"الجغرافيا الشرقية لابن حوقل، رحّالة عربي من القرن العاشر" [‎١‎٢‎٤] (٣٨٨/١٧٧)

^JLLJl Ahdallah hen alMefakaa was of Pars:
he dwelt in Basrah; and was slain there in the time ot
Mans our. The occasion of this was as follows: he had given a
passport, or letter of security, for ^ ^
Ahdallah hen Ali hen Mansour; and in it was written " If this
" promise of protection should not be observed, or if violence
" should be offered to him, Mussulmans shall nevertheless be free
'• from any blame." Mansour, enraged at this, sent an order to
the Aumil (or Chief Collector of Revenue) at Basrah, that he
should privately destroy Abdallah ben al Metakaa.
Yahouiah, the Grammarian and Scribe, was originally ot
Istakhar: he resided at Basrah, and died at Shiraz, where his
tomb is. He composed a Treatise on Grammar.
A great many officers of the Khalif's Divans (or Courts of
Justice, Revenue, &c.) were of Pars; some viziers, such as the
Barmelcs (Barmecides). At all times the offices of state
were filled by men from Pars, who are peculiarly qualified for
those situations, because they are rendered so expert in business,
by the multiplicity and various forms of their Courts and Tribu-
( 124 )
Of the Debiran Writers or Seeretaries) of Pars, who
were illustrious there, was cH 1 ' lhl " l
Humeid hen Yahia : he was of the Ommiah family, and his
story is well known.