Derbend-nâmeh or (he His tory of Derbend. 701 



Pages, 

 saran. — 12) A comparative note; the genialogy of the Shamkhals, Ma'asoums and 

 the Gkadies of Tabasaran etc. — 14) Some words wanting in our MS. of the Der- 

 bend-Nameh. — 15) The genealogy of Shehbal and" Ousmi. — 16) Agkousha. — 17) 

 A comparative notice on the imposts paid by the people of Daghistan etc. . . . 549 — 559 



Part II. Tlie arrivai of Mervan in Derbend in the eapaeity 



of Governor. 



Mervan arrives in Derbend. A list of the tributes he received from ail the dis- 

 tricts of Daghistan 560 



Klaproth's extract 561 



REMARKS AND ILLUSTRATIONS TO PART THE SIXTH. 



1) Continuation of D r Dorn's version of the Derbend - Nameh forming a separate section 

 which is wanting in our version. A tradition on Hishanis (the Khalifs) visit to Der- 

 bend. — 2) The narrative of our author in this chapter regards the expédition of 

 Mervan to Derbend in 119 — 121 year of the Hidjret. A historical notice upon Mer- 

 van; his expédition and the etymology of his surname Al-Himar (the Ass). — 3) A 

 comparative note on Himar's office in Daghistan. — 4) Our version of the Derbend- 

 Nameh makes no mention of Mervan's building aqueducls 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 VII. 



The first Khalif of Béni Âbbas 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. Abou- Djafar Al Mensour, after having 

 consulted Yezid the Governor, ordered to build new fortresses aud to repair 

 the old ones about Derbend. This being done he removed 7000 families 

 from Syria and Mousul to inhabit those fortresses, and to préserve Derbend 

 so that the Khazars could not cross the Gkoi-sou 570 — 572 



Klaproth's extract 573 — 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) A comparative note on the epoch of Almansour's ascension to the 



throne. — 4)Who was Yezid the governor of Derbend? — 5) Suwar; Mêla a; Kamakhi and 



Simnân built by the order of Almensour ; their situation etc. — 6) Yezidyiek, Ser- 



Mém. des sav. élrang. T. VI. 89 



