Derbend-nâmeh or the History of Derbend. 
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very difficult; and in his Majestys heart there 
was great anxiety on this account. Wherefore, 
on hearing that those countries were sub- 
dued so easily, he was much rejoiced and in- 
voked à blessing on Surégkeh. — After some 
days Surägkeh died. Omar entrusted these 
derbends to the care of 4bdur-Rehman, and 
said to him: «Thou must run the race of 
Surâgkeh; gain as much fame; and in all 
thy actions thou must consult with the Mu- 
sulmans.» — After this, some time elapsed. 
One day 4bdur-rahman said to Shehrizar ‘*: 
QT will pass beyond these derbends with an 
army, and make war with the infidels and 
establish slam in the city of these derbends» 
(i. e. in the capital of those passages, which 
was the actual Derbend). For Shehrizar had 
said, that it was difficult to lead an army 
beyond those derbends: — that when one 
passes over the «wall and Khazaria, there 
are many cities and principalities: the coun- 
try is called Bulkher (see this word in the 
Index), it includes the climates (countries) 
of Rüss and of Yadjüdj and Mädjüdj; that 
it was the country where Zskender dul-gker- 
nein had constructed the wall; and that he 
(Abdul-Rehman) could scarcelÿ pass to that 
country, for those quarters are very strong. — 
Abdür-Rehmän answered him: «[ (will) make 
industry my companion; [ hope to pass then 
with my army even to the boundaries of Pul- 
kher, see those places, and make war for re- 
11 Add. N. The name in the Persian and Djaghatai translations is J y and RIVE ; the first in the Persian 
language means a prince; the second is the corruption of the first. The reading of our text (J Lo ei) , being 
very like that of the common name Shehrizad of the Arabian tales, suggests the idea of Shehrizar being cor- 
rupted from it and therefore seems to be preferable. — In the uote 7. we referred to an omission in our text, 
in which it is explained, who this Shehrizar was. — 
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