Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Preface Translator's Foreword An Account of the Persian kings who ruled the region at Babylonia and the East after Kayqubadh Kaykhusraw The Children of Israel after Solomon the son of David The Story of Asa b. Abijah and Zerah the Indian The story of Isaiah's friend; the kings of the Children of Israel and Sennacherib Account of Luhrasb and his son Bishtasb; the expedition of Nebuchadnezzar against the Israelites and how he destroyed Jerusalem The Reason why Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem The story of Nebuchadnezzar's raid against the Arabs Returning to the story of Bishtab, his reign and its events, initiated by him as well as others, such as his governors; also the deeds of Nebuchadnezzar The kings of the Yaman in the days of Qabus and after him to the Age of Bahman b. Isfandiyar Ardashir Bahman and his daughter Khumani The history of the Israelites and the synchronization of their chronological data with those of the Persian kings The account of Darius (Dara) the Elder and his son Darius the Younger. The account of Alexander (Dhu al-Qarnayn) The Persians after Alexander The Arsacid (Ashaghan) kings The events that occurred during the rule of these regional princes The story of Jesus son of Mary and his mother The Roman rulers Hirah and Anbar 'Amr b. Zarib Al-Zabba Tasm and Jadis The Story of the Men of the Cave Jonah son of Amittai The sending by God of His three envoys The story of Samson The story of Jirjis Bibliography of Cited Works Index