Derbend-nâmeh or the History of Derbend. 
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of them and converted their inhabitants to 
Islam. After that they proceeded towards the 
southern (northern?) mountains, I mean 4war: 
the king of Awar, Beier the son of Surdgkeh, 
surnamed Nawsdl with his family, his relations 
and bis friends, took to flight and went to 
the land of Toush ‘‘*. The Musulmans here 
made great wars for religion and extended 
their hostile incursions over all the mountains 
both in length and breadth They ut- 
terly ruined the strongest city of Daghistan, 
the residence of their sovereign, namely the 
city of Awar named Khoumzagk (now Khon- 
zagk) and put to death its warriors with their 
allies, took captive their wives and children, 
plundered all their wealth and riches, con- 
verted its inhabitants to the religion of Islam 
and established on the throne of the king- 
dom one of the descendants of Sheikh - Ahmed, 
called Mawsoum-beg. They appointed there 
Sheikh - Abou-Muslim in the capacity of 1mâm 
and judge of the country, and he was the 
most accomplished of their learned men. In 
this manner they conquered all the lands of 
the mountaincers, [ mean Daghistan, partly 
by force, bloodshed and demolition, and partly 
by peace, having converted the inhabitants to 
Islam, and in this manner they occupied the 
country and established themselves in every 
part of it. 
It was an old custom with them, to ap- 
point in every village or town conquered, à 
chief, or governor, from amongst their own 
generals. Having done this, Shamlkhal estab_ 
111 Toush is a society of mountaincers in the northern part of the district of Telaw or Talaw, at 
the very foot of Barbala. They occupy a space of rocky land, containing about 840 square English miles. 
The number of their inhabitants in 1832 did not exceed 2041 (counting only the male sex). Though the in- 
habitants are composed of different tribes and families, they are all of the Christian religion (see OGvspmnie. 
Part I, pag. 391.) 
Mém. des sav. étrang. T. V1. 
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