'The History of Persia, from the most early period to the present time: containing an account of the religion, government, usages and character of the inhabitants of that kingdom. By Colonel Sir John Malcolm, KCB, KLS Late minister plenipotentiary to the court of Persia from the supreme government of India. In two volumes.' [‎645] (710/786)

gers' prediction of his death accomplished, 79;
he writes to his mother, ib.; his death, 80; is
believed by Persian authors to be the Prophet
Zulkernyn, 80, n.; his building of the rampart
which confines Yajouz and Majouz, il>.; his
character and government, 81; his history re
considered, 242; the destruction of Persepolis
attributed to him, 253; refuses to sit in the
presence of Sisygambis, 270, n.; is supposed to
have built the fort of Tukreet, 465.
Alexus, the first Grecian emperor, i. 367, n.
Alfred, i. 7.
A1 Hacin, an Arabian historian, i. 480, n.
iElian, an author, i. 235.
Ali-alahyahs, one of the Mahomedan sects ; they
deem Aly to be a divinity, ii. 382.
Allah, or Allah-u-deen, marches to revenge the
death of his brother Souri, i. 345; defeats By-
ram, "and abandons Ghizni to the fury of his
soldiers, i6.
Allahamout, a fort, taken by Hussun Subah, i.
396 1 is also called Almowut, 397, n.
Allahdad, an officer of Timour, i. 468.
Allah-u-deen, Prince of Ghour, becomes tributary
to Sanjar, i. 375; is also called Hussein and
Jehan Souz, 375, n.
Allah-u-deen, a Sooffee teacher, ii. 396, n.
Allah-u-deen Mahomed, succeeds his father, Hus
sein ebn Nasser, i. 403.
Allah-u-deen Mahomed succeeds his father, Jellal-
u-deen Hussein, i. 405 ; falls into a state of deep
melancholy, 406; is slain, 407.
Almagestum, the Arabic translation of the astro
nomical system of Ptolemy, ii. 327.
AlmAs, the Commander of Mahmood's guards, is
put to death, ii. 26.
Almowut. — See Allahamout.
Alms, one of the duties of the Mahomedan reli
gion, ii. 322.
Alp-Arselan, i. 310; succeeds his uncle, Toghrul
Beg, 356; his persecution of the Christians in
his invasion of Georgia, ib. ; advances to the
province of Phrygia, ib.; falls back on his own
frontiers, and offers terras to the Roman empe-
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ror, 357; prepares for action, ii.; resolves not
to survive a defeat, 358; defeats the Roman
army, and takes Romanus prisoner, 359; his
treatment of him, ib.; determines on the con
quest of his native province, 360; subdues the
greater part of Khaurizm, 361; is slain, ib.;
his character and government, 362.
Alputtekeen. — See Abustakeen.
Altoun Tash, the general of Mahmood, i. 324.
Altumish, i. 347.
Alwund mountain, ii. 530.
Alwund-beg, son of Yakoob-beg, i. 499.
Aly, Caliph, i. 279 ; his consanguinity to Mahomed
the Prophet, 284, n.; his right to the succession
maintained by the Sheahs, ib.; the first mo
narch of Persia who proclaims himself of his
sect, 442; the Suffavpans proclaim themselves
his adherents, 500; his history, ib.; his eleva
tion satisfies the clamour of his friends, ii. 347;
grounds on which his right to the succession is
maintained by the Sheahs, 348 ; deemed a divi
nity, 382.
Aly, the son of Abul Hussein, is severely beaten and
thrown into a cave, i. 392; is extricated, 393.
■Alyattes, King of Lydia, i. 218.
Aly Bowah. — See Dilemee.
Aly Buyah defeats Yakoot, and becomes a great
leader, i. 303; defeats that chief again, and
makes himself master of Pars and other pro
vinces, ib.; marches to Bagdad, 304; is ap
pointed Viceroy of Pars and Irak, and receives
the rank of Ameer-ul-Omrah, and the title of
Umud-u-dowlah, ib.; discovers great treasures,
305; becomes master of all the countries be
tween Khorassan and Bagdad, ib.; his death
and character, 306.
Aly Himmut Khan, a general of Syud Moorad
Khan, ii,176, n.
Aly Khan, chief of the tribe of Affsh^r, refuses to
unite his forces with those of Aga Mahomed
Khan, ii. 270; is persuaded to become the first
lord of the court of that monarch, si.; is trea
cherously seized and deprived of sight, 271.
Aly Kooli, son of Abbas Kooli Khan, ii. 221.