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رستم التواريخ is the
THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
; a history of Shah Sultan Husain Safavi, Maḥmad Shah, Ashref Shah Afghân, Shah Tahmâsp, Nâdir Shah, 'Alf Shah, Ibrahim Shah, Azad Khan Afghân, Aba'l-Fath Khân Bakhtiari, Ali Murad Khân Bakhtiari, Fath 'All Khân Afshår; the conquest of Isfahân by Muhammed Hasan Khân Qajar; reign of the Vakil, Karin Khân Land, and 'Alf Murad Khân Land; reign of Baqer Khân Dehqân Khurdskånî Isfahant-who only occupied the throne for a few days-continuation of the Land dynasty under Ja'fer Khan and Lutf 'Ali Khân to the reign of Aqâ Muhammed Khân Qajar.
Following the above are two imitations of wellknown works, viz. l in imitation of Sa'di's Bustán; and, a masnavi in imitation and in the metre of Jelâl-ud-Din ar-Rami's masnavi.
Besides the above Sayyid Hashim is the author
which is a جلوس نامه خاقان: of the following
metrical record of the victory gained by Fath ‘Ali Sh&h over Sadiq Khâu Shaq qi.
a prose relation of the march of بشارت نامه
Aqâ Muhammed Khan on Isfahan.
a mystical poem (masnaví) on Love, in imitation of Mirza Nasir Hakim Bashi's masnavi.
the name of a work purporting to مخزن الاسرار
be a prophetic forecast of events from A.H. 1212 to A.H. 2640, the year of the future Deluge.
I is the title of a collection of 1,500 despatches and letters written for Fath 'Alf Shah and the Princes.
[APRIL, 1888.
consists of astrological forecasts کنز الاحكام
A LIST OF WORKS PRINTED IN PERSIA IN THE ARMENIAN LANGUAGE.
All the following were issued from Presses which existed or exist at Julfa, the Armenian suburb of Isfahan. The dates vary from A.D. 1641
to 1887.
1641.-The Lives of Our Holy Fathers; printed
in special type, on fine paper, in the time of the Archbishop Khachatour the First.
1642.-Prayer Book (same period). 1642.-Psalter; printed by Johannes Vartabed, disciple of Archbishop Khachatour the First, from a new press, with new characters.
1647.-Calendar; written by Simeon Vartabed, printed by Johannes Vartabed. A Bible was commenced, but remained incomplete.
1687.-The Armenian Dogma, and the introduction of schismatic ideas: printed in the time of the Archbishop Stephanos.
1687. "The Book of Discussion;" an apology for the faith; by Alexander Vartabed: printed in the time of Archbishop Stephanos.
1688.-A résumé of arguments against those who believe in the dual nature of Christ; printed in the time of Stephanos.
The above is the only list I have been able to make of the earlier printed books. Since 1872 the following have been published:
Alphabet; Spelling Book; An abridged ArmeThe dib contains the author's ideas nian History; A Catechism by Mesar; Elements of of statesmanship and king-craft. Armenian Grammar; History of the Holy Books; The Duties of a Christian; Description of Ceremonies; History of New Julfa, Vols. I. and II. Biography of the late Archbishop Thaddeus, with a poem on his death; Reader for children; Prayer Book; Biography of Mary Haronteun and her husband; Book of the Mass, Book of Assemblies; Copies of the first Bulls of Macar, the true Catholicos of Armenians; (now in the press) Evidences of Christianity.
and horoscopes.
The author states that his fourteenth production was a wonderful masnavt of fifteen hundred distichs, which unfortunately had been half-eaten up by mice, and he regrets his inability to reconstruct it. Besides the above the Rustem-ulHukems is the author of sundry other productions of scarcely any literary value. His autograph Diván has passed through my hands. Its colophon bore the date A.H. 1248. In the conclusion of that work was a notice of a masnavi the author proposed writing in seven thousand
I believe the above two lists are far from perdistichs, which he intended to call prfect, but so far they are all that I have been able
to get.
and which was to be in four different metres.
S. J. A. C.
Besides the above some Annual Calendars have been published since 1872; I believe to the number of 11 or 12.
SIDNEY J. A. CHURCHILL.
