Derbend-nâmeh or the History of Derbend. 703 



bijan and Daghistan during the period between 290 and 320 refered to in the Der- 

 bend-Nameh. A short review of the history of Derbend and Shirwan after that pe- 

 riod down towards the close of XVIII century 595 gQ3 



A supplementary note to part IX. etc gQ^, 



Part X. 



On the Martyrs buried round about the Gkhirkhlar 605 



Observations on part the tenth 606 



List of the 50 Martyrs about Derbend 606—608 



A P P E N D I X. 



Article I. Extract from Teberi. Description of the conques* 



of Aderbijan : 



Semâk, Ismet and Bekir, in différent directions, are by the order of Omar the 

 Khalif, sent on expéditions to Aderbijan. Isfendiyar, a prince of Aderbijan, 

 is taken a prisoner by Bekir. — Behram, another prince, is defeated. Bekir, 

 having conquered Aderbijan, proceeds to Derbond. — Suragkeh and Hazi- 

 feh at the head of brave Arabian warriors are sent by the order of Omar 

 to aid Bekir. Habib also follows them. — The Arabs make the stipulations 

 of peace vrith the inhabitants of the southern part of Daghistan, and having 

 taken possession of the difficult passages (derbends) and of Derbend of this day, 

 prépare to go against the Khazars. Saragheh dies and his place is filled up 

 by Abdur-Rahman. — Prince Shehrizar. — Abdur-Bahman pénétrâtes with 

 his Arabs into Balkhar or Bulkhar. — Abdur-Bahman's death etc. The 



account given to the Khalif of this expédition etc 611 — 618 



NOTES ON THIS ABTICLE * 



The first gênerai who conquered Aderbijan was Mughireh (Note I). — The signification of 

 Derbend etc. (N. 6). — The appellation Tatar, was known to Arabs yet in the IX 

 and X centuries (N. 7). — Themeaning of the word Sunnet (N. 8). — Différent read- 



ings of the word wUi-» (N. 9). — The différent readings of the Shahrizar of 

 our text (N. 11). — How far the Arabs went in Caucase? Belenjar of the Eastem 

 Geographers must be the Balkhars or the Vallagars of this-day (N. 12). — Who 



were the Alans of the Caucase in Teberi at that time? etc. (N. H). 







* The number of the notes on the Extracts or Articles of the Appendix is 122; we shall only put hère the 

 contents of such of them a* more or lcss deserre the attention of our readers. 



