Biography of Kings

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Contents
1-Intoxicated king and a dervish
2-Tyrannical king asked an ascetic
3-A dervish whose prayers were answered appeared in Baghdad
4-While I was in the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus
5-One of the Arab kings was ill and had given up hope of surviving
6-They asked Hormuz for what fault did he find in his father’s ministers
7-Telling about a king from among the kings of Persia
8-A Young youth on the ship in a sea for first time
9-I heard that a prince was short and not handsome
10-Once saw a son of Sarhang at the gate of the house of Aghlumush
11-One of the kings of Khorasan
13-They told me that a king once ordered the killing of a prisoner
14-Tyrant who forcibly buy firewood from the dervishes at a pittance
15-A critique of kings favouring servants who are constantly at their side
16-A slave brought down a minister
17-Noble and generous companion imprisoned by his king
18-Taking revenge on the oppressor when the time is right
19-One of the kings was afflicted with a terrible disease
20-Stinginess ruined Qarun, while generosity immortalized the memory of many
21-A minister who is both unjust and heedless
22-The friend who did not accept the wise man’s advice
23-A group of dervishes were denied their financial entitlements after one of them misbehaved
24-Former king neglected the administration of the kingdom
25-One of the ministers was dismissed from his position and became a dervish
26-One of the ministers showed mercy to his subordinates
27-One of Harun al-Rashid’s sons came to his father, furious
28-Two brothers, one served the Sultan and the other working for living
29-I was sitting on the ship with the clan of elders
30-The minister and Dhu al-Nun: Who is afraid of whom?
31-Someone brought good news to Anushirwan the Just
32-A lie that saved a liar
33-When will the wise man speak?
34-The Story of Alexander: The Secret of the Great Conquest
35-Harun al-Rashid bestows Egypt upon the most ignorant of men
36-Don’t underestimate your master, one day!
37-A solitary dervish never raises his head or even glance at the king