512 4 RAZEM-BEG, 
the MSS. of Berlin and St. ris I think to be preferable, the more so when we know 
that by a slight change in FL the copyist might write pis « ; 
This je) ue must not be mistaken either for the Uncle or Nephew of Muslimeh men- 
tioned in Mir-khond and in Teberi. 
Remark 8. page 506. 
In the description of the battle in the fortress, there ïs wanting in our MS. what we find 
in the MSS. of St. Petersburg and Berlin, namely: that the infidels fought bravely for their 
children &c. — In Klaproth'’s translation nothing is mentioned of the distribution of the spoils 
&c. of which we find also an account in Dr. Dorn’s version (read the following remarks 9 and 10.) 
Remark 9. page 506. 
We do not find in Klaproth's translation all that is stated im our MS. end in that of 
St. Petersburg concerning the breaking down of the walls and bastions of Derbend æ&c. Perhaps 
this might arise from an omission in the MS. of Berlin — as [ shall notice it at the end of 
this remark, — I do not suppose however that this statement could have any true foundation, 
for two reasons: 1) because by breaking down the walls and bulwarks of Derbend Muslimeh 
would have destroyed the plan and design for which these walls were erected, viz: the pro- 
tection of Aderbijan and Irân from the repeated imcursions made- by the different hordes of the 
north, and would thereby have acted against the supposed tradition of their Prophet; which 
though various in our copies of the Derbend-nâmeh, recommends the fortress to the care of 
the Musulmans (see above, Part I. rem. 9.). 
2) If we. must admit that the walls of Derbend, after their first erection, were ever broken 
down by any of the Khalifs, we should certainly have more authentic facts, in the history E 
the east, concerning so very important and extraordinary an exploit. 
But the, assertion may either refer to.some parts of the walls of Derbend, -that_ extended: to 
the west, and whose ruins are still to be remarked in some spots in one and tlie same directiou 
(see above, Part I, rem: 8), which being broken down there might be hoped an easy entrance 
for help in time of need; or, more probably, it may be a result of some information we have 
concerning some towers or fortifications, that, from ancient times, stood close to Derbend and 
which were often broken down and many times répaired according to necessity and circumstances, 
and of which the two last were destroyed lately, just after the revolt of Kizi- Mülla b. 
: 
4 We do not think that Hâtem of Bendkiti above AA (Rem. D has 1 connexion with this, since 
the re is surnamed. Rebÿi añd the other Æbahiki. G . Hi à 
b These towers, or rather fortifications, were built on the mountain, just opposite to: Narin - kala\ about " 
of an English mile to the N. West from it. They were designed to defend Derbend in the timevof [necessity, and 
generally stood empty when no war was expected with the neigbbouring countries. But being : many times sud- 
denlÿ taken during the night bÿ the enemy, who, on gaining so commanding a position, was enabled to 
prolong the siege--of the foires) and even ‘sometimes to succeed init — ‘they. were Séveräl times broken 
