'Some years travels into divers parts of Africa, and Asia the great. Describing more particularly the empires of Persia and Industan: interwoven with such remarkable occurrences as hapned in those parts during these later times. As also, many other rich and famous kingdoms in the oriental India, with the isles adjacent. Severally relating their religion, language, customs and habit: as also proper observations concerning them.' [‎136] (157/448)

Shyra^Terfepolu.
that he was reftored to the Crown *, but death cut off his hopes, leaving Ahddcmn th e
banlflied Prince his right, who upon this advantage returns and is by his Subjeds joy.
fully welcomed: But he alfo furfeiting of too much joy lived not long after it ■, for feeiao
no way but one, he commends his Body to the Earth and bequeathed the Royalty to
Aben-mekc-Rahim (or the Merciful) who dyed An. Bom, 1054. /%. 434. without lirue;
in whom (after a feries of fifteen King) took end the Moheyan Race or Family.
To Melec-Rahim fucceeded Ahumanfor who pretended himfelf to be the legitimate Son
of Gelaladaul the above-mentioned Caliph. Ahumanfor took to Wife Dauta Daughter
of Tojhalbeg and after five years reign dyed in Kermoen, and lies buried at HurUven not
far from Jafom. He had five Sons by that Lady 5 AbHrnanfir-phHUH-fotm, Choxm-
pheruz., Abn~becr> Abnz,eddai> and Ahoally-kay-kozrao. Ahumanfor enlarged Shyraz. and
fpared for no coft to make it beautiful; but while he bufied his fancy at home,his am.
bitious Brother Cofree-pherua unexpededly took poIfelTion of his Territories. Revenue
purfues: for travelling to Bagdat to fee his fick Grand-fire Tojhalbeg, his cruelty to his
Brother being there called in queftion and proved> he was forthwith committed to a
loathfom priibn where famine and ftench quickly made an end of him. This lharpdi.
fcipline could not terrifie Abuzedday the fourth Brother from intruding into Abnmanfor\
right: albeit his injured Brother having efcaped had gathered an Army, who fo ftood
to him that Zedday in the Gonflid was flain with moft of his Alfociates. Abumanfor one
would think was born to an Iron deftiny being unable at his fecond return to fafeguard
himfelf from Fawle his Lieutenant who unawares feized upon himj and fecured him in
a noifom prifon, adorning his bafe brows with his Mafter's Princely Diadem. Which
treachery Aboally the youngeft Brother could not refenf, for he taking a happy advan
tage pulls it from Fawle and crowns him with one (better becoming Traytors; of flam
ing Iron. Ahoally after he had fovereigniz'd feven years was arrefted by death An.Bom.
1 loo. Heg. 480. and for want of Mile the Scepter falls to Mahumed Abutalip Togridhe^
Son of Michael-, Son of Salgucm-y Son of Didacm a Turqueman.
In the Salgncian Family it continued till Mahumed Abid-cafan died An. Bom, 1110.He?.
600. without lifue. For then a Race of Tartars followed, fuccefsfully conduded by
Cingli-cawn Lord of Ketoa-kotan, Maurenahar and'Caznehen. Almoflanfor-bila-Manfo? then
fitting Caliph of Meccha and Bagdat. To Cingis-cawn who dyed An. Bom. 1228. follow'd
Tuki-cawn and Chagatay-cawn. From Chagatay defcended Tamerlane whole Iflue now rule
India intra Gangem. After the Tartar the Turks afrefh planted here, led by Chara Ma
humed An. Bom. 1415- Heg. 705. original of the Karakulagujpan or black Sheep as they
ftile themlelves, banifhed An. Bom. 1470. Heg&^o. by Acen-beg (otherwife called Vfan-
Cajfan ) an Armenian, whofe Grand-fon Alvan was the laft of the white Sheep or A co H h-
gujpan, fhorn to the very bone by fomael-Sophy his ambitious Kinfman Anno Bom. 1504,
1 Heg. 884. hmael was Great-Grandfather to Abba* the Per/tan King who now reigns'
and is of the Ben Ally an or Sophy an Item or pedigree.
From Shyraz. we travelled to Perfepolis which is thirty Englijh miles to the North-eaft
of Shyraz,. Firft we paifed that noted Aquadud refembling that at Tan?he~dolon the
pipes by fupporters reaching from Mountain to Mountain ^ fo as by the Indians 'tis called
Ecbar Tanghy, by the Perfians Tanghe-buwrk, fignifying the fame thing, that is The treat
Strait, from whence the water is conveyed into molt pleafant Gardens full of Flowers
and Fruit, on each fide vifible : If alfo ferves the Duke's great Pond ftored with Fifh arid
Fowl, fo as it affords him great delight, and no lefs pleafure unto weary Travellers The
reft of the way was fomewhat fandy, and about the mid-way hilly ^ from whence to
chilmanor are about ten miles, in which mid-way runs the River C\r or Cyrus over
which is a well-built Bridge of ftone called Bynd-Emyr ; i. e. the Prince's Bridge ' And
being come to Perfepolis, firft fuffer me to prefent you in little with the revival'of the
Palace as it ftood in perfedion.
PERSEPOLIS was the Metropolis of the World fuch time as rhr Mnnarrtiirk
Scepter was fwayed by cy™ and the fucceeding Kings, untill the fubverfion of that Em
pire by great Alexander. By that name it is nfually called in all and Au
thors; for fo we find in 2 Macchah. 9. 2. which St. reports was wrk in
where us ctikd Perfefoh- but by the Pcrfans and other Oriental Nations was Named
as in the i Macchab. 6 which Book was writ in ; thofe various Oriainals
offaSneart T' 5 - b y . c . om P arin g thol e two, the ftory or matter
ot taa appeals to be the fime; fo as it is evident that and were one
ftrae City. Which being fo, that fuppofition which and others have that Ste-
t wto f- n0 more n wei S 1 l t ^ ^y apprehenfion than that of
wh0111 hls Zf" 0 ™ Vrb '> tm wroneoully makes Shyraz. to be fcituated in that place.
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