Derbend-nâmeh or the History of Derbend. 699 



Pages. 

 and short description of its sepulchre stones etc. — 12) The cause of some diffé- 

 rences between the narratives of Ibnul-A'asam and those of the Derbend-Nameh, in 

 regard to the contents of Part II. — Klaproth's error 497 — 503 



Part III. The expédition sent to Derbend by the Klialif 



Al-Velid. 



Muslimeh at the head of 40,000 men undertakes an expédition to Daghistan. 

 The siège of Derbend by the Arabs. The fortress is possessed by them; the 

 eneray vanquished and ail the walls and towers of Derbend destroyed. — 

 After the return of Muslimeh the Khazars agaiu takc possession of Derbend 

 and make irruptions to Persia. Muslimeh cornes 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 to tho frontiers of Rûm 504 — 507 



Klaproth's extract 508—509 



REMARKS AND ILLUSTRATIONS TO PART THE THIRD. 



1) On Muslimeh's expédition to Daghistan (some historical illustrations). — 2) The date 64 

 in ail versions of Derbend-Nameh is an error: it must be 94. — 3) The name of 

 the brother of the Khalif, the leader of the expédition is Muslimeh and not Abou- 

 Muslim. — 4) Concerning Asad the son of Zafir we flnd nothing in Tebari or Mir- 

 khond. — 5) Rûbds (a river); its geographical situation. — 7) The word Kazem 

 in our version is a mistake for ffdlem, 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) A quolation from D f . Dom's MS. of the Derbend-Nameh, 

 which contributes to the truth of my opinion. — 11) A 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 — 51ô 



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Part IV. Description of the expédition of Djerrah to Derbend. 



The Khalif sends Abdullah and Djerrah with armies against the Khazars. — 

 Djerrah enters into a confederacy with the princes of Tabasaran and Gkara- 

 gkaitagk against the Khazars. — 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 



Klaproth's extract 521—523 



