Derbend-ndmeh or ‘the History of Derbend. 451 
4 An this manner my edition of the Derbend - nâmeh will.consist-of.4w0 divisionsi The 
ferst division will contain the Turkish, text with the, Ænglisk translation; Klaproth's 
Extrait; and my. Remarks and Illustrations. The second, which, I: call, The; appendix, 
will contain eight extracts with their translation into English and notes. 
‘In consequence of my-version containing Ten small chapters, the first division of this 
work consists of as many parts. Every part includes separatelÿ: a) The "Turkish text 
with, the English. translation; b) The, corresponding : part.of. Klaproth” S. Extrait; and 
c) My remarks and illustrations having reference to the variations of”the, text and to the 
etymological, ‘philological, geographical and purely historical points: of the whole. 
Finally, “à bave annexed to the whole an éndeæ of the proper names, technical terms 
and expressions, which il have arranged in alphabetical order. 
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“The Manuscripts from which:E have selected my Extracts. 
LE cs É? # (Extracts I. IV. V. VI): =" A Turkish version of this famous history 
Was transcribed for my use, ‘by ‘my scribe, in 1837, from the-MS. in Rumantzoffs Mu- 
seum in St. .Petersburg. It consists of 3 es in folio, each containing two parts, so 
that the whole work includes six. 2, This Turkish translation of Teberi is the same, 
of which M. Dubeux. makes mention in his preface to the «C Rroniques de Muhammed 
Tabari» (Paris 1836 P- VII) and the quotations that he has introduced there ,perfectiy 
âgree with what we read in the MS. of the said Museum. és 
The author of this translation of Teberi. remains as yet wholly Dr but our 
unwearied researches into the language of the whole work, lead us to attribute the time 
of its first appearance to the earliest period of the progress of ‘the Turkish language in 
Asiatic Turkey. [ am therefore: ‘disposed to recognize in the person of Aniiru-l- umerd 
Ahmed - Pasha, by whose especial order the unknown author translated ‘the work, the 
Amir of the same name (the son of Ramadzan) who founded the dynasty called ytées Ne 
Bent Remedzän in the province of 4danah, and who is said to have been a mighty Prince ?? 
IR mitue 
21 he first and second parts, or the first volume, of the MS. in the above mentioned Museum are dat- 
‘ed 4137 (of the Hidjret); nearly the same date that M. Dubeux in his Chronique de Tabari, attributes to 
the'MS! of the same work procured by the Bibliothèque du Roi from Algiers, and marked in his prefice 
(p- XXXVI) by the letter He — The ne os fourth parts (vol. IL.) show no date, and the fifth and sixth 
(vol. Lio) are dated 1140. 
22 1Sée EAN à Pr of Katib Nr p- 44 : ; JA 5 of Dos Mer thestitle of blé 
"Amir Ahmed: conquered ‘a part of Syria and! thé soveréign’ of” Egypt '« was proud' of the lionour of being 
-married to his \daughter ». —"Pbe dynasty of! the Beni Remedzan existed from 780 to 970 of the Hidjrét, or 
from: 43780. 485 ofthe Christian era; ‘and’its founder Amir Ahmed reigned from 780 till 849 i. e. 39 years. 
