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LA appoint somebody to teach him the rules’'of the slam. Mervan dispatched Nouh bin Assäib of the tribe of 
Beni Asad and Abdur-Rahman: Al-Djoulänr:.. After the-conversion of tlié Khagkan Mervan returned to Babül- 
abwab. From this place he informed the Khalif.Hisham of what had happened and sent to him the tithe of the 
plunder &c. Having spent the wiuter in this fortress, in the spring he directed his way towards the land of 
Sermer (Iu the Djaghatai translation it is said that Mervan passed from Babul-Abwab to a place called Kesdl, 
where he staid the winter and thence proceeded towards Serm). He crossed a river and arrived at a fortress 
called Shek. Here he was obliged to spend a whole mouth, because the fortress was very strong &c. After baving 
taken that fortress he arrived at another one named » Hisni-amr, where he laid waste all around so that the 
king of Sermer (another: reading here is Sermez) took to, flight and shut himself up ‘in atvery strong fortress. 
After, all (here more than a whole page is dedicated, to :the description of the engagementat this fortress &c.)"the 
king of Sermer yielded on terms of capitulation. After that Mervan passed toanother fortress called Humrin; he 
took it after. many diffculties (here again almost a whole page contains the details of the engagement) and subdued 
all the country of Humrin; (ln the Djaghatäi translation itis said.that heconquered all the: fortress belongingto 
Humrs; as well as Sermer, Touman, and Sindan); after that he returned 10: Babul=-Abwab. Here he spentithé 
winter: the following spring he summoned, to: himself the. princes of the mbountains! (Daghistan}); all of them 
obeyed except, 4vis the son of Ramazan, who, with a multitude. of his:subjects, rebelled and took: to'flight! 
(Here another page describes the pursuit of Mervan after, the rebel and his success, which is more satisfaéi 
torily done in the Djaghatäi translation). Mervan followed him; 4vis was killed, his fortress was ‘take ‘and 
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