Derbend-nâmeh ‘or the. History 0f[ Derbend. 699 
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and short description of its sepulchre stones etc. — 12) The cause of somé diffe- 
rences between -the narratives of Jbnul-A'asam and those of the Derbend-Namebh, in 
regard, to the contents of Part IL — Klaproth’s error . . .:.,. . . .... . 497 — 503 
Part EEE, The expedition sent to Perhend by the Khalif 
At AI - Velid. 
Muslimeh at the head ,of 40,000 men undertakes an expedition to Daghistan. 
The siege of Derbend by the Arabs. The fortress is possessed by them; the 
enemy vanquished and all the walls and towers of Derbend destroyed. — 
After the return of Muslimeh the Khazars again take possession of Derbend 
and make irruptions to Persia. Muslimeh comes again reconquers Derbend, 
renews its fortifications and returns to Syria. — After some time the Khalif re- 
ceives information that Derbend was besieged by the Khazars who, by the 
Western passage of the fortress had made their irruptions into Aderbijan, 
even taythe, frontiers of, Rüm sut ste He 8 eo eue lee . «+ + 504-507 
Klaprotir's entracto in 2e nor S'loel a LE Son € aline à. va 608% 509 
REMARKS AND ILLUSTRATIONS TO PART THE THIRD. 
4) On Muslimeh’s expedition to Daghistan {some historical illustrations). — 2) The date 6% 
in all versions of Derbend-Nameh is an error: it must be 9%. — 3) The name of 
the brother of the Khalif, the leader of the expedition is Muslimeh and not Abou- 
Muslim.— ) Concerning Asad the son of Zafr we find nothing in Tébari or Mir- 
khond.=1 5) Räbds (à river); its geographical situation. — 7) The word Kazem 
in our-version is à mistake for Hdtem, etc, — 9) The assertion of our version con- 
cerning'the destroying of the walls and towers of Derbend, has no true founda- 
tion. +, Au omission suspected in, the MS. of Berlin in this place of the Der- 
bend Nameh.. — 20) À quotation from D', Dorn's MS. of the Derbend-Nameh, 
which contributes to the truth of my opinion. — 11) À manifest error in our ver- 
sion of the Derbend-Nameh: historical proofs. — 12) On the irruption of the Kha- 
zars into Aderbijan by the Western passage of Derbend etc. . . . . . . . . 509 — 516 
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‘Part IV. Déseription of the expedition of Djerrah to Derhend. 
The Khalif sends 4bdullah and Djerrah with armies against the Khazars. — 
Djerrah..enters.into a confederacy with the princes of, Tabasaran and Gkara- 
gkaitagk against the Khiazars.— Djerrah's'success: the Khazars are defeated; 
the Arabs go as far as the very centre of Daghistan. Djerrah, after having 
taken possession of Inji returns to Derbend, hence to Syria . . . . . 517— 520 
KAprot MRC PER ER Cr ROM TS Te © ce Dal = 529 
