id. p. 139, n. 1, preceded by an anecdote told of Luqman (d'Herb.
ii. 488). "Die Schafschur," p. 215, gives a saying of Sabuktagin from
the _Tarich-i-Yamini_ (on the authority of 'Utbi, de Sacy, _Notices et
Extr._ iv. 365). In the story of Mahmud's famous expedition to
Somanatha, p. 215, Rueckert has combined the meagre account of Mirchvand
with that of Firista for the story of the Brahman's offer and with that
of Haidar for the sultan's reply (Wilk. _Gasnevid._ pp. 216, 217, n.
109). "Mahmud's Winterfeldzug," p. 216, is also from Wilken's book (pp.
166-168, n. 38); in fact Dilchak's reply is a rhymed translation of the
passage in the note referred to. From the same source came also the poem
on the two Dabsalims, p. 219 (Wilken, _Gasnevid._ pp. 220-225). The
familiar anecdote of the vizier interpreting to Mahmud the conversation
of the two owls is told in Nidami's _Machsan-ul-asrar_ (ed. Bland, pp.
48-50), where, however, Anusirvan is the sultan. The title reads:
[Arabic].[172] "Abu Rihan" (i.e. Albiruni) is taken from d'Herb. I. 45 and iv. 697.

Then follow stories from the period of the Saljuks: "Des Sultan's
Schlaf," p. 224 (Vullers, _Gesch. der Seldsch._ pp. 43, 44); "Nitham
Elmulks Ehre," p. 228 (ibid. pp. 228-230); "Nitham Elmulks Fall," p. 229
(ib. pp. 123-125 and pp. 128-132); "Die unglueckliche Stunde," p. 232
(ibid. pp. 153, 154). "Die unterthaenigen Wuerfel," p. 227, is from the
_Haft Qulzum_ (_Gram. u. Poet. der Perser_, pp. 366, 367). The stories
of Alp Arslan and Romanus, p. 225, and of Malaksah's prayer, p. 228, are
not given by Mirchvand, but occur in the works of Deguignes, Gibbon,
Malcolm and d'Herbelot.[173] The story of the death of Sultan Muhammad
(in 1159 A.D.), p. 232, is in Deguignes, ii. 260, 261.

Then we get stories from the period of the Mongol invasion. "Die
prophezeite Weltzerstoerung," p. 237, the legend of Jingis Chan's birth,
is in the _Tarich-i-Yamini_ (_Notices et Extr._ iv. pp. 408, 409). The
material for the poems concerning Muhammad Xvarazm Sah, p. 237, and his
brave son Jalal ud-din, pp. 240, 241, is found in the work of Deguignes
(op. cit. ii. p. 274 and pp. 280-283). Finally we are carried even to
India and listen to the story of the unhappy queen Raziyah, p. 255, who
was murdered at Delhi by her own generals in 1239 A.D.[174]

A few anecdotes about Persian poets are also given. Thus
"Dichterkampf," p 233, gives the amusing story of the literary contest
between Anvari and Rasid,