192, 204, 222, 223, 228,
237
Shám (Syria), ii, 80, 84; vi, 357;
viii, 170
Shám, king of, taken prisoner by
Rustam, ii, 97
Shamásás, Túránian hero, 142;
i, 346; ii, 12, 18
Khazarwán and, invade Ká-
bulistán, i, 345, 358
parleyed with by Mihráb to
gain time, i, 358
flees from Zál, i, 361
met and defeated by Káran,
i, 361
Shambalíd, daughter of Barzín,
vii, 53
married to Bahrám Gúr, vii,
53
Shamírán, Túránian hero, iii, 185
comes to aid Pírán, iii, 152
Shamírán, stronghold north of
Harát (?), ix, 91, 94
Shammákh, king of Súr, iv, 57,
146
Shammás, legendary founder of
Fire-worship, vi, 339 note
Shammás, Núshzád's general,
vii, 219, 272
Shamtá, viii, 195, 196
Shangul, king of Hind, temp.
Kai Khusrau, 149, iii, 161,
172, 185, 198, 205, 210,
217, 251
comes to aid Pírán, iii, 152
volunteers to fight Rustam,
iii, 209, 216
challenges Rustam, iii, 221
worsted, iii, 221
temp. Bahrám Gúr, 165, vi,
325; vii, 109 seq.
border-raids of, vii, 110
gives audience to the Írán-
ian envoy (Bahrám Gúr),
vii, 112
state of, described, vii,
112
brother of, vii, 113
vaunts his own greatness,
vii, 114
wife of, the daughter of the
Faghfúr, vii, 115
son of, vii, 115
entertains Bahrám Gúr, vii,
116
Shangul, Bahrám Gúr wrestles
before, vii, 117
plays at polo, vii, 118
Bahrám Gúr displays his
markmanship before, vii,
118
tries to find out who the
Persian envoy (Bahrám
Gúr) is, vii, 118 seq.
takes counsel with his sages,
vii, 126
offers a daughter and great
advancement to Bahrám
Gúr, vii, 127
marries Sapínúd to Bahrám
Gúr, vii, 128 seq.
goes to a festival, vii,
134
hears of Bahrám Gúr's flight
vii, 135
reproaches Sapínúd, vii, 135
makes a league with Bahrám
Gúr, 137
bids farewell to Sapínúd, vii,
137
makes a new treaty with
Bahrám Gúr, vii, 140
entertained with seven other
kings by Bahrám Gúr, vii,
140 seq.
visits his daughter Sapínúd,
vii, 142
farewells Sapínúd, vii, 143
makes Bahrám Gúr his heir,
vii, 143
Bahrám Gúr's parting gifts
to, vii, 144
sends Gipsies to Írán, vii,
149
Shapígán, treasury of, i, 61, 62
Shápúr, Pishdádian hero, i, 210,
211, 215
slain, i, 352
Shápúr, Kaiánian hero,³⁶⁶

ii, 271,
338, 340; iii, 19, 289, 322,
331; iv, 292
hails Gushtásp as Sháh, iv,
362
Shápúr, Ashkánian (Parthian)
king, vi, 197, 210
Shápúr, son of Pápak, vi, 199
Shápúr, son of Ardshír Pápakán,
Sháh (Sapor I), 161, i, 42;
vi, 3, 256, 303, 307, 313,
315, 321 seq., viii, 265
compilation of Zandavasta
under, i, 62, 63
stories of, in Kárnámak, vi,
196, 255
Tabarí, vi, 255, 257
crowned in his father's life-
time, vi, 257
secret birth of, vi, 261
origin of name, vi, 262
note
recognised and acknow-
ledged by Ardshír Pápa-
kán, vi, 264
discovers the daughter of
Mihrak, vi, 268 seq.
summoned and counselled
by Ardshír Pápakán, vi,
286 seq.
confused with Shápúr son
of Urmuzd, vi, 294, 321,
324, 327
Reign of, 161, vi, 294 seq.
Note on, vi, 294
historical inaccuracies of,
vi, 294
wars of, with Rome, vi, 294,
297
Odenathus and, vi, 294
defeats the Rúmans, vi,
297
receives tribute from Cæsar,
vi, 298
builds cities, vi, 298
bids Bazánúsh build a bridge
at Shúshtar, vi, 298
summons and counsels Ur-
muzd, vi, 299
Shápúr, son of Urmuzd, Sháh
(Sapor II), 162, 163, i,
374; v, 16 note; vi, 3,
294, 295, 307, 371, 373,
405 (?); vii, 359; viii,
41
provides for uniformity of
Zoroastrian doctrine, i, 62
Shápúr, son of Urmuzd, Zoroas-
trian canon closed under,
i, 63
referred to, vi, 318
Reign of, 162, vi, 321 seq.
Note on, vi, 321 seq.
bridge of, at Taisafún, vi,
321, 329
residences of, vi, 321, 330
confused with Shápúr, son
of Ardshír, vi, 294, 321,
324, 327
triumphant treaty of, with
the Rúmans, vi, 326, 355
cities of, vi, 327, 357
birth of, vi, 328
crowned as an infant, vi, 328
education of, vi, 329
Málika offers to betray her
father's hold to, vi, 331
opens the gate to, vi, 333
sends Málika to his camp, vi,
333
treatment of Arab captives
by, vi, 323, 334
receives the title of Zú'l
Aktáf q.v., vi, 335
returns to Párs and receives
tribute, vi, 335
consults the astrologers, vi,
335
visits Cæsar in disguise, vi,
336
entertained by Cæsar, vi,
337
denounced by a Persian resi-
dent at Cæsar's court, vi,
337
arrested, vi, 337
sewed up in an ass's skin and
imprisoned, vi, 338
pitied by an Íránian slave-
girl, vi, 339
freed from ass's skin by
slave-girl, vi, 340
entertained by a gardener,
vi, 341 seq.
sends the gardener to the
high priest, vi, 344
described by the gardener,
vi, 344
Shápúr, praises the slave-girl, vi,
346
prepares to attack Cæsar,
vi, 346
sends spies to Taisafún, vi,
346
sends tidings of his victory
over Cæsar to the prov-
inces, vi, 348
treatment of Cæsar by, vi,
349
invades Rúm, vi, 350
defeats Yánus, vi, 352
bids Bazánúsh come to him,
vi, 354
dictates terms of peace, vi,
355
returns to Istakhr, vi, 356
takes Nasíbín, vi, 356
names and honours the
slave-girl, vi, 356
rewards the gardener, vi, 357
keeps Cæsar captive, vi, 357
sends Cæsar's corpse to
Rúm, vi, 357
arranges a disputation be-
tween Mání and the high
priest, vi, 358
Mání executed by, vi, 359
arranges for the succession
with his brother Ardshír,
vi, 360 seq.
dies, vi, 362
Shápúr, son of Shápúr, Sháh
(Sapor III), 163, vi, 3,
251, 360, 371; vii, 171,
186
Ardshír, son of Urmuzd,
resigns the throne to, vi,
364
Reign of, 163, vi, 365 seq.
Note on, vi, 365
death of, vi, 366
Tabarí on, vi, 365
Shápúr, son of Yazdagird, king
of Armenia, vi, 373
Shápúr of Rai, Kubád's com-
mander-in-chief, vii, 184,
185; viii, 72
summoned to overthrow
Súfarai, vii, 191
Shápúr of Rai, conference of,
with Kubád, vii, 192
goes to Shíráz and arrests
Súfarai, vii, 193
conveys Súfarai to Sháh
Kubád, vii, 194
Shápúr, Íránian noble, temp.
Núshírwán, vii, 304, 333
Shápúr, Íránian warrior, 172,
viii, 202, 225, 257, 259,
269, 293, 296
deceived by Cæsar's talis-
man, viii, 273
praised by Cæsar, viii,
279
Bahrám Chúbína writes to,
viii, 285
receives Istakhr and Dáráb-
gird, viii, 313
Shápúr, father of Pírúz, ix,
80
Shápúr Gird (Gund-i-Shápúr q.v.)
city, vi, 295, 298
Shatt-al-Arab, the combined
streams of the Tigris and
Euphrates, ix, 67
Sháwarán, Íránian hero, 151, ii,
73, 90, 111, 228, 249, 250,
255, 271, 318; iii, 20, 34,
43, 45, 48, 67, 115, 334,
iv, 97, 105, 147, 275
Shawwál, the tenth Muham-
madan month, vi, 208
Sheep's heads, Bahrám Chúbína
and the, viii, 74, 107
omen of, reported to Hur-
muzd, viii, 108
Shem, patriarch, vi, 65
Shepherds, Kai Khusrau brought
up by, ii, 328 seq.
Sher-kappí, viii, 322 note
Shíbán, vi, 397
Shída (Pashang), son of Afrá-
siyáb, 152, i, 92; iii, 262,
350; iv, 10 seq., 15, 135,
156, 158 seq., 206, 222,
287, 290
consulted by his father, iii,
250 seq.
goes on embassy to Púlád-
wand, iii, 255
Shida, refuses to interfere in the
fight between Rustam and
Púládwand, iii, 363
sent by Afrásiyáb to Khá-
razm, iv, 11
defeated by Ashkash, iv,
60, 72
commands the left wing, iv,
155
surname of, meaning of, iv,
155 note
urges Afrásiyáb to attack
Kai Khusrau, iv, 159
Afrásiyáb's reply to, iv,
160
wishes to meet Kai Khus-
rau in single combat, iv,
161
goes on an embassage to
Kai Khusrau, iv, 161
skirmish of, with Íránian
outposts, iv, 164
welcomed by Káran, iv,
165
mail and steed of, iv, 168
receives KaiKhusrau's reply,
iv, 170
returns to Afrásiyáb, iv, 170
goes to fight Kai Khusrau,
iv, 171
parley of, with Kai Khus-
rau, iv, 172
challenges Kai Khusrau to
a wrestling-bout, iv, 173
urged by his interpreter to
flee from Kai Khusrau, iv,
174
refuses, iv, 174
wrestles and is overthrown,
iv, 175
Kai Khusrau instructs Ruh-
hám to bury, iv, 176
Shídásp, minister to Tahmúras,
i, 127
Shídasp, son of Gushtásp, 155,
ii, 3; v, 26, 58
death of, foretold by Jámásp
v, 50
given command of one wing,
v, 55
slain, v, 58
Shídúsh, Íránian hero, i, 211; ii,
58, 85, 158, 340; iii, 33,
45, 48, 127, 129, 130, 139,
141, 157, 248, 253; iv,
13, 15, 25, 191
with Káran and Kishwád,
putsues Kurákhán, i, 354
put in command of the
rear, iv, 92
Kai Khusrau remonstrated
with by, and other nobles,
for refusing audience, iv,
275
Shí'ite, Shí'ites, Muhammadan
sect, i, 13
origin of, i, 13
Firdausí a, i, 24
Shikbán, Íránian warrior, vi,
395
Shiknán, place, vii, 359
Shingán, region, iii, 228, 238;
iv, 65
Shíráz, city in Párs (Farsistán),
166, i, 236; vi, 198 note,
210; vii, 6, 173, 190, 193,
194
Shírín, wife of Khusrau Parwíz,
174, 175, viii, 187, 194,
363, 383, 407; ix, 28, 36
enmity of, to Shírwí, viii,
189, 191, 193
account of, viii, 192
Khusrau and, Persian poem,
viii, 192
meaning of, viii, 193
Maryam murdered by, viii,
193, 389
a Christian, viii, 195
warns Khusrau Parwíz
against Gurdya, viii, 364
Khusrau Parwíz and, ix, 7
Story of, 174, viii, 382
married to, viii, 386
gilded chamber given to,
viii, 389
hears Kubád proclaimed
Sháh, viii, 416
informs Khusrau Parwíz,
viii, 416
has charge of Shírwí's horo-
scope, ix, 16
Shírín, has charge of Rája's letter
ix, 17
companions Khusrau Par-
wíz in prison, ix, 29
reproached and summoned
by Shírwí, ix, 36
makes her Will, ix, 36
goes to Court, ix, 37
justifies herself, ix, 38, 40
exonerated, ix, 38, 41
sons of, ix, 39
unveils to the Court, ix, 39
Shírwí enamoured of, ix, 39
makes request of Shírwí, ix,
40, 41
goes home, ix, 40
distributes her wealth, ix, 40
frees her slaves, ix, 41
poisons herself, ix, 42
Shírkhán (Shirván, district and
town west of the Caspian
between the Kur river and
Darband?), i, 169
Shírkhún, a Zabulí, v, 184
guides Bahman to Rustam,
v, 184
Shírú, son of Gushtásp, 155, v, 26
slain, v, 57
Shírúya, son of Bízhan, iv, 360
goes with Zarír to Rúm, iv,
360
Shírwán (Shirván?) iii 216.
See Shírkhán.
Shírwí, Íránian hero, i, 207, 215
helps to take the Castle of
the Alans, i, 223 seq.
conveys the spoil to Farídún,
i, 230, 232
Shírwí, Núshírwán's commander-
in-chief, vii, 251
appointed to receive the
Rúman tribute, vii, 262
Shírwí (Kubád q.v.), Sháh, 174,
175, viii, 188, 190, 371
seq.; ix, 7, 8, 11, 27, 28,
31 seq., 36, 45, 47, 64
Shírín's enmity to, viii, 189,
191, 193
internment of, viii, 194, 196,
391
released, viii, 196, 415
Shírwí (Kubád), secret and public
names of, viii, 372, 416
astrologers consulted at
birth of, viii, 372
ill-omened horoscope of, viii,
372; ix, 16
referred to, viii, 373, 390
kept by Shírín, ix, 16
Khusrau Parwíz gives
Cæsar's gifts to, viii, 381
boorishness of, viii, 390
Khusrau Parwíz' displeasure
with, viii, 390
sends to take Khusrau Par-
wíz, viii, 419
Reign of, 175, ix, 3
Note on, ix, 3
Length of, ix, 42
treatment of Khusrau Par-
wíz by, ix, 7
writes to Heraclius, ix, 7
Ashtád and Kharrád report
their interview with Khus-
rau Parwíz to, ix, 27
reproaches and summons
Shírín, ix, 36, 37
falls in love with Shírín, ix,
39
grants Shírín's requests, ix,
40, 42
poisoned, ix, 42
son of, ix, 42
Shírzád, herald in Núshírwán's
host, vii, 252
Shírzíl, Íránian warrior, viii,
296
Shíz (Takht-i-Sulaimán), seat of
the Magi in Ázarbáiján, i,
60; viii, 190
Fire-temple at, vii, 5
Khátún sent to, vii, 5
Shoemaker, Bahrám Gúr and
the, 164, vii, 24
Núshírwán and the, 169,
vii, 218, 260
offer of, to advance money
to Núshírwán, viii, 48
rejected, viii, 50, 71
Shu'ba Mughíra, companion of
the Prophet, ix, 69, 83
embassy of, ix, 69, 82
Shu'íb, Arab chief, 158, vi, 21
attacks Dáráb, vi, 21
defeated and slain, vi, 22
Shúlak, Gushtásp's steed
(Dakíkí), v, 73
Asfandiyár's steed (Fir-
dausí), v, 126
Shúráb (Sura), city on the
Euphrates, east of
Antioch, vii, 217
place of Gushtásp's exile,
vii, 254
taken by Núshírwán, vii,
217, 254
Shúrsán, vi, 379
Shús (Sús, Susa), city on the
Karkhah river north west
of Shúshtar in Khúzistán,
vi, 327
Shúshtar, Shústar, city on the
Dujayl (Kárún) river in
Khúzistán, vi, 199, 295
and note, 299; viii, 381
dam and bridge at, vi, 298,
326
Sicily, vi, 30
Alexander the Great's legen-
dary visit to, vi, 30
Siege-operations, iii, 246; iv, 208
seq.; vii, 254, 257
Signs, the Twelve (Zodiac), vii,
408
Sigz, man of (Rustam), ii, 100
and note; iii, 183, 209,
218, 221
Sigzian, a native of Sigz, v, 226
and note 228
= Rustam, iii, 209, 225, 227;
v, 241
=Zawára, v, 226, 228
=Farámarz, v, 228
Sikandar (Iskandar, Alexander
the Great, q.v.), Sháh, 158-
160, i, 42, 49; ii, 3, 8 seq.;
v, 30; vi, 11, 13, 16, 18,
29, 30, 33, 193, 210, 240
and note, 325, 353; viii,
52, 214, 217, 242, 262,
381, 387, 392; ix, 26
paternity of, i, 55 and
note
Sikandar, derivation of, in Ta-
barí, vi, 19
derivation of, in Sháhnáma,
vi, 19, 26
birth of, vi, 18, 26
adopted as his heir by Faila-
kús, vi, 27
counselled by Arastálís, vi,
35
refuses tribute to Dárá, vi,
36
prepares for war with Dárá,
vi, 37
invades, and defeats king of,
Misr, vi, 30, 37
Írán, vi, 30, 37 seq.
visit of, to the camp of Dárá,
vi, 38
invited to banquet with
Dárá, vi, 40
takes the golden cups of
Dárá, vi, 40
recognised, vi, 40
escapes, vi, 41
defeats Dárá, vi, 43, 44, 46
issues proclamation to the
Íránians, vi, 44, 47
gives the spoil to his troops,
vi, 44, 47
marches from 'Irák against
Dárá, vi, 46
enters Istakhr, vi, 46
answers Dárá's letter, vi, 50
marches from Istakhr, vi, 51
hears of Dárá's murder, vi,
52
arrests Dárá's murderers, vi,
53
finds Dárá still living, vi, 53
promises to avenge Dárá, vi,
53
promises to carry out Dárá's
last wishes, vi, 54
Dárá bestows Rúshanak
upon, vi, 55, 86
laments for, and buries,
Dárá, vi, 55, 56
executes Dárá's murderers,
vi, 56
hailed as ruler by the Írán-
ians, vi, 56
Sikandar, sends envoys to Ispa-
hán and to the family of
Dárá, and letters to the
provinces, to announce
his accession, vi, 57
crowned Sháh at Istakhr,
vi, 59
Reign of, 158, vi, 60 seq.
Note on, vi, 60 seq.
diagram to illustrate Per-
sian Romance of, vi, 84
inaugural address of, vi, 85
correspondence of, with the
the wife and daughter of
Dárá, vi, 33 86, seq.
marries Rúshanak, vi, 90
invades Hind, vi, 98
Kaid and, vi, 61, 98
approaches Mílád, vi, 61, 98
inquires about the Four
Wonders of Kaid, vi, 100
Four Wonders and other
gifts sent by Kaid to, vi,
103
marries daughter of Kaid, vi
104
sage of Kaid and, vi, 62, 104
seq.
principle of the cup ex-
plained to, vi, 109
conceals his treasures, vi,
110 and note
advances to Kannúj, vi, 110
troops of, protest, vi, 113
remonstrates with his troops
vi, 113
troops of, ask pardon, vi,
114
war of, with Fúr (Porus), vi,
67, 110 seq.
hears of Fúr's elephants, vi,
115
his device to overcome, vi,
115
challenges Fúr to single
combat, vi, 116
slays Fúr, vi, 117
Fúr's troops submit to, vi,
118
becomes king of Hind, vi,
118
Sikandar, bestows Hind on
Sawurg, vi, 118
visit of, to Mecca and the
Kaaba, vi, 64, 67, 119 seq.
ends the rule of the Khuzá'
in Arabia, vi, 120
sets up Nasr instead of the
Khuzá', vi, 120,
goes to Judda, vi, 121
marches to Misr, vi, 121
welcomed by king of, vi,
121
stays for a year in, vi, 121
Kaidáfa (Candace) and, vi,
vi, 65, 121 seq.
portrait of, obtained by
Kaidáfa, vi, 122
Kaidáfa praised by Kabtún
to, vi, 122
writes to Kaidáfa, vi, 123
Kaidáfa's answer to, vi, 123
assumes the name of Nait-
kún (Antigonus), vi, 66,
125 seq.
pleads (as Naitkún) for
Kaidrúsh and his wife, vi,
126
goes (as Naitkún) to Kai-
dáfa, vi, 127
graciously received by Kai-
dáfa, vi, 128
audiences of, with Kaidáfa,
vi, 128 seq.
recognised by Kaidáfa, vi,
129 seq.
delivers his message, as
envoy, to Kaidáfa, vi 129,
134
covenant of, with Kaidáfa,
vi, 132, 138
warned by Kaidáfa against
Tainúsh, vi, 133
insulted by Tainúsh, vi, 134
counsels Kaidáfa about Tai-
núsh, vi, 135
covenant of, with Tainúsh,
vi, 136
Kaidáfa's gifts to, vi, 140
returns with Tainúsh, vi, 141
welcomed by his troops, vi,
141
Sikandar, reveals himself to Tai-
núsh, vi, 142
entertains at a banquet,
gives gifts to, and dis-
misses, Tainúsh, vi, 143
final message of, to Kaidáfa,
vi, 143
Brahmans hear of the com-
ing of, and write to, vi,
143
interview of, with the Brah-
mans, vi, 67, 144 seq.
quits the Brahmans, vi, 147
Fish-eaters (Ichthyophagi,
q.v.) and, vi, 69, seq., 147,
177
adventure of, with a whale,
vi, 71, 147
sees gigantic reeds (bam-
boos), vi, 71, 148
attacked by snakes, scor-
pions, and boars, vi, 148
the people of Habash, vi,
149
the Narmpái, vi, 150
adventure of, with a dragon,
vi, 71, 151
visits the temple of Diony-
sus, vi, 71, 152, 166
warned of his death, vi, 152,
161, 166
marches toward Harúm, the
City of Women (Amazons
q.v.), vi, 153 seq.
encounters snow and frost,
vi, 156
encounters great heat, vi,
157
encounters the negroes, vi,
157
reaches and inspects Harúm,
vi, 157
marches westward and finds
a fair-haired race, vi, 73,
158
hears of the Gloom, q.v., and
of the Fount of Life, q.v.,
and prepares to visit them
vi, 158
sets forth with Khisr as
guide, vi, 159
Sikandar, Khisr and, part com-
pany, vi, 160
fails to find the Fount of
Life, vi, 160
interview of, with birds, vi,
160
interview of, with Isráfíl, vi,
78, 161
emerges from the Gloom, vi,
162
marches eastward, vi, 163
hears of Yájúj and Májúj,
vi, 163
barrier of, 160, i, 16; vi, 78,
164, 249
Speaking Tree visited by, vi,
167 seq. See Tree.
reaches “The World's
End,” vi, 168
receives gifts, vi, 169
expedition of, to Chín, vi,
80, 169 seq.
goes as his own ambassador
to the Faghfúr, vi,
170
describes himself, vi, 171
Faghfúr's gifts to, vi, 173
departs with Faghfúr's en-
voy, vi, 173
identity of, discovered by
the envoy, vi, 173
dismisses the envoy with
gifts and a message to
Faghfúr, vi, 174
arrives at Chaghwán, vi,
174
marches to Sind, vi, 175
defeats Bandáwa, chief of
the Sindians, vi, 175
marches to Nímrúz, vi,
175
receives gifts from the king
of Yaman, vi, 175
meets Gúsh-bistar, vi, 177
carries off the treasures of
Kai Khusrau, vi, 178
policy of, for safeguarding
Rúm after his decease, vi,
81, 178, 197
adopts the advice of Aras-
tálís, vi, 180
Sikandar, arrives at Bábil, vi,
180
prodigious birth at, vi, 81,
180
consults the astrologers
on, vi, 180
warned of his end, vi, 180
sickens, vi, 181
Will of, vi, 81, 181
grief of the troops for, vi,
183, 184
dies, vi, 183
dispute as to burial of, vi,
184
body of, taken to Iskanda-
ríya, vi, 185
sentences of sages over, vi,
82, 83, 185
cities of, vi, 83, 189
Zoroastrian and Sásánian
view of, i, 59 and note, 61
seq.; vi, 15 and note, 224,
240; vii, 79 and note
Silk, account of, vi, 204
introduction of, into the
West, vi, 204
Silk-worm. See Silk.
Silvia, vestal, v, 293
Símáh Barzín, scribe, Hurmuzd
plots against, 170, viii, 85,
seq.
Simmas, chief herdsman of
Ninus, v, 292
Símurgh, mythical bird, 156, 157,
i, 51; iii, 158, 313, 330;
v, 117, 132 seq., 166, 246,
248, 255
described, i, 235 and note,
253, 276, 302, 326, v, 132
nest of, on Mount Alburz, i,
241, 244, 250
young of, i, 242, 250, v, 132,
133
finds and brings up the in-
fant Zál, i, 242
informs Zál of his parentage,
i, 245
gives Zál one of her feathers,
i, 246, 321
their efficacy, i, 246, 320
restores Zál to Sám, i, 247
Símurgh, referred to, i, 251
succours Rúdába, i, 320 seq.
foretells Rustam's future
greatness, i, 321
slain by Asfandiyár, v, 133
summoned to Rustam's aid
by Zál, v, 235 seq.
heals Rustam and Rakhsh,
v, 237
instructs Rustam how to
overcome Asfandiyár, v,
237
Sind, the river Indus and the
parts adjacent, i, 113; ii,
285; iii, 10 note, 117, 185,
216, 238 iv, 65, 71; v,
75, 180, 203, 277; vi, 113;
vii, 110, 112, 390
king of, iii, 185; vi, 113,
entertained by Bahrám
Gúr, vii, 140 seq.
kings of, send tribute to
Gushtásp, v, 75
chiefs of, vi, 123
warriors of, vi, 132, 137
Sikandar marches to, vi, 175
Sindbad, the sailor, vi, 71
lands on a whale, vi, 71
Sinde, river, iii, 10 and note
Sindian, Sindians, 160, vii, 126
defeated by Sikandar, vi,
175
Síndukht, wife of Mihráb and
mother of Rúdába, 141, i,
259, 299
Mihráb praises Zál to, i, 260
discovers the loves of Zál
and Rúdába, i, 281
reproaches Rúdába, i, 282
informs Mihráb about Zál
and Rúdába, i, 284
goes with gifts to Sám, i,
300 seq.
well received by Sám, i, 302
invites Sám to visit Kábul,
i, 305
returns to Kábul, i, 306
hears of Zál's success with
Minúchihr, i, 315
felicitates Rúdába, i, 315
Síndukht, Mihráb and, prepare
to welcome Sám and Zál,
i, 315, 317
entertain Sám and Zál, i,
317 seq.
visit Sám in Sístán, i, 319
Sinjibú, first historical Khán of
the Turks, vii, 317
relations of, with Núshír-
wán, vii, 317
Haitálians and, vii, 317
Sipahram, Túránian hero, 151;
ii, 228, 229, 388; iv, 26,
103
chosen to fight with Hajír,
iv, 97
slain by Hajír, iv, 104
Sipand (Spentó-dáta, q.v., Spen-
dyad, Sapad, White
Castle), mountain north-
west of Nishápúr, 142, i,
377; ii, 118; v, 30, 116,
117
Malcolm's identification and
description of,³⁷⁴

i, 236
Zál bids Rustam take, i, 329
described, i, 329
taken by Rustam, i, 331
treasures of, i, 331, 332
hold of, destroyed by Zál's
orders, i, 333
Sipandármad, ameshaspenta,
q.v., iii, 287, 328; v, 18
month, i, 89; iv, 252; ix,
70, 122
day, i, 88, 89, viii, 331
Sipanjáb (Farghána?), region, i,
375; ii, 241, 342, 344, 345
358; iii, 151
Sipansár, Íránian warrior, viii, 293
Sistán = Nímrúz = Zábulistán,^374a

144, 149, 155,; i, 319;
ii, 80, 335, 365; iii, 165,
166, 191, 207, 321, 356;
iv, 14, 278; v, 13, 17, 29,
85, 86, 89, 94, 173, 174,
201, 220, 248, 261, 264,
267; vi, 32, 198; vii, 214
former capital of, i, 4
lake of, i, 4; v, 239 note
Sístán, origin of name, i, 19
invaded by Shamásás and
Khazarwán, i, 358
mourning in, for Rustam, v,
278
invaded by Bahman, v, 284
seq.
Sitír, Persian measure of weight,
iii, 184
Sitúh, Túránian hero, v, 86, 87
goes as a spy to Írán and
reports to Arjásp, v, 86,
87
Siyah Chasm, slave of Farrukh-
zád, ix, 62
handmaid of Farrukhzád
and, ix, 62
imprisoned, ix, 62
released, ix, 62
poisons Farrukhzád, ix, 63
Siyámak, son of Gaiúmart, 139,
i, 117, 119
slain by the Black Dív, i, 120
lamentations over, i, 120
Siyámak, Túránian hero, 151, iv,
97
chosen to fight with Guráza,
iv, 97
slain by Guráza, iv, 100
Siyávakhsh. See Siyáwush.
Siyávashána. See Siyáwush.
Siyáwush, son of Kai Káús, and
father of Farúd and Kai
Khusrau, 144-148,; i, 55,
92; ii, 3, 25, 82, 104 note
187 seq., 335, 338 seq., 346
seq., 363, 371, 372, 374
seq., 383, 386, 388, 396,
403, 411; iii, 8, 13, 18, 19,
21, 22, 29, 39, 42, 43, 51,
52, 57, 66, 67, 71, 72, 87,
93, 99, 112, 117, 118, 137,
146, 148, 149, 156, 163,
183, 197, 199, 200, 201, 203
seq., 211, 214, 226, 237,
238, 256, 283, 289, 297,
307, 315, 324, 347; iv, 7,
17, 18, 34, 50, 51, 70 seq.,
89, 90, 95, 96, 102, 109,
120, 127, 129, 130, 137,
152, 159, 162, 167, 168,
172, 201, 202, 204, 205,
214, 215, 221, 223, 231,
235, 249, 250, 252, 257,
267, 270, 271, 283, 285,
289, 299, 305, 307, 310;
v, 174, 176, 192, 208, 272;
viii, 104, 349, 395 note;
ix, 25 and note, 26 note,
103
mother of, 144, ii, 3
Story of, 144, ii, 188 seq.
Note on, ii, 188 seq.
good example of Fir-
dausí's method, ii, 188
Prelude to, ii, 191
identical with Cambyses,
the father of Cyrus the
Great, in legend, ii, 191
adventure of the mother of,
ii, 193
destined to misfortune from
birth, ii, 196
brought up by Rustam, ii,
196
horoscope of, ii, 196, 205,
234
returns to court, ii, 197
made ruler of Kuhistán, ii,
199
mourns for his mother's
death, ii, 199
temptation of, by Súdába,
ii, 200 seq.
marches against Afrásiyáb,
ii, 225 seq.
demands hostages of Afrá-
siyáb, ii, 239 seq.
goes over to Afrásiyáb, ii,
258 seq.
plays at polo with Afrásiyáb
ii, 264
archery of, ii, 266, 293
marriage of, with Jaríra, ii,
268 seq.
marriage of, with Farangís,
ii, 270 seq.
entertained by Pírán, ii, 278
builds cities, ii, 278 seq.
consults the astrologers, ii,
282
Siyáwush, foretells the future to
Pírán, ii, 282 seq.
entertains Pírán, ii, 287
entertains Garsíwaz, ii, 290
seq.
plays at polo with Garsíwaz,
ii, 292
challenged by Garsíwaz, ii,
294
overthrows Gurwí and Dá-
múr, ii, 295
slandered by Garsíwaz to
Afrásiyáb, ii, 296 seq.
summoned to court by
Afrásiyáb, ii, 300 seq.
betrayed by Garsíwaz, ii,
301 seq.
excuses himself from going
to court, ii, 306
passion of, ii, 307 seq.
foretells the future to Faran-
gís, ii, 310 seq.
charges and turns loose
Bihzád, ii, 312
attacked and taken by
Afrásiyáb, ii, 314
execution of, ii, 320
referred to, iv, 268
Blood of (plant), ii, 321
birth-mark of, iii, 49
mail of, iii, 58, 60, 61, 69, 81,
iv, 40 seq., 51
murderer of=Afrásiyáb, iv,
198
garth of=Siyáwushgird, iv,
238
goods of, viii, 148, 151
Siyáwush, Íránian chief, 172;
viii, 128, 163, 187, 233
son of=Bahrám, viii, 247
Siyáwush, wild duck, ii, 104
note
Siyáwushgird, city built by Siyá-
wush, 145, 146, 153; ii,
301, 314, 373; iv, 250,
252
building and description of,
ii, 285 seq.
becomes the home of Kai
Khusrau, ii, 333
referred to, iv, 238
Skirts, binding together of, in
battle, iv, 85 and note, 177
and note, 209
Slavs, viii, 194
Smerdis, the false, v, 11; vi, 207
Snakes=Arabs, ix, 91
Snowstorm, iii, 108
Íránian host distressed by,
iii, 71, 128; v, 137; vi, 156
paladins of Kai Khusrau
lost in, iv, 308 seq.
Sohrab and Rustam, Matthew
Arnold's, ii, 118
Sol, planet, viii, 395
Soma. See Homa.
Son of Firdausí, death of, viii,
190
Song, of a dív, ii, 31
of Rustam, ii, 51
of Asfandiyár, v, 129
of the daughter of Barzín,
vii, 52
of the daughter of Máhiyár,
vii, 60, 61, 66
Sophia, Empress, her treatment
of Narses, viii, 76
Sorcerer, a Jewish, brings about
the death of Núshírwán's
minister, Mahbúd, vii, 320
seq.
Sorceress, Rustam and a, 143, ii,
50 seq.
Súdába and a, 144, ii, 214
seq.
Asfandiyár and a, 156, v, 128
seq.
Sóshyans, the Zoroastrian Mes-
siah, i, 131
Souterrain, ii, 137 iv, 212
Spain (Andalús), vi, 66
Spand-dát (Spento-dáta, Asfan-
diyár), v, 24 seq.
Span-dát-náma (Asfandiyár—
náma), v, 26, 27
Speaking Tree, the, 160. See
Tree.
Speech, modes of, viii, 30
Spendyád, mountain. See
Spentó-dáta.
Spentó-dáta (Spand-dát, As-
fandiyár q.v.), v, 12
Spentó-dáta (Spendyad, Sapad,
Sipand q.v.), mountain
north-west of Nishápúr,
ii, 118; v, 30, 116, 117
Sphinés. See Calanus.
Spica, star, i, 245, 271; viii, 379
Spitama, clan name of Zarduhsht
(Zoroaster), i, 236; iv, 15
Spityura, brother of Yima (Jam-
shíd), i, 130
Spring, a, 143
of Sav, q.v., 163
Sróvbar, mythical serpent, i, 172
Stages, the Seven, 156. See As-
fandiyár.
Stateira. See Barsine.
Steed, piece in chess. See Horse.
Steeds, iron, Sikandar's, 159, vi,
115
filled with naphtha, vi, 115
Fúr's elephants and troops
routed by, vi, 116
Stone, the Black. See Black.
Strabo, Greek geographer (born
c. 63 B.C.), vi, 68, 81
Strength, handgrip as test of.
See Handgrip.
Subuktigín, father of Sultán
Mahmúd, account of, i, 20
title of, i, 21
referred to by, i, 100, 114
Súdába, daughter of the king of
Hámávarán and wife of
Kai Káús, 143-146, ii, 3,
79, 188, 189, 200, seq. 225,
249, 257, 335, 339
description of, ii, 86
marries Kai Káús, ii, 88
imprisoned with Kai Káús
by her father, ii, 91
released by Rustam, ii, 97
temptation of Siyáwush by,
ii, 200 seq.
slain by Rustam, ii, 340
referred to, v, 174
Súfarai (Sarkhán, Sukhrá,
Seoses?), 166, vii, 170
and note, 171, 173 seq.;
viii, 72, 75, 168, 285
appointed minister to the
regent Balásh, vii, 164
Súfarai, glorification of, in
Íránian tradition, vii, 170
account of, vii, 173, 184,
185
resolves to avenge Pírúz,
vii, 173
writes to Balásh, vii, 173
marches on Marv, vii, 174
correspondence of, with
Khúshnawáz, vii, 174
defeats Khúshnawáz, vii,
177
gives the spoil to the troops,
vii, 177
Khúshnawáz sues for peace
to, vii, 178
consults his troops, vii,
178
resolves to make peace, vii,
179
replies to Khúshnawáz, vii,
179
returns to Írán in triumph,
vii, 180
welcomed by Balásh and
the chiefs, vii, 181
greatness of, vii, 181, 190
dethrones Balásh and makes
Kubád Sháh, vii, 182
proverb concerning, vii, 185
identical with Rizmihr, vii,
185
fall of, vii, 190 seq.
Kubád's letter to, vii, 193
arrest of, vii, 193
property of, confiscated, vii,
194
conveyed to Sháh Kubád,
vii, 194
executed, vii, 195
son of, (Rizmihr), vii, 196
Súfís, vi, 59 and note
Sughd (Sughdiana, Samarkand),
district and city in Turk-
istán between the Oxus
and Jaxartes, i, 19; ii,
230, 232, 237, 241, 249,
358; iii, 244; iv, 65, 188,
189, 255; vii, 331, 337,
358, 359
Sughdiana, vi, 72. See Sughd.
Suhráb, son of Rustam and
Tahmína daughter of the
king of Samangán, 144,
ii, 4, 25; iv, 296; v, 204;
vi, 325
Story of, 144, ii, 118 seq.
Note on, ii, 118
purely episodic, ii, 118
Sir John Malcolm's ver-
sion of, ii, 118
Matthew Arnold's version
of, ii, 118
Prelude to, ii, 119
lament of, for the loss of
Gurdáfríd, ii, 119, note
questions his mother as to
his father, ii, 126
charger of, sired by Rakhsh,
ii, 128
Afrásiyáb's plot against, ii,
129
gifts to, ii, 130
invades Írán, ii, 130
takes Hajír prisoner, ii, 131
beguiled by Gurdáfríd, ii, 133
described by Gazhdaham,
ii, 136
sees from White Castle the
Íránian host advancing,
ii, 148
seen while feasting by Rus-
tam, ii, 150
hears of the death of Zhanda
Razm, ii, 151
misled by Hajír, ii, 152 seq.
overthrows the camp-en
closure of Káús, ii, 160
challenged by Rustam, ii,
161
Rustam described by, ii,
154, 169
advances of, to Rustam,
ii, 169
spares Rustam's life, ii, 170
again encounters Rustam, ii,
172
makes himself known to
Rustam, ii, 173
last requests of, to Rustam,
ii, 175
mourning for, ii, 182 seq.
Súkhrá. See Súfarai.
Súkhta, treasure, viii, 406 and
note
Sultán. See Mahmúd.
Sumai, viii, 195
Sun, on the Nature of the, 139,
i, 105
one of the seven planets, i,
72
in astrology, i, 188, 310
and note
total eclipse of, vii, 159
Sunday, viii, 378, 380
Sunnites, orthodox Muhamma-
dans, i, 13
origin of, i, 13
Súr, city near Ispahán, 176, iv,
146, 180; ix, 74, 89, 95,
97, 100, 116, 118
Sura. See Shúráb.
Surkha, son of Afrásiyáb, 146,
i, 92; ii, 344 seq.
taken prisoner by Fará-
marz, ii, 345
death of, ii, 347
Súrsán (Zíb-i-Khusrau, Rúmiya
q.v.) city built by Núshír-
wán, 168, vii, 317, 327,
328
Surúsh, angel, the messenger of
Urmuzd, 153, 172, i, 51,
175, 182; ii, 288, 289,
364, 408; iii, 277; iv,
139, 203, 265, 285, 307;
v, 170, 253; vi, 199
note, 372; vii, 38; viii,
173
warns Gaiúmart against the
Black Dív, i, 119
bids Gaiúmart avenge Siyá-
mak, i, 120
visits and instructs Farídún,
i, 159
counsels Farídún about Zah-
hák, i, 169
appears to Gúdarz in a
dream, ii, 363
referred to, iv, 273
informs Kai Khusrau that
his prayer is granted, iv,
281
Surúsh, angel, bids Kai Khusrau
appoint Luhrásp as his
successor, iv, 281
may be assumed to have
accompanied Kai Khus-
rau on his pilgrimage, iv,
139, 303, 308
saves Khusrau Parwíz from
Bahrám Chúbína, viii,
189, 299
Surúsh, day, i, 88; vi, 411
Surúsh, astrologer, vi, 372
takes Bahrám Gúr's horo-
scope, vi, 376
Súsanak, a miller's daughter,
vii, 32 and note
taken to wife by Bahrám
Gúr, vii, 33
Susiana (Khúzistán q.v.), vi, 295,
321; vii, 184
Sviatoi, island lying off western
shore of the Caspian, i, 58
note
Swat, river in Northern India,
vi, 65
Swyamvara, Indian form of
marriage, iv, 316
Syávarshána (Siyáwush q.v.),
ii, 189; iv, 137
Syria (Shám), country, ii, 80;
vi, 30; viii, 193
raided by Persians, viii, 41
Syriac, version of the Pseudo-
Callisthenes, vi, 14, 16, 18,
30, 31 seq., 61, 63, 65, 66,
68, 71, 72, 74, 78 seq.
Christian Legend of Alex-
ander, vi, 14, 15, 74, 78, 84
quoted, vi, 15
metrical version of, vi
15, 78, 84
Syrian, ix, 66

TABÁK, Íránian chief, 161, vi, 202,
225
suspected by Ardshír Pápa-
kán, vi, 225
Tabák, justifies himself, vi 226
Ardshír Pápakán and, de-
feat Bahman, vi, 226
buries Ardawán, vi, 229
advises Ardshír Pápakán to
marry the daughter of
Ardawán, vi, 229
Tabarí, Arabic historian (A.D.
838-923), iii, 108; vi, 14
note, 16, 19, 30, 198, 200,
291 note, 310, 313, 315,
321, 326; vii, 3 seq., 156,
159, 160, 170, 171, 185
186, 217; viii, 73, 75 seq.,
188; ix, 4, 56, 61, 64,
69
account of death of Rustam
by, v, 261
etymology of Dáráb, v,
297 note
Sásánians, vi, 14 note
Alexander's battles with
Darius, vi, 30
Yájúj and Májúj, vi, 78
rise of Sásánian dynasty,
vi, 198
Ardshír Pápakán, vi, 198,
203
genealogies of Pápak, vi,
200
Worm, vi, 205, 206
Haftwád, vi, 205, 206
length of Ardshír Pápa-
kán's reign, vi, 254
Ardawán's daughter, vi,
255
Shápúr, son of Ardshír
Pápakán, vi, 255, 257
death of Shápúr, son of
Shápúr, vi, 365
Bahrám, son of Shápúr,
vi, 368
Yazdagird, son of Shápúr,
vi, 371 seq.
Kubád and Núshírwán's
reform of taxation, vii,
183 note, 215
Turks, vii, 317
Persian, vii, 5; viii, 42, 73
seq., 187 seq.; ix, 4, 5, 43,
70
Tabarí, Persian, story from, con-
cerning Kubád, vii, 183
note
Arabic, viii, 42, 73, 187, 190
195; ix, 4, 5, 7, 43, 50
Tabaristán (Mázandarán, q.v.),
i, 39, 40; ix, 74
Firdausí's stay in, i, 39
chief of, i, 39, 40
patron of Firdausí, i, 39
Table of Contents, General, ix, 139
Tables, Genealogical. See Gene-
alogical.
Tacitus, Roman historian (A.D.
55-120), iii, 10 and note,
15; vi, 73
Tahmásp, father of Zav, i, 90,
369, 370; ii, 11; iv, 283
Tahmína, daughter of the king of
Samangán and mother of
Suhráb, 144; ii, 4, 118
precautions of, for her son's
safety, ii, 127, 140, 149
mourning of, for Suhráb, ii,
184 seq.
death of, ii, 186
Tahmúras, Sháh, 140, i, 42, 90,
91, 214; ii, 168; iii, 293;
iv, 133; vii, 9 and note,
273; viii, 277, 332, 376;
ix, 25
Reign of, 140, i, 125 seq.
Note on, i, 125
Binder of the Dív (Áhri-
man), i, 125, 127, 214
Áhriman and, legend of, i, 125
culture hero, i, 125, 126
dívs rebel against, i, 127
conquers and enslaves the
dívs, i, 127
taught writing by the
dívs, i, 127
dies, i, 128
Firdausí's reflections on, i,
128
horn of, iii, 335
Tainúsh (Charogos, Kerátór,
Kanír), son of Kaidáfa,
159; vi, 66, 67, 134 seq.
Kaidáfa warns Sikandar
against, vi, 133
Tainúsh, Fúr's son in law, vi,
133
insults Sikandar, vi, 134
Kaidáfa chides, vi, 135
Kaidáfa and Sikandar con-
sult about, vi, 135
makes a covenant with
Sikandar, vi, 136
accompanies Sikandar on
his return, vi, 141
Sikandar discovers himself
to, vi, 142
asks grace of Sikandar, vi,
142
pardoned by Sikandar, vi,
142
entertained at a banquet,
presented with gifts, and
dismissed, by Sikandar,
vi, 143
Tainúsh (Theodosius), 163, vi,
372, 389, 404
goes to Yazdagird as ambas-
sador, vi, 389
asked by Bahrám Gúr to
intercede with Yazdagird
for him, vi, 389
obtains Bahrám Gúr's re-
lease, vi, 390, 404
Táír (Daizan, q.v.), Arab chief,
162; vi, 3, 322, 324, 330
seq.
Taisafún (Ctesiphon, q.v.), 168,
174; vi, 397; vii, 188,
194, 361, 363; viii, 53, 90,
109 note, 118, 173, 175,
180, 182, 229, 241; ix, 9,
10, 90
Ardshír Pápakán goes to,
vi, 245
Shápúr's bridge at, vi, 321,
329
sacked by Táír, vi, 330
Shápúr sends spies to, vi, 346
Cæsar defeated and taken
prisoner by Shápúr at, vi,
347
Núshírwán returns to, viii,
53
Bahrám Chúbína marches
from province of, viii, 106
Taisafún, Khusrau Parwíz im-
prisoned at viii, 421; ix, 9
Bárbad visits Khusrau Par-
wíz at, ix, 29
Táj, viii, 71
Tákdís, Throne of, 174, viii, 391
account of, viii, 391
added to by Jámásp, viii,
392
Takht (or Ták)-i-Bústán, place
some four miles north-
east of Kirmánsháh in the
Persian province of Arde-
lan and famous for its
Sásánian bas-reliefs, vi,
257; viii, 192
inscription at, vi, 257
Takht-i-Khusrau. See Madá'in.
Takht-i-Sulaimán (Shíz, q.v.),
viii, 189
Talhand, Indian prince, 169,
vii, 394, 396 seq.
Story of Gav and, 169, vii,
394, seq.
mother of. See Gav.
birth of, vii, 396
tutor of, vii, 397, 398, 401,
402, 408, 410, 414
rivalry between Gav and,
vii, 397 seq.
war between Gav and, vii,
404 seq.
rejects Gav's offer of accom-
modation, vii, 406, 409
death of, foretold, vii, 408,
413, 418
defeated by Gav, vii, 412
accepts Gav's proposal for a
decisive battle, vii, 415
defeat and death of, vii,
416
Tálikán, city and stronghold
east of Marv, ii, 228; iv,
65, 255
ceded by Pírúz to the Haitá-
lians, vii, 156, 160
importance of, vii, 156
Talímán, Íránian hero, i, 211, 217
252
meets Kai Khusrau in Sughd
vi, 255
Talisman, Cæsar's, 172
described, viii, 271, 275
deceives Persian envoys,
viii, 272
mastered by Kharrád, viii,
274
Tamarisk, plant, i, 4; v, 240,
243, 246, 247, 256
branch of, fatal to Asfandi-
yár, v, 239 and note
Tammísha (Kús), town in Eastern
Mázandarán, formerly a
seat of Farídún's, between
Sáriyah and Astarábád, i,
177, 216, 230
Tamúz, viii, 77 note
Tanais, river, iv, 315 and note
Tarak, river (the Atrak, the
boundary between Gur-
gán and Dahistán, or the
Turk flowing into the
Jaxartes west of Tásh-
kand?), vii, 164, 165, 359
Taráz, city now in ruins, north-
east of Táshkand near the
present town of Aulieh-
Ata, i, 257, 266; v, 157;
vi, 268; viii, 370; ix, 41
Cypress of=Rúdába, i, 269
Idols of, ii, 123, 206; iii,
248; iv, 218; viii, 370
Tartary, iv, 156
Taurus, constellation, iii, 168;
iv, 177; vi, 151; vii, 282
Tausar, high priest under Ard-
shír Pápakán, i, 62
letter of, i, 63
Tawába, Íránian hero, iii, 25
Tawurg, Túránian hero, iv, 188
sent on an expedition by
Afrásiyáb, iv, 188
defeated by Rustam, iv, 193
Taxation, 167, vii, 224
Firdausí's exemption from,
i, 35, 39; ix, 121
reform of, by Kubád, vii, 183
note, 215, 225
Núshírwán, vii, 215, 225
seq.
Taxila, Indian city, vi, 63
situation of, vi, 62
Tazháv, an Íránian deserter to,
and son-in-law of, Afrási-
yáb, 148; iii, 27, 28
sends Kabúda to spy out the
Íránian host, iii, 73
paileys with Gív, iii, 75
defeated, iii, 77
flees with Ispanwí, iii, 77
pursued by Bízhan, iii, 77
escapes to Afrásiyáb, iii, 78
attacks Bahrám, iii, 100
taken prisoner by Gív, iii,
102
Temperaments, the four, vii, 381
symbolised in the game of
nard, vii, 381
Tennyson, quoted, v, 281
Tharthai, river in northern
Mesopotamia, vi, 322
Theodore, brother of Heraclius,
viii, 194
Theodosiopolis, city in Armenia,
vii, 187
Theodosius II. (Tainúsh, q.v.),
Eastern Roman Em-
peror (A.D. 401-450), vi,
372; vii, 187
Theodosius (Niyátús, q.v.), viii,
189
Theophanes, Greek Chronicler,
account of last days of
Khusrau Parwíz by, ix, 6
Thermodon, river on the south-
ern shores of the Euxine,
vi, 72
Thornbrake town, the world, i,
310
Thraétaona, i, 171 seq.; ii, 81
Thrita, i, 171 seq.
Tiber, river, v, 294
Tiberius II., Eastern Roman
Emperor, vii, 212; viii, 42
Tigris (Arwand), river, vi, 294
322; viii, 193, 194; ix,
67
small, the, vi, 199 and note
lower, vi, 291 note
bridge over, vi, 321
Tihrán, city, ii, 28; iii, 109; v,
14, 18
edition of Sháhnáma, i, 76
Tír, genius, iii, 287, 328
month and day, i, 88, viii,
394
Tírí, eunuch of Gúzihr, vi, 198
Tirmid, city and fortress north
of the Oxus (Jíhún) where
the route from Balkh to
Samarkand crosses that
river, ii, 229, 258; iv, 65;
vii, 156, 157, 331
Tírúdih, village in the neighbour-
hood of Istakhr (Perse-
polis), and the birth-place
of Ardshír Pápakán, vi, 198
Tishtar, Sirius, i, 235
Tobit, Book of, iii, 272
Toll-house and ford of Zark, ix,
100 and note, 116
Tollman, Gív and the, 146; ii,
390
Gushtásp and the, iv, 324,
332 and note, 334 seq., 344
seq., 351
Trade-routes, ancient, i, 11, 57
Traitana, i, 7, 8, 171 seq.
Trajan, Roman Emperor (A.D.
98-117), vi, 322
siege of Hatra by, vi, 322
Translation, the principles adop-
ted in the present, i, 76 seq.
Translators of the Sháhnáma,
list of previous, i, 87
Treasure, of Jamshíd, 164, vii, 36
Kai Khusrau, 160, iv, 295;
vi, 178
Sikandar, vi, 110 and note
Khusrau Parwíz, viii, 406
Tree, the Speaking, 160, vi, 79
described, vi, 167 seq.
Sikandar visits, vi, 167, seq.
warns Sikandar of his death,
vi, 168, 169
Triad of evil, Zoroastrian, i, 59
and note
Tribal, or Part, Kings, the, 160,
vi, 180, 203, 204, 225, 252,
253
origin of, vi, 179, 181, 210
character of their rule vi,
197, 198
number of, vi, 198
Tribal, or Part Kings, Ardawán,
the chief of, vi, 201
Firdausí on, vi, 210
Tribute, Rúm's to Írán, vi, 24;
vii, 214, 215, 248, 262, 333,
338, 362; viii, 52, 53
Trita, i, 7, 8, 171 seq.
Tshatrang-Námak, Pahlaví text,
vii, 380, 381.
Tughral, a species of falcon, vii,
49
described, vii, 48
Bahrám Gúr's, vii, 48 seq.
Tukhár, Farúd's counsellor, 147,
iii, 43 seq.
tells Farúd the blazons of
the Íránian chiefs, iii, 44
counsels Farúd, iii, 47, 52 seq.
Tukhár, king of Dahistán, iv, 148
commands with Faríburz
the troops from Kháwar,
iv, 148
slays a scout from Makrán,
iv, 242
Tukhár, Íránian chief, viii, 228
takes letter to Cæsar, viii,
263
Tukhár, Íránian general, con-
spires against Khusrau
Parwiz, viii, 414
releases Shírwí, viii, 415
refuses to help Pírúz against
Guráz, ix, 48
Tukhára, Íránian warrior, viii,
296
son of, viii, 314
Túmáspa (Tahmásp, q.v.), i, 369
Túr, second son of Farídún and
ruler of Túrán, 140, 141,
i, 42, 90 seq., 335, 337,
342, 344, 362; ii, 8, 17, 19,
99, 237, 262, 297, 302, 303,
318, 327, 363, 390; iii,
7, 30, 37, 115, 197, 245,
246; iv, 11, 34, 66, 69, 70,
78, 166, 167, 188, 201, 203,
206, 269, 272, 290; v, 42,
206, 261, 284; vi, 353;
vii, 73; viii, 266, 300, 376
note, 378; ix, 103
racial significance of, i, 54
Túr, etymology of, i, 174
naming of, i, 187
horoscope of, i, 188
made ruler over the Turk-
mans and Chín, i, 189
plots with Salm, i, 190
Salm and, demand the abdi-
cation of Íraj, i, 191
Íraj visits, i, 198
reception of Íraj by, 1,
198, seq.
slay Íraj, i, 201
send Íraj's head to Farí-
dún, i, 202
hear of Minúchihr, i, 208
send an embassy to Farí-
dún, i, 208
receive Farídún's reply,
i, 213 seq.
prepare for war, i. 215
parley of, with Kubád, i, 217
Salm and, worsted by Minú-
chihr, i, 220
plan a night-surprise, i,
220
worsted, i, 221
slain by Minúchihr, i, 221
head of, sent to Farídún, i,
222
Fire-temple at Bukhárá
built by, iv, 255
daughter of, iv, 304
= Túrán, iv, 51, 164
chief of = Húmán, iv, 51
prince of = Shída, iv, 164
Túrán (Turkistán), the legendary
patrimony of Túr, q.v. and
a general name for the
non-Íránian regions north
of the Oxus (Jíhún), 142,
146, 148, 152, 153, 165-
167; i, 189, 229, 351, 371,
ii, 9, 18, 25, 79, 82, 101,
112 and passim; iii, 8, 11,
15, 25, 29 and passim;
iv, 10, 15, 17, 19, 20, and
passim; v, 12, 20 seq., 25,
32, 41, 43, 45, 53, 61, and
passim; vi, 43, 182, 398;
vii, 43, 92, 136, 156, 178;
viii, 118, 123, 130, 242,
329, 331, 349, 350, 376,
405, 407; ix, 11, 89, 99
monarch of Chín and = Afrá-
siyáb, ii, 99
host of, ii, 110
lord of = Mahmúd, iv, 142
Túránians (Turkmans), 143, 148,
149, 151-153, 155, 165;
i, 9, 10, 54; ii, 11, 81, 265;
iii, 30, 115, 320, 322; iv,
7, 81, 129, 223, 227; v,
13, 20, 116; vii, 90; viii,
123, 320
historical relations of, with
the Íránians, i, 16
Turk, Turks, i, 10, 20; viii, 95,
103, 121, 135, 136, 138
seq., 142, 164, 169, 170,
189, 316, 320, 349, 352;
ix, 70, 96 seq., 105, 114,
117, 120
confused with the Haitá-
lians, vii, 4
historical appearance of, vii,
317
Tabarí on, vii, 317
defeat the Haitálians, vii,
332
described, vii, 332
War of, with Persians, viii,
72
prophesied, viii, 98
= Sáwa, viii, 98
defeated, viii, 126
find Sáwa's corpse, viii, 127
sorcerer, sends ill dream to
Bahrám Chúbína, viii,
121, 128
put to death, viii, 129
heads of chiefs of, sent to
Hurmuzd, viii, 130
retreat to Túrán, viii, 131
three, the, viii, 187, 204
one of, attacks Khusrau
Parwíz, viii, 220
reproved by Bahrám
Chúbína, viii, 221
lead night-attack on Khus-
rau Parwíz, viii, 227
= Makátúra, viii, 319
Turk, Turks = Kulún, viii, 345
defeated by Yalán-sína, viii,
353
Turkhán, Túránian hero, v, 151
sent with troops to recon-
noitre outside the Brazen
Hold, v, 151
Turkish, ix, 87
Turkistán (Túrán), 147, ii, 19;
iii, 109, 228; iv, 233; v,
55; vi, 179, 278, 280, 397;
vii, 84, 92, 118, 334, 365;
viii, 324, 336, 363, 376,
377, 407
Turkman, Turkmans (Túrán-
ians), 148, 155, i, 20, 189,
263, 343, 352, 357; ii,
12, 14, 15, 92, 100 and
passim; iii, 30, 63, 81, 93,
and passim; iv, 10, 13,
15, 19, 20, 22, 29 and
passim; v, 22, 25, 36, 39,
40, 44, 47, 51, 52, 61, 72,
90 seq., 98 seq., 104 seq.,
108, 110, 113, 114, 116,
135, 152, 157, 158, 171,
173, 206, 254; vii, 48, 88,
92, 97, 177, 179, 239, 344,
364; viii, 377; ix, 25, 76,
94
slave-boy of Zál meets the
damsels of Rúdába, i, 263
seq.
make peace with Zav, i, 371
army of, surrenders to As-
fandiyár, v, 72, 113
monarch of = Arjásp, v, 74
led by Kuhram, storm
Balkh, burn the Fire-
temple, and slay Zar-
duhsht and the priests, v,
92, 93
take Gushtásp's daughters
captive, v, 93
kingdom of, offered by
Asfandiyár to Gurgsár in
return for faithful service,
v, 120
ordered by Arjásp to march
out from the Brazen Hold
in force to attack the in-
vaders under Bishútan, v,
152
hear the cries of the Írán-
ian watch in the Brazen
Hold, v, 155
refused quarter by Asfandi-
yár, v, 158
language, vi, 147
defeated by Bahrám Gúr,
vii, 90, 91
sue for peace, vii, 91
war of Pírúz with, vii, 164
seq.
inroads of, through the
Caucasus, vii, 238
make submission to Núshír-
wán, vii, 360
= Turk, viii, 87, 89, 94,
217
king = Afrásiyáb, ix, 25
Tús, son of Naudar, Íránian hero,
146-149, 154, 176; i, 90
353, 370; ii, 33, 35, 38,
58, 62, 70, 73, 85, 90, 91,
127, 138, 142, 148, 177,
188, 193, 197, 199, 226,
257, 316, 319, 335, 338,
340, 349, 353 seq., 371,
383, 394; iii, 11, 18, 19,
24, 25, 37 seq., 45 seq., 60,
62, 64, 66 seq., 76, 78, 80,
82 seq., 108, 111 seq., 132
seq., 136 seq., 145, 149
seq., 154, 155, 159, 161,
163, 166, 167, 169, 170,
172, 174, 177 seq., 182,
183, 187, 206, 211, 213
seq., 225, 228, 230, 232,
234, 235, 238, 246, 248,
253, 254, 255, 257, 259,
268, 273, 277, 289, 294,
307, 322, 327, 329; iv, 13,
15, 62, 79, 91, 157, 180,
191, 224, 226, 227, 242,
292, 296, 306 seq.; v,
57, 116, 207, 208; viii,
168
Gustaham and, sent by Nau-
dar to conduct the Íránian
women to Alburz, i, 351
Tús, Gustaham and, hear of
Naudar's death, i, 364
passed over in the succession
i, 369, 370
character of, i, 369
appointed captain of the
host, ii, 78
taken prisoner in Hámá-
varán, ii, 90
released by Rustam, ii, 97
goes in search of Kai Káús,
ii, 104
engaged in the Fight of the
Seven Warriors, ii, 107
seq.
commanded by Kai Káús to
hang Rustam and Gív,
ii, 143
encampment of, described,
ii, 153
summons Rustam to fight
Suhráb and helps to
saddle Rakhsh, ii, 160
quarrels with Gív over the
future mother of Siyá-
wush, ii, 194
supersedes Siyáwush, ii, 246
seq.
leads the host home, ii, 258
intercedes for Surkha, ii,
347
worsted in fight by Afrási-
yáb, ii, 353
appointed ruler of Chách, ii,
358
returns to Írán, ii, 362
dispute of, with Gúdarz over
Kai Khusrau, ii, 400 seq.
advocates the claims of Farí-
burz, ii, 401
asks pardon of Khusrau, ii,
410
hostility of, to Farúd, iii, 13,
51, 62
marches on Kalát, iii, 40
sends chiefs to attack Farúd,
iii, 47 seq.
Bahrám's remonstrance
with, iii, 51
horse of, slain by Farúd, iii,
56
Tús, resolves to attack Kalát, iii,
62
remorse of, for the death of
Farúd, iii, 67
builds a charnel for Farúd,
Rívníz, and Zarásp, iii,
68
marches from Kalát, iii, 68
defeats Tazháv, iii, 77
occupies Giravgard, iii, 78
defeated by the Turkmans,
iii, 82
deprived of his command,
iii, 83
Kai Khusrau's wrath with,
iii, 84, 111, 112
superseded, iii, 86
returns to Kai Khusrau, iii,
86
disgraced, iii, 86
imprisoned, iii, 87
pardoned, iii, 114
challenges Pírán to battle,
iii, 117
joins battle with Pírán, iii,
118, 126
parleys with Húmán, iii, 121
prays to be delivered from
the snowstorm, iii, 128
retreats to Mount Hamá-
wan, iii, 132
makes a night-attack upon
Pírán, iii, 139
harangues the host, iii, 141
hears of the approach of suc-
cours, iii, 159
takes counsel with the host,
iii, 167
arrays the host, iii, 169 -
chiefs and, take counsel with
Rustam, iii, 172
Rustam's wrath with, iii,
234
collects the spoil, iii, 235
worsted by Púládwand, iii,
257
leads a host to Khárazm, iv,
61
son of = Zarásp, iv, 135
made overseer of the host,
iv, 149
Tús, posted on Khusrau's right,
iv, 146
takes part in the siege of
Gang-bihisht, iv, 199
ordered to prepare for a
night-attack from Afrá-
siyáb, iv, 224
Kai Khusrau remonstrated
with by, and other nobles,
for refusing audience, iv,
275
Gúdarz, and other nobles
take counsel, iv, 277
audience of, with Kai Khus-
rau, iv, 283 seq.
holds with other chiefs, at
the bidding of Kai Khus-
rau, an assembly on the
plain, iv, 291 seq.
Kai Khusrau's gifts to, iv,
295, 300
asks for further recognition
from Kai Khusrau, iv,
299
retains the charge of Káwa's
flag and receives Khur-
ásán, iv, 300
sets out with Kai Khusrau
on his pilgrimage, iv,
306
refuses to turn back when
bidden by Kai Khusrau,
iv, 307
Kai Khusrau farewells and
warns, and his comrades,
iv, 308
disappears and is sought
in vain by, and his
comrades, iv, 308
end of, iv, 309
Tús, city, now in ruins, north of
Mashad in Khurásán, i,
39; v, 28; vi, 393; ix,
90, 95
birthplace of Firdausí, i, 38,
41, 45
governor of, i, 39
prince of, i, 100, 114
legendary origin of, iii, 14
legend concerning Firdausí's
burial at, iii, 191
Tús, city, treasure of Kai Káús
called “The Bride” stored
at, iv, 295
Sám and the dragon of, v,
202
local legend of, vi, 372, 391
seq.
governor of, ix, 92
Tuwurg, Túránian hero, ii, 253
Tuwurg, brother of Khán, 173,
viii, 364
reports flight of Gurdya, viii,
351
sent in pursuit, viii, 351
parleys with Gurdya, viii,
352
Twelve Rukhs (Champions),
Battle of the. See Rukhs.
Signs (Zodiac), vii, 408
Tyre, city, vi, 30
siege of, vi, 30

'Úlád, a dív, 143, ii, 28, 59, 61;
iv, 296 note; v, 204 note
Rustam and, ii, 52 seq.
made king of Mázandarán,
ii, 76
'Umar, Khalífa (A.D. 634-643),
i, 11 seq., 67; ix, 66 seq.,
72, 76, 121
founds Basra, ix, 69
sends Háshim in pursuit of
Yazdagird, ix, 68
Nu'mán to fight Yazda-
gird, ix, 68
Sa'ad to invade Írán, ix,
72
'Umar Khayyám, Persian poet
and scientist (died A.D.
1123), v, 30
Ummayyads, Muhammadan
dynasty, i, 12, 13
Uné, daughter of Alexander the
Great in the Pseudo-Cal-
listhenes, vi, 77
Ural Mountains, iii, 192
Urmuzd, the Good Principle, i,
5, 50, 116 seq., 236, ii, 82,
iii, 271, 286, 317, 327; iv,
139, 185; v, 15 seq.; vi,
55, 362, 372, 387; vii,
228, 406 and note; viii,
285; ix, 24
Unity of, symbolised in the
game of nard, vii, 381
day, i, 88; iii, 323; vi, 302
and note, 306, 375
Urmuzd, Ashkánian (Parthian)
king, vi, 197, 210
Urmuzd, son of Shápúr, Sháh
(Hormisdas I), 161, 162,
vi, 3, 257, 273, 280, 313,
327
discovery of, by Ardshír Pá-
pakán, vi, 257, 271
birth of, vi, 271
counselled by Ardshír Pá-
pakán, vi, 280
Shápúr, vi, 299
Reign of, 162, vi, 301 seq.
Note on, vi, 301
title of, vi, 301
story about, vi, 301
Urmuzd, son of Narsí, Sháh
(Hormisdas II), 162, vi, 3,
294, 295, 307, 315, 316,
325; vii, 359; viii, 41
Reign of, vi, 318 seq.
Note on, vi, 318
sons of, vi, 318
inaugural address of, vi, 318
pregnant wife of, enthroned,
vi, 320
Urmuzd (Hormisdas), son of
Urmuzd, Persian Prince,
vi, 318, 325
referred to (?), vi, 337
Urmuzd Ardshír (Ahwáz), city in
Khúzistán, vi, 290 and
note
Urmuzd, Íránian warrior, viii, 296
Uroscopy, vi, 101, 107, 108
Urumiah (Khanjast or Chíjast),
lake in Ázarbáiján, iv,
136; viii, 195
Afrásiyáb escapes from Húm
into, iv, 262 and note
Ustád, Íránian general, vii, 251
commands Núshírwán's
right wing, vii, 251
Ustád, Íránian warrior, viii, 296
Ustukílá, Túránian hero, iv, 182
fights with Kai Khusrau, iv,
182
'Utbí, Al, secretary to Sultán
Mahmúd, i, 32
'Uthmán, Khalífa, i, 12
Utterakuri, a legendary people,
vi, 74
Uzava (Zav), Sháh, i, 369

VALE of heroes, vii, 6
Valerian (Bazánúsh), Roman
Emperor (A.D. 253-260),
vi, 323 seq.
defeat and capture of, by
Shápúr son of Ardshír, vi,
294, 295
memorials of, vi, 295
confused with Odenathus,
Julian, and Jovian, vi,
324 seq.
death of, in captivity, vi,
326
Valkash (Vologeses I), Parthian
(Ashkánian) king, i, 62, 63
Vandaremaini (Andarímán),
brother of Arjásp, v, 13
Varahran I (Bahrám son of
Urmuzd), Sásánian king,
vi, 307
Varahran II (Bahrám son of
Bahrám), Sásánian king,
vi, 310
Varahran III (Bahrám Bahrámi-
yán), Sásánian king, vi,
313, 368
Varahran IV (Bahrám son of
Shápúr), Sásánian king,
vi, 313, 368
Varahran V (Bahrám Gúr),
Sásánian king, vii, 3
Vardanes (Bahrám), Parthian
(Ashkánian) king, iii, 9
seq., 109
Vardanes, wars of, with Gotarzes,
iii, 10, 11
assassination of, iii, 10, 11
character of, iii, 15
Varengana, the raven, i, 235, 236
Vedas, i, 129, 144, 171, 234, 337,
ii, 8, 11, 25
Vega, star, vii, 245
Vendídád, Nask, vii, 188
reference to Mazdak in, vii,
188
Venus, planet, i, 72, 100, 194,
276, 303, 322, 332, 339; ii,
115, 275, 345; iii, 143,
159, 254, 318, 332; v,
159; vi, 98, 102, 171, 190,
212, 224, 332; vii, 53,
151, 263; viii, 152, 359,
394, 395; ix, 26, 73
Verethraghna, the raven, ii, 25
Victory of Victories, The, ix, 69
Vídrafsh (Bídirafsh), v, 24, 26
Village-chief, 154
Vineyards, taxes on, vii, 215, 225
Virgo, constellation, iii, 24; viii,
359; ix, 71
Vishtásp (Vistaspa, Gushtásp,
q.v.), v, 24
Vistáspa (Vishtásp, Gushtásp,
q.v.), iv, 316; v, 11
Vistásp-sást, v, 11
Vitrified fortifications, vi, 79, 165
Vívanghat, i, 129
Vohúman. See Vohu Manau.
Vohu Manau (Vohúman, Bah-
man), ameshaspenta, iii,
271; v, 16, 17
Volga, river of European Russia,
falling into the Caspian,
iv, 316
Vologeses I (Valkash), Parthian
(Ashkánian) king (A.D. 51
-77), i, 62, 63
Vologeses II, Parthian (Ashká-
nian king), i, 19
Vologeses (Balásh), king of Kir-
mán, temp. Ardshír Pápa-
kán, vi, 205
Vologeses (Balásh), Sháh, vii, 170
Vonones I, Parthian (Ashkánian)
king (A.D. 8-12)
Vouru-Kasha, sea, iv, 137
Vritra, demon, ii, 25
Indra and, vi, 203
Vullers-Landauer edition of the
Sháhnáma, i, 77; vi, 60

WAHR, region, iii, 177, 228, 235
Wakkás, father of Sa'ad q.v.,
176; ix, 72, 78, 82, 90
Wálid, Khalífa, vi, 325
Walnuts, taxes on, vii, 225
War of the Religion, v, 19, 26, 29
two campaigns of, v, 29
Warázád, king of Sipanjáb, 146,
ii, 341 seq., 346
Warígh (Callinicus, Kálíniyús,
q.v., Nicephorium, Rakka)
city, viii, 188, 253, 257,
280
Khusrau Parwíz takes up his
abode at, viii, 257
Warriors, the Seven, Story of the
Fight of, 143, ii, 25, 82,
107 seq.
Warstead = Bídád, iii, 245
Wash, city, viii, 24 and note
Water, scarcity of, i, 3
—courses, underground, i, 3
—horse, 163, vi, 373, 392
referred to, vi, 373
legend of Yazdagird and
the, vi, 392
—stealing demons, i, 7, 338
of Life, 160, v, 30; vi, 159,
160
Wazír (minister), piece in chess,
vii, 385, 423
position of, vii, 388, 422
move of, vii, 422
West, Dr. E. W., referred to, v,
11
West, the, Salm's portion of the
world, i, 189
gateway of, viii, 369 and
note
Western sea, the, 160; vi, 158
Whale, mistaken for an island,
vi, 71, 147
Whale, Sikandar's adventure
with a, vi, 71, 147
Wheeler, James Talboys, quoted,
vi, 81
Whip, Bahrám Gúr's, vii, 47, 54,
63, 64
object of reverence, vii, 47,
54, 63
White Castle (Mount Sipand,
q.v.), stronghold north-
west of Nishápúr, 144, i,
369; ii, 118, 131, 138
Malcolm's identification
and description of, i,
236; v, 30
besieged by Bármán, i,
354
evacuated by Gazhdaham
ii, 137
Dív, 143. See Dív.
Elephant, 141. See Elephant.
Huns (Haitálians, q.v.), i, 20
Will, of Alexander the Great, vi,
81
provisions of, vi, 81, 181
Kubád, son of Pírúz, vii, 210
Wine-drinking, forbidden by
Bahrám Gúr, vii, 23
again permitted, vii, 25
Firdausí's love of. See Fir-
dausí.
Wísa, Túránian hero, uncle of
Afrásiyáb, 142, i, 92, 337,
342, 353, 361, 362; ii, 112
354; iii, 79, 102, 105, 121,
197, 202, 206; iv, 32, 39,
50, 54, 55, 74, 84, 95, 99,
103, 113, 115, 122
pursues Káran, i, 355
finds Bármán dead, i, 356
defeated by Káran, i, 357
returns to Afrásiyáb, i, 357
sayings of, iv, 32
Wísagird, city in Túrán, 151, iv,
19, 20, 65; vii, 157, 331.
Wisdom, praise of, vii, 103
Firdausí's, 139
referred to, vii, 278
—literature, Persian, vii, 278
seq., viii, 3
Mohl on, vii, 280
Wisdom, literature, Nöldeke on,
vii, 281
apportionment of, viii, 202
Witch, 143, 156. See Sorceress.
Wizard-land, vii, 120 and note
Wolf, 154, 156, 165, vii, 121 seq.
and note
slain by Bahrám Gúr, vii,
123
of Fáskún. See Fáskún.
Women, City of, 160 See Harúm.
Wonders, 160, iv, 245
the Four, of Kaid, 159. See
Kaid.
World, on the making of the, 139
Worm, the, 161, vi, 195, 206, 238
seq.
Story of, 161; vi, 196, 203
seq., 232 seq.
Mohl, Nöldeke, and Dar-
mesteter on, vi, 203 seq.
cult of, vi, 235
Ardshír Pápakán's strata-
gem against, vi, 242
servants of, vi, 242 seq.
Writing, art of, taught by the
dívs to Tahmúras, i, 127

XERXES, Persian king (B.C. 485-
465), v, 282
Asfandiyár and, v, 282
effigy of, falls, vi, 30

YÁJÚJ and MÁJÚJ (Gog and
Magog, q.v.), 160, vi, 79,
163 seq., 211 note
legend of, in the Kurán, vi,
78
Tabarí on, vi, 78
described, vi, 163
Ya'kúb bin Lais, Persian chieftain
and founder of the Saffárí
dynasty, i, 67, 68
Ya'kúbí, Arabic historian (died
A.D. 891)
Yalán-sína (Mardánsháh), bro-
ther of Bahrám Chúbína,
viii, 74, 102, 122, 135, 138,
157, 163, 169, 204, 288,
291, 296 seq., 303, 316,
356, 357; ix, 6
goes hunting with Bahrám
Chúbína, viii, 156
pursues and brings back
archscribe viii, 159
speech of, viii, 165, 170
worsted by Khusrau Parwíz,
viii, 229
commands the centre, viii,
289
Bahrám Chúbína makes, his
mandatory, viii, 342
defeats the Turks, viii,
353
negotiates marriage between
Gurdya and Gustaham,
viii, 357
Yama. See Yima.
Yaman (Hámávarán), south-
western Arabia, 140, 160,
162, i, 181 seq., 266, 286;
ii, 80; iv, 146; v, 260;
vi, 73, 120, 121, 324, 331,
385, 386, 396, 401; vii,
262; viii, 98
king of = Sarv, 140, i, 178,
179, 182
Yaman, carnelians of, ii, 123; iii,
289
Canopus of, ii, 203; iii, 297;
vi, 382
onyx of, vi, 128
striped stuff of, vi, 175
monarch of, vi, 175; viii,
16
gives gifts to Sikandar,
vi, 175
= Munzir, vi, 378, 387,
390
Bahrám Gúr goes to, vi, 378,
390
conquered by Persians, viii,
24 note
curtains of, viii, 148, 151
Yánús (Julian), brother of Cæsar,
162, vi, 324, 326
Yánus, leads a host against Shá-
púr, vi, 351
defeated, vi, 352
Yasht XXII, metrical para-
phrase of, vii, 318
Yátkár-i-Zarírán, Pahlaví text,
v, 13, 24, 27 and note; vii,
380
compared with Dakíkí's
work, v, 24 seq.
resembles Kárnámak, vi,
195, 196
Yazates (Izads), the, iii, 286
Yazd, city in central Persia, vi,
368
Yazdagird, son of Shápúr, Sháh
(Isdigerd I), 163, 164, vi,
3; vii, 4, 10, 109, 119,
171, 185, 359
referred to, vi, 369; vii,
74
Reign of, 163, vi, 371 seq.
Note on, vi, 371 seq.
parentage of, uncertain, vi,
371
lover of peace like Aknaton
of Egypt, vi, 371
titles of, vi, 371, 372
Tabarí on, vi, 372, 373
coins of, vi, 373
evil administration of, vi,
374, 404
makes search for a governor
for his son Bahrám Gúr,
vi, 376 seq.
Nu'mán and Munzir visit,
vi, 377
puts Bahrám Gúr in Mun-
zir's charge, vi, 378
receives from Munzir a pic-
ture of Bahrám Gúr shoot-
ing, vi, 385
Bahrám Gúr returns to, vi,
386
gives presents to, and sends
a letter by, Nu'mán to
Munzir, vi, 387
disgraces Bahrám Gúr, vi,
389
sends Bahrám Gúr back to
Munzir, vi, 390
Yazdagird, consults the astrolo-
gers, vi, 390
death of foretold, vi, 391
attacked by bleeding of the
nose, vi, 390
death of, vi, 373, 393
Nöldeke on, vi, 373
corpse of embalmed and
taken to Párs, vi, 393
Yazdagird, son of Bahrám Gúr
(Isdigerd II), Sháh, 166,
vi, 3; vii, 4, 152, 156, 160,
187
welcomes his father on his
return from Hind, vii,
137
appointed by Bahrám Gúr
to succeed him, vii, 150
Reign of, 166, vii, 153 seq.
Note on, vii, 153
a blank in Sháhnáma, vii,
153
historically important, vii,
153
wars of, vii, 153
fortifies passes in the Cau-
casus, vii, 153, 187
title of, vii, 153
sons of, vii, 153
appoints Hurmuz to suc-
ceed him, vii, 155
dies, vii, 155
Yazdagird (Isdigerd III), Sháh,
176, v, 294; vi, 3; viii,
55, 73; ix, 5, 61, 64 seq.,
68 seq., 72, 81, 90, 101,
105, 106, 113, 115, 116, 122
Reign and Era of, 176, ix,
64
Note on, ix, 64
taken for safety to Istakhr,
ix, 64
age of, at accession, ix, 65
difficult position of, ix, 65
Yazdagird, historical importance
of reign of, ix, 65
flight of, from Ctesiphon, ix,
67
Hulwán, ix, 68
last attempt of, to recover
his empire, ix, 68
Yazdagird, concentrates his
forces at Nahávand, ix, 68
defeated and a fugitive, ix,
69
death of, referred to, ix, 69
host returns to, after Kádi-
síya, ix, 85
hears of Rustam's death, ix,
85
quits Baghdád, ix, 88
makes for Marv, ix, 89
entrusted to Máhwí by
Farrukhzád, ix, 95, 96
at Marv, ix, 97, 116
hears of the coming of the
Turks, ix, 97
betrayed by Máhwí, ix, 98
defeated, ix, 98, 116
miller and, ix, 99 seq.
described, ix, 99, 101
Máhwí bids miller slay, ix,
107, 116
slain, stripped and flung into
stream, ix, 108, 109 and
note
corpse of, recovered, la-
mented over and en-
tombed, ix, 109 seq.
Firdausí on, ix, 111
Yazdagird, chief scribe, temp.
Núshírwán, vii, 304, 307,
312, 333, 337, 339, 394
discourse of, vii, 305
questions Búzurjmihr, vii,
308
Yazdán, viii, 75
Yazdánbakhsh (Áyín Gashasp
q.v.), viii, 75, 76
Yazdín, viii, 195, 196
Year, New, festival at, i, 104
Yima (Yama, Jamshíd), i, 7,
130, 374
legend of, i, 129
Yokel, a, 164
entertains Bahrám Gúr, vii,
43 seq.
wife of, her converse with
Bahrám Gúr, vii, 45
presage of, vii, 46
rewarded by Bahrám Gúr,
vii, 48
Youths, two, bid Ardshír Pápa-
kán not to tarry in his
flight from Ardawán, vi,
201, 222
Youths, two³⁹²,

entertain and coun-
sel Ardshír Pápakán in
the matter of the Worm,
vi, 207, 239 seq.
help Ardshír Pápakán to
slay the Worm, vi, 242,
244
Yudhishthira, eldest of the five
Pándavas, iv, 138
renunciation of the world,
and pilgrimage to heaven
of, compared with that of
Kai Khusrau, iv, 138
Yúnán, vi, 95 and note, viii, 258
Faith of, vi, 95

ZÁB, lesser, tributary of Tigris,
viii, 189
Zábul, Zábulistán = Nímrúz =
Sístán,^392a

141, 142, 144,
156; i, 248, 252, 254, 264,
282, 324, 332, 357, 361,
364, 366, 367, 371, 375,
381; ii, 21, 28, 42, 61,
83, 92, 126, 138, 141, 142,
156, 168, 227, 228, 245,
260, 338, 362, 363, ; iii,
14, 134, 141, 145, 153, 165,
171, 174, 175, 186, 190,
199, 200, 202, 206 seq., 217
246, 250, 269, 274, 321,
326, 342, 347, 354, 356;
iv, 147, 279, 283, 296, 311;
v, 85, 86, 167, 169 seq.,
173, 175 seq., 181 seq.,
193, 194, 212, 215, 219,
223, 224, 235, 248, 251,
252, 255, 256, 258, 265,
266, 273, 275 seq., 281,
283, 285 seq.; vi, 207;
vii, 173, 174, 193; viii,
369; ix, 75
invaded by Shamásás and
Khazarwán, i, 345, 358
Zábul, vintage of, ii, 110
occupied by the Turkmans,
i, 19; iii, 14, 30
Gushtásp goes to, v, 85
Moon of = Rúdába, v, 190
and note
called “Babblestead” by
Asfandiyár, v, 216
Bahman's sojourn in, v, 252,
256
pillaged by Bahman, v, 287
Bahman quits, v, 290
Zábulí, a native of Zábul, iii,
188, 201, 257, 326; v, 212
a, made king of Kábul, v,
277
Zád Farrukh, suggests Bahrám
Chúbína to Hurmuzd,
viii, 99
speech of, viii, 241
Zádsham, king of Túrán and
grandfather of Afrásiyáb,i,
92, 342 seq., 376; iv, 149,
163, 166, 203
offspring of = Afrásiyáb, iv,
178
Zagros, mountain-range in wes-
tern Írán, viii, 189
Zahhák (Azhi Daháka), son of
Mardás, Arab king and
Sháh, 140, 141; i, 42, 90,
91; ii, 33, 81, 318; iii,
257; iv, 89, 206, 272, 274,
290; v, 12, 180, 203, 204,
284; vi, 15, 45, 172, 209,
240 and note; vii, 185,
199; viii, 218, 239, 241,
387, 391; ix, 25, 65,
103
protagonist of idolatry and
of the Semitic race, i, 54,
143, 226, 256
one of the Zoroastrian triad
of evil, i, 59 and note
referred to by Moses of Cho-
rene, i, 72, 144
Story of, 140, i, 135 seq.
tempted by Iblís, i, 136 seq.
father of, 140
murdered by, i, 137
referred to, viii, 387
Zahhák, becomes king of the
Arabs, i, 137
serpents grow out of the
shoulders of, i, 139
Iblís' advice to, i, 139
invades Írán, i, 139
captures and slays Jamshíd,
i, 140
Reign of, 140, i, 141, seq.
Note on, i, 141, seq.
not destroyed, i, 143
feast in celebration of over-
throw of, i, 143
dream of, i, 147
Arnawáz' advice to, con-
cerning, i, 148
takes counsel with the archi-
mages, i, 149
warned by Zirak, i, 149
seeks for Farídún, i, 150
slays Abtín, i, 151, 153
Birmáya, i, 152
burns Farídún's palace, i,
152, 158
Káwa and, Story of, 140, i,
154 seq.
Káwa revolts against, i, 156
Farídún resolves to war
with, i, 157
marches against, i, 159
capital of, i, 161
entered by Farídún, i, 161
talisman of, overthrown by
Farídún, i, 161
sought for in vain by Farí-
dún, i, 162
minister of, 140, i, 164 seq.
hears from Kundrav of Farí-
dún's doings, i, 165
goes to fight with Farídún,
i, 166
enters his palace, i, 167
overthrown by Farídún, i,
168
Surúsh's counsel to Farídún
concerning, i, 168, 169
fettered to Mount Damá-
wand, i, 169
future final destruction of,
i, 173
saying of, ii, 171 and note
Zahhák, an Aryan myth, ix, 65
king of Babylon, ix, 65
an Arab, ix, 65
Zahír, Íránian hero, iv, 148
commands the Bedouins in
Kai Khusrau's army, iv,
148
Zainig??u, Záinígáv, ii, 81
Zairi-vairi (Zariadres, Zarír, q.v.),
iv, 316; v, 12
Zál (Dástán, Dástán-i-Sám, Dás-
tán-i-Zand, Zál-i-zar), son
of Sám and father of
Rustam, 141, 142, 153,
154, 156, 157; i, 145, 235,
384, 387; ii, 4, 11 seq.,
18, 19, 21, 33 seq., 49, 58,
61, 62, 69, 77, 140, 168,
169, 180, 182, 227, 228,
271, 286, 290, 318, 319,
338, 362, 371; iii, 8, 17,
18, 21, 22, 35, 121, 132,
138, 141, 147, 190, 202,
221, 245, 269, 274, 279,
283, 307, 321, 322, 325,
328, 331, 347, 351, 354,
355; iv, 13, 147, 222, 251,
277, 319; v, 11, 14, 15,
58, 86, 169, 173 seq., 197,
200, 204, 210, 212, 219
seq., 231, 240 seq., 246,
255, 256, 261, 277 seq.,
281, 283, 290; vi, 79;
viii, 223; ix, 25
various names of, i, 84, 245
and note, 248 and note
born with white hair, i,
240
cast away by Sám, i, 241
found and brought up by
the Símurgh, i, 242
seen by a caravan, i,
242
informed of his parentage by
the Símurgh, i, 245
given a feather by the
Símurgh, i, 246
restored to Sám by the
Símurgh, i, 247
goes with Sám to court, i,
249
Zál, horoscope of, taken, i, 251
made regent of Zábul by
Sám, i, 253
progress of, in the arts, i, 255
makes a progress through
his realm, i, 256
Rúdába and, story of, i, 257
seq.
referred to, iii, 285
hears of, and falls in love
with Mihráb's daughter,
i, 257 seq.
described, i, 260, 268
sees Rúdába's handmaids,
i, 263
interview of, with Rúdába's
handmaids, i, 266
invited to visit Rúdába, i,
267, 269
goes to Rúdába, i, 270 seq.
plights his troth to Rúdába,
i, 272
consults the archimages on
the matter of Rúdába, i,
273
writes to Sám, i, 275
go-between of, with Rúdába,
i, 280
sends Sám's letter to Rú-
dába, i, 280
goes to plead his cause with
Sám, i, 292
bears a letter of appeal from
Sám to Minúchihr, i, 295
well received by Minú-
chihr i, 306
astrologer's presage con-
cerning, i, 307
questioned by the arch-
images, i, 308
answers the archimages, i,
309
displays his accomplishment
before Minúchihr, i, 311
returns to Sám, i, 316
goes with Sám to Kábul, i,
317
felicitated by Sám, i, 318
married to Rúdába, i, 318
and Rúdába go to Sístán, i,
319
Zál, left regent of Sístán by Sám
i, 319
summons the Símurgh to
succour Rúdába, i, 320
goes with Rustam and Mih-
ráb to meet Sám, i, 324
bids Rustam take Mount
Sipand, i, 329
hears of Rustam's success,
i, 332
bids Rustam destroy the
hold of Mount Sipand, i,
333
informs Sám of Rustam's
exploit, i, 334
buries Sám, i, 358
hears from Mihráb that
Shamásás and Khazar-
wán are invading Zábu-
listán, i, 359
goes to the help of Mihráb,
i, 359
shoots arrows into the ene-
mies' camp, i, 359
slays Khazarwán, i, 360
wounds Kulbád, i, 361
puts Shamásás to flight, i,
361
hears of the death of
Naudar, i, 364
fights with Afrásiyáb, i,
368
proposes the election of a
new Sháh, i, 370
reproached by the Írán-
ians, i, 375
reply of, i, 375
bids Rustam prepare for
war, i, 376
gives Sám's mace to Rus-
tam, i, 378
collects horses for Rustam,
i, 378
marches against Afrásiyáb,
i, 381
urges the Íránians to choose
a Sháh, i, 381
sends Rustam to summon
Kai Kubád, i, 382
goes to do homage to Kai
Khusrau, iii, 17
Zál, witnesses Kai Khusrau's
oath to avenge Siyáwush,
iii, 22
son of = Rustam, iii, 132
meets Gív, iii, 321
sayings of, iii, 316, 351
summoned by the Íránians
to remonstrate with Kai
Khusrau, iv, 278
sets out for Írán with Rus-
tam and sages, iv, 279
met on arrival by Gúdarz
and other chiefs, iv, 282
holds converse with the
Íránians, iv, 282
audience of, with Kai Khus-
rau, iv, 283 seq.
asks pardon of Kai Khus-
rau, iv, 290
holds, with other chiefs, at
the bidding of Kai Khus-
rau, an assembly on the
plain, iv, 291 seq.
Kai Khusrau's gift to, iv,
295
companions of, rewarded by
Kai Khusrau, iv, 297
returns thanks, iv, 298
protests against Luhrásp's
succession, iv, 301
acknowledges Luhrásp as
Sháh, iv, 302
sets out with Kai Khusrau
on his pilgrimage, iv,
306
turns back at the bidding of
Kai Khusrau, iv, 307
laments the loss of the pala-
dins and returns to Írán,
iv, 310
promises fealty to Luhrásp,
iv, 311
Rustam and, welcome Gush-
tásp to Sístán, v, 85
hears of Bahman's ap-
proach, v, 182
interview of, with Bahman,
v, 183
give Bahman a guide to
conduct him to Rustam,
v, 184
Zál, Rúdába and, bidden by
Rustam to prepare to
receive Asfandiyár, v, 190
Rustam recounts his inter-
view with Asfandiyár to,
v, 196
Rustam and, vilified by
Asfandiyár, v, 201
receives a message from
Rustam by Zawára, v,
230
grieves over Rustam's
wounds, v, 234
summons the Símurgh to
Rustam's aid, v, 235
goes to Rustam and Asfan-
diyár, v, 247
forebodes Rustam's future,
v, 247
father of Shaghád, v, 260,
263
sends Shaghád to be brought
up at Kábul, v, 264
laments for Rustam, v, 273
sends Farámarz against
Kábul, v, 274
bids Rúdába to cease to
mourn for Rustam, v,
278
receives and replies to Bah-
man's hostile message, v,
285
goes to meet Bahman, v,
286
palace of, sacked, v, 286
Bishútan intercedes for, v,
288
released and returns to his
palace, v, 289
Zál-i-zar (Zál, q.v.), i, 84, 248 and
note
Zam (now Karkhí), town on the
left bank of the Oxus
beween Ámwí (Charjui)
and Tirmid, where, there
was a crossing-place, ii,
394, 395; iv, 65, 157; vii,
359
= Oxus, ii, 97
Zamyád, Yasht, i, 338
Zamzam, iv, 258 note
Zand, comment, i, 65
Zandavasta, i, 116, 129, 144, 171
seq., 234, 337, 338, 369;
ii, 8, 25 seq., 81, 118, 189,
190; iii, 8; iv, 151, 228,
253, 259, 308; v, 11 seq.,
30, 36, 41, 43, 51, 82, 85,
100, 173, 176, 216, 241,
294, 299, 309; vi, 17, 55,
226, 252, 343, 356; vii,
200, 207, 283, 302; viii,
96, 246, 283, 312
traditional origin of, i, 61
discussed, i, 62
language of, i, 63 seq.
meaning of, i, 65
origin of chief characters in,
i, 65
diffusion of traditions in, i,
65
extant portions of, i, 70
note
quoted, i, 99, 130, 141, 142,
172, 235, 369; viii, 218,
240
sent by Gushtásp to every
clime, v, 77
burnt by the Turkmans at
Balkh, v, 92
passage from, metrically
paraphrased, vii, 318
Zanga, Íránian hero, 145, 151,
ii, 73, 90, 228, 249, 271,
318; iii, 20, 34, 43, 45,
48, 67, 92, 115, 350; iv,
13, 15, 24, 105, 147
takes part in the Fight of
the Seven Warriors, ii,
107 seq.
accompanies Siyáwush
against Afrásiyáb, ii,
226
sent on an embassy to Afrá-
siyáb, ii, 250 seq.
goes with Rustam to rescue
Bízhan, iii, 334
opposes Farshídward, iv,
83
chosen to fight Akhást, iv,
97
slays Akhást, iv, 106
Zanga, Kai Khusrau remon-
strated with by, and
other nobles, for refusing
audience, iv, 275
Zangúla or Zangula, Túránian
hero, 151, iv, 26
chosen to fight with Furú-
hil, iv, 97
slain by Furúhil, iv, 101
Zarang, former capital of Sístán,
situated some twenty
miles from the north-
eastern shores of Lake
Zirih, i, 4
Zarár, vi, 200
Zarasp, son of Minúchihr, i, 248;
iv, 147 (?)³⁹⁷

kindred of^397a,

go to the
temple of Ázargashasp,
iv, 270
go to meet Zál and Rus-
tam, iv, 282
go with Zarír to Rúm, iv,
360
Zarásp or Zarasp, son of Tús, 147,
iii, 24, 54, 57, 59, 60, 67,
72, 113, 114; iv, 135
goes against Farúd, iii, 53
referred to, iii, 55; iv, 149
burial of, iii, 68
Zarasp, treasurer of Kai Khus-
rau, iv, 269
makes gifts to Ázargashasp,
iv, 269
Zarasp, Íranian hero, iv, 180, 301
Zarathustra, Zarathushtra. See
Zarduhsht.
Zarduhsht (Zarathushtra, Zoro-
aster), prophet, law-giver,
and evangelist of ancient
Írán, 155, i, 53, 116, 235,
236; ii, 8, 9; iv, 272;
v, 9 seq., 23 seq., 27, 28,
42, 51, 77, 173, 206, 216,
217, 241, 255; vi, 55, 252,
328; vii, 9, 207, 264, 318;
viii, 67, 213, 308
Zandavasta revealed to, i, 61
title of a line of priest-
princes, i, 61
Zurduhsht, account of, i, 62
meaning of, v, 13
legend of, v, 14 seq.
converts Gushtásp, v, 18,
33
success of evangel of, v, 34
plants the Cypress of Kish-
mar,, v, 27, 34
advises Gushtásp not to pay
tribute to Arjásp, v, 35
referred to, v, 36, 38, 41
slain at Balkh, v, 92, 93
amulet given to Asfandiyár
by, v, 130
religion of, under the Sásá-
nian empire, vi, 251
girdle of, v, 16; vi, 332 note.
Fire-fane of, vii, 139
high priest of, converts
Sapínúd, vii, 139
saying of, viii, 218, 240
Zarduhsht, high priest, 170, viii,
81
visits Ízid Gashasp in prison,
viii, 82
visit of, reported to Hur-
muzd, viii, 83
poisoned by Hurmuzd, viii,
83 seq.
Zariadres (Zairi-vairi, Zarír, q.v.),
v, 26
legend of, iv, 314 seq.
Zarír (Zariadres, Zairi-vairi),
brother of Sháh Gushtásp,
154, 155, i, 42; ii, 3;; iv,
315, 316, 318, 347; v, 12,
13, 24 seq., 37, 41 seq., 49
seq., 60 seq., 73, 94, 109,
169, 181, 193, 254, 261
sent by Luhrásp in pursuit
of Gushtásp, iv, 320
charger of, iv, 321
returns with Gushtásp, iv,
322
consulted by Luhrásp, iv,
323, 358
advises Luhrásp, iv, 358
goes with other chiefs on a
mission to Rúm, iv, 359
reaches Halab, iv, 360
Zarír entrusts the host to
Bahrám, iv, 360
goes to Cæsar's court, iv, 360
audience with Cæsar of, and
recognition of Gushtásp
by, iv, 360
gives Luhrásp's answer to
Cæsar, iv, 361
visited in his camp by Gush-
tásp, iv, 361
informs Gushtásp of Luh-
rásp's abdication in his
favour, iv, 362
Love-story of, v, 26, 27
Death-story of v, 26, 27
converted by Zarduhsht, v,
33
answers, in conjunction with
Asfandiyár and Jámásp,
Arjásp's letter, v, 42
death of, foretold by Jám-
ásp, v, 51
receives the standard and
the command of the cen-
tre from Gushtásp, v, 55
prowess of, v, 61 seq.
slain by Bídirafsh, v, 63
Zarír-náma, v, 26, 27
Zark, town south-east of Marv,
ix, 98
canal of, ix, 98
corpse of Yazdagird flung
into, ix, 109
recovered from, ix, 109
ford and toll-house of, ix,
100 and note
chief of, ix, 100
hears from miller about
Yazdagird, ix, 109
Zarmihr. See Rizmihr.
Zarnúsh, city in Khúzistán, vi, 35
Zartusht Bahrám Pazdhú,
author of the Zartusht-
náma, v, 18
Zartusht-náma, poem, v, 18
Zav, Sháh, 142, 143, i, 90, 91,
381; ii, 11, 36; iv, 283
Reign of, 142, i, 369 seq.
Note on, i, 369
mentioned in the Zanda-
vasta, i, 369
Zav, accession of, i, 370
drought and famine in the
time of, i, 371
concludes peace with the
Turkmans, i, 371
dies, i, 372
Zawára, brother of Rustam, 146,
157, ii, 4, 96, 228, 347,
349; iii, 30, 202, 325,
328; iv, 24, 34; v, 173,
174, 182 seq., 187, 191,
231, 260, 261
engaged in the Fight of the
Seven Warriors, ii, 110
seq.
worsted by Alkús, ii, 115
rescued by Rustam, ii, 115
made leader of Rustam's
host, ii, 142
left in charge of Rustam's
host, ii, 161
goes on embassy to Húmán,
ii, 176
safe-conducts Húmán from
Írán, ii, 176, 181, 182
incites Rustam to avenge
Siyáwush, ii, 360
given a command, iv, 149
goes with Rustam to the
right wing, iv, 180
referred to, v, 186, 228,
261
Farámarz and, sent by Rus-
tam to bid Zál and
Rúdába prepare to re-
ceive Asfandiyár, v, 190
brings Rustam's armour, v,
218
put in charge of the troops,
v, 222
goes with Rustam to the
Hírmund, v, 222
Rustam's instructions to, v,
222
provokes the Íránians to
combat, v, 225
slays Núsh Ázar, v, 227
goes in quest of Rustam, v,
230
takes from Rustam a mess-
age for Zál, v, 230
Zawára, grieves over Rustam's
wounds, v, 234
goes to Rustam and Asfan-
diyár, v, 247
warns Rustam against Bah-
man, v, 250
Rustam and, with small
escort, go to Kábul, v, 268
goes hunting with Rustam,
v, 270
falls a victim to treachery,
v, 270, 273
death of, v, 273
body of, taken from the pit
by Farámarz, and buried
v, 275
Zend, language, i, 64
improper use of term, i, 64
Zeus, Babylonian, vi, 22
oracle of, consulted, vi, 22
Zhanda Razm, maternal uncle of
Suhráb, 144, ii, 149, 151
accompanies Suhráb to Írán,
ii, 150
death of, ii, 150
referred to, ii, 160
Zhangwí, Turkman noble, viii,
331
Zíb-i-Khusrau (Rúmiya, q.v.),
city, 167, vii, 259
Zijának, daughter of Ardawán,
q.v., 161, vi, 255
Story of, in Kárnámak, vi,
255
Tabarí, vi, 255
Sháhnáma, vi, 259 seq.
Zínígáv, ii, 81
Zira, father of Gurwí, 152, ii, 295,
314; iii, 120, 197, 199; iv,
97, 99, 127, 219; v, 272
Zirak, an archimage, i, 150
warns Zahhák, i, 149
Zirih, sea or lake, i, 4; ii, 80; iv,
136
the Lake of Sístán, i, iv; ii,
80
Zirih, son of Sháh Pírúz, vii, 170
Zodiac, viii, 394
Zoroaster. See Zarduhsht.
Zoroastrian, Zoroastrians, v, 17;
vi, 206, 251, 328
Zoroastrian, cosmogony, i, 5
view of Buddhism as idola-
trous, i, 16
conception of destiny, i, 52
propaganda, i, 58 seq.
triad of evil, i, 59 and note
scriptures. See Zandavasta.
calendar, i, 88
adopted by Darius Hys-
taspis, i, 59
Zoroastrianism, i, 49; vi, 15, 196,
251, 252, 327, 328; vii,
188, 317
conceptions of, i, 5, 51, 52
original seat of, i, 56 seq.,
62
becomes the state religion,
i, 59
declines after Alexander's
conquest, i, 60
scriptures of, See Zanda-
vasta.
under the Parthians, i, 60,
63
revival of, i, 63
based on nature-worship, i,
116
existed before Zoroaster, i,
116
under the Sásánian empire,
vi, 251
millenia of, vi, 252
Zú'l Aktáf, title of Shápúr, son
of Urmuzd, 162, vi, 323
meaning of, vi, 323
Zú'lfakar, ii, 337 and note
Zú'l-karnain (Sikandar, Alex-
ander the Great), vi, 51
legend of, in Kurán, vi, 78,
84
barrier of, vi, 78
site of, vi, 79
Zúr. See Gúr.
Zúrán, Núshírwán's chamber-
lain, 168
envies Mahbúd, vii, 319
plots with a Jew against
Mahbúd, vii, 320 seq.
makes confession to Núshír-
wán, vii, 324