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558 HISTORY OF PERSIA<br />

313, 314, 315; assassination <strong>of</strong>, 316;<br />

317, 318, 319, 320, 325<br />

Seleucus II. (Callinicus), son <strong>of</strong> Laodice,<br />

i.<br />

321 defeat<br />

; <strong>of</strong>, 322 5 campaign<br />

against Parthia, 323 ; 333, 334<br />

Seleucus III. (Soter),<br />

i.<br />

324<br />

Seleucus IV. (Philopator), i.<br />

349-350,<br />

352<br />

Selim the Grim, ii. 25 5 reign <strong>of</strong>, 244-246<br />

Seljuks, the, ii. 95, 97 the<br />

5 coming <strong>of</strong>,<br />

98 et seq. ; importance and origin <strong>of</strong>,<br />

98-99 5 founding <strong>of</strong> Seljuk Dynasty,<br />

99-100 ; Toghril Beg, 100-101 ; Seljuk<br />

Empire at its zenith, 104-105 j Seljuks<br />

<strong>of</strong> Kerman, 112-113 ; Crusades, 113 et<br />

seq. j description <strong>of</strong> Seljuk Empire, n8<br />

et seq.<br />

Selm, son <strong>of</strong> Feridun, i. 143<br />

Semiramis, i. 123, 132, 188, 296<br />

Semites, the ; power <strong>of</strong>, i. 543-544<br />

Seneca, i. 367 footnote<br />

Sennacherib, i. 27 ; expedition <strong>of</strong>, 44-45 ',<br />

59 ; campaigns against Elam and<br />

Babylon, 90-91 ; 95, 125 ;<br />

and the<br />

Medes, 128, 129 ; 445<br />

Seringapatam, fall <strong>of</strong>, ii. 396<br />

Sertorius, i. 368<br />

Sestos, capture <strong>of</strong>, i. 223-224 ; 226, 265,<br />

344, 345<br />

Severianus, Aelius, legate <strong>of</strong> Cappadocia,<br />

4!3<br />

Severus, Emperor Lucius Septimius ;<br />

eastern campaigns <strong>of</strong>, i. 414-415 j 416,<br />

426<br />

Severus Alexander, Roman Emperor ;<br />

struggle with Ardeshir, i. 426-427 ;<br />

assassination, 431<br />

Shabancara (or Ik) tribe, ii. 124, 167<br />

Shabdiz (horse belonging to Khusru<br />

Par viz),<br />

i.<br />

527<br />

Shahin (<strong>Persia</strong>n general),<br />

i.<br />

523 5 defeat<br />

<strong>of</strong>, 525-526 ; 527<br />

Shahnama (<strong>Persia</strong>n epic),<br />

i.<br />

141; ii. 133<br />

et seq.<br />

Shahr-banu (Queen), wife <strong>of</strong> Husayn, ii. 44<br />

Shahr-Baraz (<strong>Persia</strong>n general), i.<br />

523 j<br />

defeated by Heraclius, 524 ; surprised<br />

and defeated, 525 ; 527, 528, 530<br />

Shahriar, father <strong>of</strong> Yezdigird III., {.531<br />

Shahr-i-Sabz, ii. 197<br />

Shahrud, i. 281,<br />

ii.<br />

284 ; 48<br />

Shah Savan tribe ;<br />

formation <strong>of</strong>, ii. 260 ;<br />

3^8<br />

Shakespear, Capt. Sir R., ii. 458 footnote,<br />

460<br />

Shakespeare, i. 384 footnote ;<br />

ii.<br />

265<br />

Shalmaneser I., i.<br />

King, 86<br />

Shalmaneser II., King <strong>of</strong> Assyria, i. 88 ;<br />

expeditions <strong>of</strong>, 122-123<br />

Shamakha, ii. 159, 241, 313, 323<br />

Shamash, god <strong>of</strong> the sun, i. 419<br />

Shamasherib, Babylonian Pretender, i. 209<br />

Shamash-shum-ukin, King <strong>of</strong> Babylon, i.<br />

92<br />

Shamkar, Battle <strong>of</strong>, ii. 417-418<br />

Shamlu tribe, ii.<br />

242<br />

Shams-u-Din, Altamish, ii. 164<br />

Shamta (Christian bishop),<br />

i.<br />

528<br />

Shapur I., Sasanian King, i. 48, 429 succession<br />

and career <strong>of</strong>, 430-443 first<br />

5<br />

;<br />

campaign against Rome, 431-4325<br />

second campaign, 432 j capture <strong>of</strong><br />

Valerian, 432-433 contest with Oden-<br />

$<br />

athus, 434-435 ; public works, 435-<br />

436 ; death, 438 ; 441<br />

Shapur the Great, i. 436 birth and<br />

; early<br />

campaigns, 444-445 first war with<br />

;<br />

Rome, 445-447 j persecution <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Christians, 447-448 eastern ; campaigns<br />

and second war with Rome, 449-451 ;<br />

expedition <strong>of</strong> Julian, 451-455 retreat<br />

;<br />

and death <strong>of</strong> Julian, 455-457 ; restoration<br />

<strong>of</strong> Nisibis and the five provinces,<br />

4S7-45 8 death <strong>of</strong><br />

5 > 4 6 -46i } 4 6 4> 4 6 7<br />

479, 5085 statue <strong>of</strong>, 514<br />

Shapur III., i. 462, 463, 464<br />

Shapur (son <strong>of</strong> Yezdigird I.), i. 466<br />

Shapur, city <strong>of</strong>, i. 433 ruins<br />

; <strong>of</strong>, 435-436 ;<br />

483, 511, 536<br />

Sharaf-u-Din (historian), ii. 171, 213<br />

Shash, city <strong>of</strong>, ii. 88<br />

Shatt-ul-Arab, River, i. 22, 44, 47, 540 ;<br />

ii. 2<br />

Shaur, River, i. 48<br />

Shayban, son <strong>of</strong> Juji, ii. 222, 387<br />

Shaybani, the (Arab tribe), i. 522<br />

Shaybani Khan (Uzbeg chief), ii. 219, 242,<br />

243<br />

Shaybani, Mohamed, known as Shahi Beg<br />

Khan, ii. 222, 223<br />

ii.<br />

Shaybanid Dynasty, 222<br />

Shaykh-ul-Jabal (Old Man <strong>of</strong> the Mountain),<br />

ii. 109-110<br />

Sheba,<br />

ii. 182<br />

Sheil, Sir John, ii. 428<br />

Shela, River, i. 25, 26<br />

Shensi, ii. 121<br />

Sherkat, i. 400<br />

Sherley, Sir Anthony adventures in ;<br />

<strong>Persia</strong>,<br />

ii. 259 reform <strong>of</strong> <strong>Persia</strong>n army, 260 ; 5<br />

acts as ambassador for <strong>Persia</strong>, 260-262 j<br />

264<br />

Sherley, Sir Robert travels in ; <strong>Persia</strong>, ii.<br />

259 <strong>Persia</strong>n j army reforms, 260 ; his<br />

embassies, 264-265 j 274, 275, 281,<br />

282, 283, 284<br />

Shias, the, vide Shiism<br />

Shiba (son <strong>of</strong> Hashim), known as Abdul<br />

Muttalib, q.v.<br />

Shibab-u-Din (historian), ii. 226<br />

Shibrkan, ii. 184<br />

Shiism, ii. 43 ; origin <strong>of</strong> Shia sect, 43-44 ;<br />

doctrines and basis <strong>of</strong>, 44-46 j 73, 86,<br />

8 7> 93> X<br />

93 241, 2 42 5<br />

massacre by

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