1852.] Ibn HuokuV s Account of Seestan. 377 



15. Daylam, 16. the sea of the Khazar (i. e. the Caspian), 17. the steppes 

 between Faris and Khorasan, 18. Sijistan and the adjacent countries, 19. 

 Khorasan, 20. Ma-wara-lnahr." 



Of every one of the above countries there seems to have been originally 

 a map, but two have been lost (viz. No. 6 and 10) and some have been 

 transposed (as well as several leaves of the text) by the book-binder. A 

 full notice of the book has been given by Sir H. Elliott, Ind. Historians, I. 

 p. 61. 



On comparing the AsliMl albildd with Moller's Ictakhry it appears 

 that it is somewhat fuller. There are details in the former which are 

 omitted in the latter, thus we find in it the names of the gates of Grhaznah, 

 which are omitted by Ictakhry. 



In like manner we find in other instances that where there are names and 

 facts in the Ashkal we meet in Ictakhry with a general account, I there- 

 fore conclude that Ictakhry is an abridgment of the Ashkal. A man 

 who is able to give new facts on every country of the Islam, if he had 

 lived after Ictakhry would certainly have written an original work and 

 would not have added them to the meagre account of Ictakhry. We find 

 most of the clerical errors in the orthography of proper names in Ictakhry 

 which arein the Ashkal. If the Ashkal was an enlarged edition of Ictakhry 

 it would certainly be also an improved one, for a man who can add is able 

 to improve whereas an epitomator does not necessarily possess such a 

 qualification. 



Ibn IZawqal seems to be a more recent edition of the Ashkal albilad. 

 There are, as far as I know, few if any new facts mentioned in Ibn JQTawqal 

 but the expression is in a few instances changed. 



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