Derbend-nâmeh or the: History of Derbend. 701 
Pages. 
saran. — 12) A comparative note; the genialogy of the Shamkhals, Ma'asoums and É 
the Ghadies of Tabasaran etc. — 1%) Some words wanting in our MS. of the Der- 
bend-Namebh. — 15) The genealogy of Shehbal and' Ousmi. — 16) Agkousha. — 17) 
A comparative nctice on the imposts paid by the people of Daghistan ete. . . . 549 — 559 
Part VI, The arrival of Mervan in Derbend in the capacity 
of Goyernor. 
Mervan arrives in Derbend. A list of the tributes he received from all the dis- 
ea D Shen LE DR cadre A ne JW 560 
Mopcothisexach ess MS RSS A pire de ne da es ds à 561 
 REMARKS AND ILLUSTRATIONS TO PART THE SIXTH. 
1) Continuation of D' Dorn's version of the Derbend- Nameh forming a separate section 
which is wanting in our version. A tradition on Hisham's (the Khalifs) visit to Der- 
bend. — 2) The narrative of our author in this chapter regards the expedition of 
Mervan to Derbend in 119 — 121 year of the Hidjret. A historical notice upon Mer- 
van; his expedition and the etymology of his surname Al-Himar (the As). — 3) A 
comparative note on Himar's office in Daghistan. — %) Our version of the Derbend- 
Nameh makes no mention of Mervan's building aqueducts in Derbend. — 5) On the 
people called Touman. — 6) On the measures called Batman. — 8) Gkurakh and 
Akhti. — 9) A comparative notice. — 10) Concerning the yearly imposts or tributes 
received by Mervan we find something similer in Teberi _ . . . . . . . . . 561 — 569 
Part VIF, 
The first Khalif of Beni, Abbas paid attention to the business of Daghistan, — 
Yezid the son of Asad a governor of Derbend. — Derbend is beseigest by 
the-Khazars, but without success. - 4bou-Djafar Al Mensour, after having 
consulted Yezid the Governor, ordered to build new fortresses and to repair 
the old ones about Derbend. This being done he remoyed 7000 families 
from Syria and Mousul to inhabit those fortresses, and to preserve Derbend . 
so that the Khazars could not cross the Ghkoi-sou. . . . . . . . .570—572 
Mläproïh s=extracte ue Le QU ee ee de Un GTS 574 
: REMARKS AND ILLUSTRATIONS TO PART THE SEVENTH. 
1) A historical notice illustrating the main subject of this part. — 2) The date of Saf- 
fah's death. — 3) À comparative note on, the epoch. of Almansour’s ascension to the 
throne.— 4) Who was Yezid the governor of Derbend?— 5) Suwar; Meta'a; Kamakhi and 
Simnân built by the order of Almensour ; their situation etc. — 6) Yezidyieh, Ser- 
Mém. des sav. étrang. T. PI. u 89 
