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HISTOR Y OF THE PARSIS.
[chap. i.
took measures to drive out the Mussulmans from
Arabian Erak. Large numbers of troops were raised,
and generals appointed with, orders to march simul-
taneously to Ambar, Hirah, and Abotta. Mosanna,
the Arab commander, aware of his inability to resist
the impending storm, retired towards the desert,
allowing the Persians to occupy without any resist-
ance all the points of Erak where the Mussulmans had
become masters. The Khalif Omar, however, raised
new levies, and, appointing Sad Ben Abu Vokas com-
mander-in-chief, sent them against the Persians. As
soon as Yazdezard had become aware of the first
movements of Sad, he ordered a considerable army
to be levied under the command of Eustam, who
enjoyed at that time the highest military reputation
among the Persians. Whilst Yazdezard, much agitated
by the depredations of the Arabs and the cries of dis-
tress of his people, was endeavouring to spur on Eustam,
his generalissimo, to take more energetic measures, a
deputation of fourteen Mussulmans arrived at Madayn,
otherwise called Ctesiphon, which was at that time
his capital and residence. After these Arabs had
been brought into his presence, Yazdezard first asked
them some unimportant questions through an inter-
preter. He desired to know how they called their
cloaks, whips, and sandals. They replied, Burcl, Saut,
and Net I. The analogy between the sound of these
Arabic words and the Persian ones designating the
HISTOR Y OF THE PARSIS.
[chap. i.
took measures to drive out the Mussulmans from
Arabian Erak. Large numbers of troops were raised,
and generals appointed with, orders to march simul-
taneously to Ambar, Hirah, and Abotta. Mosanna,
the Arab commander, aware of his inability to resist
the impending storm, retired towards the desert,
allowing the Persians to occupy without any resist-
ance all the points of Erak where the Mussulmans had
become masters. The Khalif Omar, however, raised
new levies, and, appointing Sad Ben Abu Vokas com-
mander-in-chief, sent them against the Persians. As
soon as Yazdezard had become aware of the first
movements of Sad, he ordered a considerable army
to be levied under the command of Eustam, who
enjoyed at that time the highest military reputation
among the Persians. Whilst Yazdezard, much agitated
by the depredations of the Arabs and the cries of dis-
tress of his people, was endeavouring to spur on Eustam,
his generalissimo, to take more energetic measures, a
deputation of fourteen Mussulmans arrived at Madayn,
otherwise called Ctesiphon, which was at that time
his capital and residence. After these Arabs had
been brought into his presence, Yazdezard first asked
them some unimportant questions through an inter-
preter. He desired to know how they called their
cloaks, whips, and sandals. They replied, Burcl, Saut,
and Net I. The analogy between the sound of these
Arabic words and the Persian ones designating the