706 Kazem-Beg, 



Pages. 

 Abwab; then to Balkh, then to Samargkand (Semend?). The Khagkan is 

 defeated. — Muslimeh returns to Derbend, divides the tovra into four perts 

 etc. and having appointed Mervan in his place returns to Syria. — Mervan's 

 expédition to the country of the Khazars. — Sa'id takes Mervan's place. — 

 Again Mervan takes Said's place. — He cornes to Babul-Abwab, then to Se- 

 mender, then to the country of Sigklab. Hezar-tarkhan is defeated by Mer- 

 van. — The Khagkan is converted to Islam by Nouh. — Mervan passes to 

 the country of Serm. — Mervan's artifice. The prince of Serm agrées to the 

 treaty of peace proposed by Mervan. Mervan returns to Aderbijan and con- 

 quers Mugkan and Ghilan etc 638 — 647 



NOTES TO THIS ARTICLE. 



The defects of our MS. are in some parts of this chapter supplied and explained (Notes 

 63, 64, 65, 67, a, b, c, and 70). — Tarhhans: their privilèges (N. 71). — Serm, in 

 other versions Sermer or Sermez, is rathen the » Serir » N. 72). The gênerai forra of 

 letters from great persons to those who are considered to be lower than thouselves 

 etc. (N. 73). ■ — A comparative note in winch we hâve supplied the defects of our 

 MS. of Teberi , towards the end of the chapter , from the Persian and Djaghistai trans- 

 lations of the work (N. 74). 



Article VII. Extract front Rlsaletnl-Intisâr. On tlic lesser 



vj ail of Alexaniler «fcc. 



Différent names of this wall or of the Caucase: Djebelul-Fal'h, Al-Gkabgk, the 

 first Alexandrian Wall and Babul-Abwal known by the appellation of De- 

 mir-Gkapi and conquered by Ocman-Pasha. — Why it was called Alfath? — 

 Anoushirvan After Alexander repaired it and built there 360 fortifications etc. 

 — Four people of the Caucase descending from a Turkish race. — Bedûn. — 

 Djafar-Pasha, after the son of Uzdemir, ruled over Daghistan. A chain was 

 drawn by Anoushirvan on the harbour of Derbend etc. What signifies Al- 

 Abwab? — Babullan; Babusserir and other passages. The report that in 

 those mountains there were 300 towns etc. is justified by a quotation from 

 Ibnul Haugkal. The country of Shirvan- Shah; of Legzs, of Felvend, of 

 Gourge, of Khan-dagk (Gkaitagk) of Tabaristan, (Tabasaran), of Zerneguan 

 (Zerehgheran) of Sidân (Sandan?), of Doudani, of Shekî and of Kashuk .648 — 658 



NOTES TO THIS ARTICLE. 



Demir-Gkapi ; the tradition on Alexander's constructing iron gâtes on the passage of Hyr- 

 cania or Gaspia does not belong to the Musulmans: it existed in the first century 

 of the Christian aéra (N. 75). — The names of the four people descending from a 



