Derbend-näâmeh or-the: History of Derbend. 645 
iÿ sans Golb pe ie CAD SIA Se After, that he ‘sent. word to Mervdn,: saying: 
| ÿ LE | «Since IL have no power any longer to resist, 
pl css) ca De LS spl Coprs a) ljét him order, L-shall obey his will, 5— Mer- 
_. is al .]] AE) a L d | À 1e] y |vân said: « My desire is, that he should re- 
25 ss Sr din sIfesT ou ssl) ceive ‘the ‘religion of Islam and”then his coun- 
Obs paul lil Aer Litry will remain in his possession; otherwise, 
[eut ye off his head, and L will appoint in Été 
(se) CET 29) sb ie) he place: another “sovereign. » — ° The Khagkan 
qe F4 .f GX desired that a man should -be sent to him, 
D* Eat SA to-teach-him the rules of-the religion’?"; upon 
Jai: AE Luc Le pue Nouh, the. son of Séyik (?) was appoint- 
ht Pos RE M Da Le ii] ed for the purpose EU and the Khagkan Was 
SS SE) T Je Ou à BE Ms converted sto, Islam. 
From that phare Mervan passed to the 
rat NA ce SRE S, 2 4 FA Fan of FL . The sovereign of Serm 
(ü2? Lib lé rep pu 
re 
tar 1 Ÿ 
aljfree: man. The Mongol; sovereigns gave the title :to: such: 6f their: subjects as ‘had done them great service: 
Djinghis- - khan gave it to two Mougols who had sayed his, life previously to his accession to the throne. The au- 
thor of: PME ERey tape enbtsai ei fully explains the rights af PRPECte of those who weré en- 
dowed with this title. According. to his. eloquent description, Turkhans had the following nine privileges : 
1) They were uot subjected to any punishment for their crimes, as long as they did not commit them more 
1 niue times. 2) For nine generations, their descendants were free from all duties of the Government, 
3) They were. not to pay even the tithe f their sheep. 4) Without any permission they could enter the 
court “of their. soveréign: SL fa! thé ‘presenter of theirisovereigns- they might sit down without permission 
6) They were honour red by drinking 9 bowls c wine from the hands of their sovereign. 7) During! an expe- 
dition they were (0! ‘go “before their sovereign, 8) Theÿ “could” take ‘in märriage- every Virgin in-théEmpire 
without the: will or:consent:of her relatives, ‘except the Princesses of. the kingdom; ‘and 9) They could take 
atltheir pleasure from the :crown ! en BÉRESEES of ne sa niñes, for instance, nine horses ; nine camels, &c. 
(See. JL es published by, me in 1839 P: pe). 
ot Even nowutlie Tartars;.mwho: by some, chance :are; reel ss taxes tosthe:: Government, . call Hhemrt lue 
Tarkhanss and .we \sometimes: find: proper names: éomipound:of:this and!some-other word: but always: with 
the word Turkhan at the end, Le 'alèns bis 4 of 
sc hosmnis À this place’ wéfind'{n our version some PA 2 aré’partly  wholly void of sense and 
ga defective: im Jadee 07 Lee fau “therefore is: LE EL 6 ue fre Ce: obE 
ya WF s notes Rover Dal: ax salé CAE * 
726" ÉÉ N. For au ré: E. of our version we read in Bal'ami and 47- Balkhi at D Er rh is 
Prefereble, Re héreafter thé note 74. PE or 
2573 € could, not find: in other historical, and, geographical, works any. name ofa town or a country suchas 
Éd In Bal’ami’s translation we have two; readings of this word: Sermer and Sermez; in Al-Balkhis Djaghâtai 
Mém. des sav. êtr ang. T, VI. 82 
