The Nāṣirī Generations 135.1

135.1

This Bustam Malik held the dominion of Hindustan at the hand of Zuhak, and he was one of Zuhak’s descendants, namely: — Bustam, son of Mihshad [Mishhad, Mamshad, Shamad, ^ad, Shihad, and ^ihadan], son of Nariman [also called Nadiman], son of Afridun [or Faridun], son of Sahind [Samind and Samid], son of Sifand-asp [or Isfand-asp], son of Zuhak, son of Suhrab, son of Shaid-asp, son of Sia-mak, son of Marnias [Marsas and Mamas], son of Zuhak the Malik. When Zuhak was made captive, Afridun despatched an army to take possession of Hindustan; and Bustam, who did not possess the power to oppose the forces of Afridun, retired towards the mountain tracts of Shaknan [Shaghnan] and Bamian, and therein took up his residence. On a second occasion the forces of Afridun were directed to proceed in search of him; and Bustam had several times, for the purpose of hunting and in his rambles, come from the mountains of Shaknan and Tukharistan into the mountain tracts of Ghur. That district was called Hazar-Chashmah [the thousand springs] on account of the number of rivulets in it; and Bustam, at this time, retiring before the army of Afridun, came into Ghur, and at the foot of the mountain of Zar-i-Margh [the place where Margh grows] he fixed his residence.