Derbend -ndmeh or the History of Derbend. 511 
Rem. 2.), so famous in the history of the East, and who: was contemporary with our Musli- 
meh, but who began to be known éight years after his death, ï. e. in the year 129 of the Hijret. 
j Remark k. page 504. 
The reader may observe some difference between the statement of our MS. and that of 
Berlin. The text of the version of St. Petersburg, though full of faults in this place agrees with 
the version of Berlin. There we read ).5 for the Sefir of Klaproth. — Of Asad we find 
à séparate. Section’ in the, copies of St. Petersburg: and Berlin, to which we shall have occasion 
to refer ouf reader (see p. VI. Rém. 1.); I 'could not find, either in Teberi or in Mir-khond, 
aûything concerning Asad, ‘the son of Sefir. The governor of, Medineh at this time,and some 
years! before this period, was Omar, the son. of. Æbdul-aziz, who afterwards, ï. e. in 101 of 
the Hijret, filled the throne of the Khalifate. (See Mir-khond Vol. IT. under the tittle cs} ss 
Élus crus ; 
Remark 5. page 50k. ls 
Rübs i is the name of a small river which divides the lower Tabasaran from the upper, forming 
the northern boundaries of the former. It takes its rise in the mountains of Gkartchagk, (in the 
upper Tabasaran) and falls into the Caspian sea to the, south of. Derbend , not far from the 
village named 4ghlebi el. _ 
_Remark 6. page 505. 
: g" [have added some words here, as well as in the text, in parentheses, in order to make 
the hfraton clearer. The text of the version of St. Petersburg is ele &) (o2J2 0) où p 
bus p des ts lys Ole ÿ 35 all} 5K y, age Shoes bou Lié (ces 
Lol yes aKé9> UD Ja y2 tte dass | ee) use Lu 
- Remark 7: page 505. 
As I mentioned above, I could not find any particular information concerning the expedition 
of Muslim to Derbend, in any of the works in my possession, consequently this name remains 
unknown to me. In Klaproth’s translation we find Æ4bdu-l-aziz Bahili the son of Hatem the 
son of Bahili. In the MS. of St. Petersburg we read pl et rb el all ue Abdul- 
aziri- bahili) the soniof Aétemi-bahili. — Since in no vther sr of ‘our text there ïs any 
mention of Es k and since the whole account given in our version also suggests the idea of 
there. having been only, one chief to whose care were confided the 6000: brave men (in the translation 
of Klaproth,600 men), who were to make the secret assault on Derbend —.the reading of 
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