586 A KAZEM-BEG, 
Muhammed, as the successor of Ælmansur was indeed named. Mehdi died in 169 and was suc- 
ceeded by Mousé Alhädi who reigned a very short time. After him the Khalifate passed into 
the hands of Haroun in 170 of the Hidjreh. 
Remark 2. page 581. 
1) In none of the historical works in my possession could I find anything relating to the 
affairs of Daghistân, or Aderbijan, during the Khalifate of Mehdi. The reign of this sovereïgn 
being much disturbed by bloody wars at home with the Zendigks and other heretics, (whose 
appearance under the banners of 4[- Mugkenna and Abdul-gkadir occasioned disorders in many 
parts of the Muhammedan dominions), and involved partiy in wars abroad with the Romans, it 
appears that the historians of that age gave little attention to the affairs of those remotest parts 
of the Theocratical Empire; because, either from their bemg devoid of interest, or from their 
uncertainty, they seemed unworthy of attention. For this reason we have been unable to find 
anything! in Teberi, Mir-khond, and others, that we might compare with the slatements 
of the author of the Derbend - näméh. 
The difference which the reader will find between the narration of our MS. and Klaproth’s 
translation, is nearly the same as exists between the former and that of the MS. of St. Peters- 
burg, which, being almost identical with Klaproth’s translation, we here present to the reader 
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«In the year 160, by order of the Khalif of Bagdad , they built a large storehouse in Derbend, 
into which they put the tenth parts (tithes) and provisions that were gathered, from all the 
four quarters, also the provisions and the tenth parts received from Muskür. (rather Mushkour) 
and other countries. Out of these (provisions) they used to take. and distribute among the 
poor and needy. This rule and custom was observed a long while; the governor of Der- 
bend spent his life in justice, godliness, piety and making wars for religion, till the time of 
Jeiñne the son of Hashim. With the appearance of this Jeiune, the Selmi, there appeared 
treachery and rebellion. He would not obey the orders of the Khalif, but acted according to his 
own pleasure and inclinations, and' (by that means) desfroyed Derbend. The father of Jeiûne 
therefore, in consequence of such evil deeds was also deposed from his office of governor and 
