A descriptive catalogue of the historical manuscripts in the Arabic and Persian languages, preserved in the library of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland.

  • William Hook Morley
Date:
1854
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Credit: A descriptive catalogue of the historical manuscripts in the Arabic and Persian languages, preserved in the library of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ment sent by the Wall of Ardaldn to Sir John Malcolm, as we find from a note prefixed to it in Sir John’s handwriting. This supplement continues the history of the Ardalan rulers, from the time of Halii Khan Ben Sultan ’Ali, who governed in A.H. 1005 (a.d. 1596), when Sharaf ad-Din wrote, to a.h. 1225 (a.d. 1810), at which period Amdn Allah Khan was Wall of Ardalan. The author’s name is Muhammad Ibrahim, son of MulM Muhammad Husain Ardalani.] 2. The Hakari' rulers, known as the Shanbii.* 3. The rulers of ’Imadiyah, called the Bahadinan.* 4. The Bakhti* rulers of Jazirah. Sec. 1. The Azizan.® Sec. 2. The Amirs of Kurkil.® Sec. 3. The Amirs of Finak.’ 5. The rulers of Hisnkifa,® known by the name of Malikan.® Book III.—History of the remaining rulers and Amirs of Kurdistan ; divided into three parts. Part I. Divided into nine chapters. 1. The rulers of Chamskazk.*® Sec. 1. The Amirs denoted by the name of its occupants, and the author constantly speaks of the WilSyat-i ArdaMn, or Hakiri, &c. In the introduction he mentions that in some instances the Hdkims and Amirs are distinguished by the names of their tribes, and in others by those of the cities or fortresses which they possessed. He gives as examples of the former, the Hdldms of Hakdri, Sahr^n, Bdbdn, and Ardalan, and of the latter the H&kims of Hisnkifi and Budlis. Jo,* [) j Axlj j (OmSJ c—^^1*5 ^ j J AxIjj JlXaOJ Ail >» It will be remarked that ArdalSn is usually considered as the name of a district, but not only we have this authority of Sharaf ad-Din for its being the name of the tribe or family, and not of the country, but he also expressly states in another pLace that the tribe was so called after Bdbi Ardalan, its founder. t ^ • ^^AaAj 1 - . ’ w.