A History of Sharvan and Darband in the 10th-11th Centuries (Cambridge, 1958), by Vladimir Minorsky, in 227 pdf pages.  Arabic text, English translation, commentary, and extensive scholarly notes.  Topics include: 1. Ta'rikh al-Bab [A History of Sharvan and Darband] 2. Other Arabic sources 3. Darband-nama and later historians 4. Historical background;  Geography and ethnology; Administrative, social and military organisation. Appendices: Munejjim-bashi on later sharvanshahs; Postscript on Darband; Mas'udi on the Caucasus; Ibn-Rusta on Daghestan;  Ibn al-Azraq's visit to Darband. Scanned and uploaded by Robert Bedrosian.

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