1923.] Note on an Early Persian Work on Ethics. 297 
Below is a list of the principal historical anecdotes, 
arranged ee under the dynasties and periods te 
which they perta 
if ieee and the first khalifs : ee —" 65v, 136 
(about Husayn, son of ‘Ali), 166,214, 219, 
2. Omayades; Mu‘awiyya (41-60 ha rae A.D.) 
(ff. 219, 315). “Abdu'l- Malik b. Marwan (65-86 A.H. /685-705 
A.D.) (£. 64). Hisham b. ‘Abdi’l-Malik( 105-125 A.H./724-743 
A.D.) (ff. 197, 244v). To this dynasty belong also the 
anecdotes concerning Al-Hajjaj Ly pie: (d. 95 A. H./715 A. D.) 
(ff. 84, 105, 106, 124, 130, 179, 
3. Abhasides: Abii’l- bie as-Saffah (132-136 A.H.) 
750-754 A.D.) (ff. 248, 300v). Mansir (136-158 A.H./754-775 
A.D.) (ff. 9, 112, 188y, 192, 198, 3:4). Mahdi (158-169A.H. 
775-785 AD.) (f. 297). Harinu’r-Rashid (170-193 A.H./ 
786-809 A.D.) (ff. 88v, 119, 126, 161, 196, 222, 260v, 270v, 
330v). Ma’min (198-218 A.H./813- -833 A.D.) (ff. 13, 390, 
56v, 85, 93v, 108-111, 138v, 141, 147, 150, 153, 251, 253v, 278v, 
339). The latter two groups contain a great number of 
anecdotes connected with the Barmekides (of. also f. 133v). 
Mu‘tasim (218-227 A.H./833-842 A.D.) (ff. 165, 325v). 
Mutawakkil (282—247 A.H /847—861 A.D.) (ff. 294y, 335). 
Mu‘tadid (279-289 A.H./892-902 . D.) (f. 206v). Muqtadir 
(295-320 A.H. /908-932 A. DD). 20 
4. Tahirides : Tahir hose ‘iG H./821-S22 A.D.) (f. 32). 
5. Saffarides: ‘“Amrw b. Layth (265-287 A.H./879-900 
A.D.) (ff. 11, 38, 42v). 
6. Sama@nides: ff. \7v-23v (beginning of the dynasty). 
yarides: Qabis b. Washmgir (366-403 A.H./ 
Biyides:  f. 302 (Hasan b. Biya’s campaign in 
Armenia) ; ‘Adudu’d-Daula (338-372 A.H /949-983 A D.) 
(f. seed (his justice). 
Ghaznawides: ff. 27 (Mahmad); 54 (Sabuk-Tegin’s 
scat 68v (Mahmiid’s returning from Somanat) ; 71 (Mahmiad 
and Indian polities); 186 (Bilga-Tegin and the rise of Sabuk- 
Tegin) 217 (Mahmiid) ; 225 (Tughan Tegin, Sabuk-Tegin, and 
the Campaign against Bu ust). 
_ In addition there are also anecdotes port nig —_ 
Soins anecdotes of the same ‘laa deal with binuader (ff. a 
184, 235v). There are in these stories interesting legendary 
