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CONQUEST OF PERSIA.

Yezdegird attacks the Moslems--Battle of Neh?vend--Persian provinces reduced--Miracle at the siege of Dar?bgird 255

THE LATER YEARS OF OMAR'S REIGN--DOMESTIC EVENTS.

Grand Square formed around the K?aba--Mogh?ra arraigned for adultery--Abu M?sa, Governor of Bussorah--Mogh?ra, Governor of K?fa--Deterioration of social life--Luxury, intemperance, and dissipation--Simplicity of Omar's life--Death of Abu Sofi?n and other 'Companions' 262

DEATH OF OMAR.

Omar stabbed by a Persian slave--Omar appoints Electors--Death of Omar--Character and reign of Omar 278

ELECTION OF OTHMAN.

NOVEMBER, A.D. 644.

The six Electors--Conclave of the Electors--Othm?n elected Caliph--Hormuz?n slain by Omar's son 286

CALIPHATE OF OTHM?N--GENERAL REVIEW.

Causes of Othm?n's unpopularity--Persia, Syria, Asia Minor, and Armenia--Conquests in Northern Africa--Naval victory off Alexandria 294

DOMESTIC EVENTS DURING THE CALIPHATE OF OTHM?N HIS GROWING UNPOPULARITY.

Change of governors at K?fa--Change of governors at Bussorah--Revision of Cor?n--Story of Abu Dzarr Ghifary--Unlawful amusements checked--Othm?n's increasing unpopularity--Othm?n marries N?ila 303

DANGEROUS FACTION AT KUFA--GROWING DISAFFECTION.

Emeute at K?fa--Sa?d expelled from K?fa--Aly expostulates with Othm?n--Othm?n appeals to the people 316

THE OUTLOOK DARKENS.

Complainants invited to come forward--Conference of governors at Med?na 324

THE PLOT RIPENS--CONSPIRATORS ATTACK MEDINA--DEATH OF OTHMAN.

Conspirators attack Med?na--Altercation of conspirators with Othm?n--Tumult in the Great Mosque--Othm?n besieged in his palace--The blockade--Death of Othm?n--Burial of Othm?n 329

THE ELECTION OF ALY.

Aly will not punish the regicides--Aly appoints new governors--Mu?via's defiant attitude 342

REBELLION AT BUSSORAH.

Ayesha at Mecca--Rebellion of Ayesha, Zobeir, and Talha--Rebel army marches from Mecca to Bussorah--Pursued by Aly--Ayesha's alarm--Zobeir and Talha occupy Bussorah 351

BATTLE OF THE CAMEL.

Aly advances on Bussorah--Negotiations with Zobeir and Talha--Regicides bring on engagement--Battle of the Camel--The insurgents defeated--Ayesha retires to Med?na 359

ALY TRANSFERS HIS SEAT OF GOVERNMENT TO KUFA. AFFAIRS IN EGYPT.

Cays, Governor of Egypt, deposed--Mohammed son of Abu Bekr appointed Governor of Egypt--Amru joins Mu?via--Mu?via and Aly 369

BATTLE OF SIFFIN.

Aly marches against Mu?via--Fighting at Siff?n--Battle of Siff?n--Combat closed by reference to arbitration--The armies break up 376

THE KHAREJITES, OR THEOCRATIC FACTION, REBEL AGAINST ALY 388

DECISION OF THE UMPIRES.

The Umpires meet--The decision deposing Aly 391

THE KHAREJITES, OR THEOCRATIC SEPARATISTS, DEFEATED AT NEHRWAN.

Hostile attitude of Kh?rejites--Second campaign against Syria projected--Army diverted by Kh?rejites--Kh?rejites defeated 395

REVOLT OF EGYPT.

Aly abandons the war on Syria--Aly loses Egypt 401

THE REMAINDER OF ALY'S REIGN.

Kh?rejite ?meutes--Syrian expeditions against Aly--Troubles of Aly--Peace between Aly and Mu?via 404

ASSASSINATION OF ALY.

A.H. XL. A.D. 661.

Conspiracy against Aly, Mu?via, and Amru--Mu?via and Amru escape--Assassination of Aly--Character of Aly 411

HASAN SUCCEEDS ALY.--ABDICATES IN FAVOUR OF MUAVIA.

Hasan abdicates the Caliphate--Mu?via sole Caliph 418

SOME BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES.

A.H. XL.--L.

Amru, Mogh?ra, and Zi?d--Mu?via acknowledges Zi?d as his brother 422

YEZID PROCLAIMED HEIR APPARENT--HEREDITARY NOMINATION BECOMES A PRECEDENT.

Precedents of succession--Yez?d declared Heir Apparent--Precedent for future successions 427

YEZID AND THE TRAGEDY AT KERBALA.

Yez?d succeeds to the Caliphate--Hosein sets out for K?fa--Hosein stopped at Kerbala--The tragedy of Kerbala--Death of Hosein--'The Moharram' 433

THE OMEYYAD AND ABBASSIDE DYNASTIES, AND CONCLUSION.

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