[246] _Burz_, with the Arabic article _Al-burz_, is a mountain in Jebal or Irak Ajemi, not far distant from, and to the north of, the town Yezd in the province of Fars, where, from very remote times to our days, a great number of fire-temples existed. Alburz belongs to a fabulous region; this name is given to several mountains, among which the great Caucasus is distinguished from the _tirah_, or “little,” Alburz.――A. T. [247] This word reminds of जिन, _jina_, or जैन, _jaina_, from जि, _ji_, ‘to conquer’ or ‘excel,’ a generic name of distinguished persons, belonging to the Jaina sect of Hindus.――A. T. [248] This is evidently the Sanskrit word यशस्, _yaśas_, “fame, glory, celebrity, splendor,” and यशस्वान, _yaśasvan_, “famous, celebrated.”――A. T. [249] Gladwin has مور, _nimur_; the edition of Calcutta and the manuscript of Oude have تيمور _timur_.――A. T. [250] Gil-shah, “Earth-King,” also “the King formed of clay.” According to the _Mojmil-al-Tavarikh_ (see Extracts from this work by Julius Mohl, Esq., Journ. Asiat., February 1841, p. 146), he was so called, because he governed the then not inhabited earth. Gil-shah is one of the names given to the first man or King; in the _Desátir_ (pp. 70, 131) he is called Giomert, Gilshadeng; by others Kaiomars (see also _Rauzat-us-Safa_ of Mirkhond, translated by D. Shea, p. 50).――A. T. [251] This number differs considerably from the chronology of other Asiatics. Here follow the periods enumerated in the _Epitome of the ancient History of Persia, extracted and translated from the Jehan Ara_, by Sir Wil. Ouseley (p. 71-74). The Peshádian ruled (the mean of 4 different data) 2531 years. Kaiánián ―― ( ―― 4 ―― ) 704 ―― Ashkánián ―― ( ―― 11 ―― ) 352 ―― Sásánian ―― ( ―― 7 ―― ) 500 ―― ―――――――――――― TOTAL 4087 years. ―――――――――――― As Yezdejird’s reign terminated 651 or 653 years of our era, the beginning of the Peshdádíán, according to the Dabistan, is placed 6024-651=5373 years before J. C.――A. T. [252] Adopting the just computed period of 4087 years between Yezdegird and the 1st of the Péshdadíán, Kaiomars would have begun to reign 3436 years before Christ; according to the Shahnamah, it was 3529 years before our era; Sir W. Jones places him 890 years B. C. (see his Works, vol. XII, 8vo edit. p. 399).