Derbend- Nâmeh or the History of Derbend. 675 
alliance and friendship, according to the laws 
of neighbourhood and on terms of mutual as- 
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sistance in wars with their enemies and evil- 
wishers. Thus alliance was established on both 
sides on the foundation of friendship, union 
and fraternity; Kowther-Shah betrothed the 
beautifal daughter of the king of Awar to 
his son Kigha, and this latter's gracious 
sister (i. e. his own daughter) to the royal 
Prince Saratan (of Awar). He thus married 
them at one time, and these two (royal 
Princes), through this union, became, as 
it were two brothers from the same father 
and mothoer, in all their deeds, whether in 
oppressing their enemies, or aiding their 
friends. Kawther-Shah now led his Turks 
from the East, and Saretan with the Princes 
of Khaidagk, directed the troops of Awar 
from the west towards Ghümugh, where they 
arrived on Tuesday the It of Ramadzan (the 
9 month) in the days of Nadjmuddin. They 
(the inhabitants of Gkümugh) fought with 
great vigour, and 70 youths fell martyrs. 
These had occupied the fortification above 
the Mosque (called) Kekeli, and had bound 
themselves with an oath to fight and to sa- 
crifice their property, their lives and their bo- 
dies. When these youths had done their duty 
as to the fortification, (i. e. were all put to 
death) the two Princes (Kawther and Saratan 
with their troops) laid waste Gkümugk in satur- 
day in the month of Safar (the 2 month of 
the year) and all its princes descending from 
Hamzeh were scattered to different quarters of 
the world! The princes of Khaidagh now again 
occupied their posts in their own dominions; 
but (those of?) Gkumugk fell captives into 
Kawther-shâh and Sara- 
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