'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.' [‎275] (298/448)

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perial Crown he undertook their defence : and accordingly entred Rhumefian, where af
ter a fharp but fhort difpute at Mar an Sha-heg~cawn was flain, and Ac en-Ally Son to Ocen-
Cheholy upon doing homage was placed in his Fathers ftead.
Jfmael having thus enlarged his Dominion, with all the force he could make direds
his march towards Oxia •, and having palled the River, in a pitcht field flew Cham-
SUba the Mmremhar King *, yea without much oppofition, harrafed far and wide thofe
Scythic Provinces: By ftorm he alfo took the Itrong Caftle ^£lcam ; and after that
Dargan-, FargJwan, Azfaker with feveral other confiderable Forts in Tfogd, Ken-
mughj Gawehen, Afaurenahary Rhumeftm and Turqueftan, and far beyond Bal^ the O hzl -
heg Metro-polis moft of which Garrifons he fleighted. So that Ifmael crowned
with Victory, and his Army loaden with fpoils of war, upon notice fent him that Ba-
jaziet at the importunity of the Tartars was drawing towards the confines of Per-
fia with a great body of Horfe and Foot, retreated, but by the way fackt revolting
T 'am, Sakalcand, Sykgmefl and fome other offenfive Towns that interpofecL Thus ha
ving fufficiently retaliated the Tartar for the in-roads and difturbances they had feveral
times given the 'Perpan to oblige the Turl^ and for the depredations he had fuffered
from thofe vagrant Tribes which take their name from the Caracdu or black-iheep,
he marched through Moz^endram to Verfia in triumph, the Countrey all the way he
paft fending in provifion and expreffing their rejoycings by all the merriments and
modes they could, very much to Jfmaels fatisfadio'n : and in magnificent manner ma
king his intrada into Coom, his reception was with all poflible demonftrations of
love and joyful acclamations*
In few dayes, intelligence was brought him how the Turks were drawing towards Ry-
van : fo that by way of diverfion, Ifmael with fifty thoufand Horfe fell into Dyarhecy
which he harrafled to purpofe upon this occafion. The Mefopotamians under the Tnrkj
fo foon as they had certain notice that the Perfiam were invading Tartary, through trea
chery got into Bagdat which they plundered, and ufed the Per ft am who were fouldiers
of that Garrifon, very barbaroufly : for not content to call them Raffadins which figni-
fies Hereticks, they cut off the nofes and thumbs of feveral of them^ and in that favage
manner expulfed them the Town; to revenge-which^ Ifmael made that fpoil in the Turks
quarters; and engaging the Enemy near Car amity had the better of them, inafmuch as
he had the chafe to the very banks of Tigris, Which efFeded he returned to Coom \ where
for the greater provocation of the Turk, he caufed a fwine to be nourilhed in the
Court, and named it Bajazet. But what immediately followed more perplexed the Turk:
for Anno Dom. 1511. Heg, 891. Ifmael recovered Bagdaty into which, he was permitted
to enter at a poftern, which Barriec-heg for a fum of money opened, fo unexpededly to
Mahomet-Baffa the Governour thereof, that without the leaft refiftance, he made what
halt he could to leave the Fort and fave himfelf, believing that the fouldiers were all
likwife corrupted. This year Lemim a Portugal Agent was civilly treated by Ifmael at
Cajhan, and by Mir^a-Abucaca the Field-Marfhal ihewed the Army, as encamped j who at
his return to Goa, told Albuquerq ( at that time Vice-roy ) that he verily thought Ifmael
had not fewer than fifty thoufand Tents, in Which were lodged a hundred and thirty
thoufand men.
Bajaz^et was that year (as 'tis reported ) poyfoned by a Jew, and his Son Selym fuccee-
ded. About which time it was that Morad or Amurath Son to Sultan Achmat, Bajazets
eldeft Son whom Selym had put to death for felf-prefervation, fled to Ifmael f his Brother
Akdin doing the like to Camp fan Ganrns the ^Egyptian Sultan, where both were welcom
ed, though foon after it coft them dear ; for it was the occafion of the utter ruine of
the one, and of a quick and fharp war with the other. Ifmael neverthelefs feemed glad
of any good occafion to engage his adverfary ; and to obviate the invafion threatned by
Se/yw#..hearing that Ebrahim-Bajfa was halting towards Armenia^ he put Morad in the head
of ten thoufand Horfe, promifing that Vfireff-Oglan with twenty thoufand more ftiould
fecond him. In confidence whereof Morad advanced as far as Emirum : but there having
intelligence that Selym was halting that way, bethought it moit advifeable (with leave of
Aladules the Prince of Anti-Taurus} to retreat, well knowing that his Uncle would hunt
sfter him-
Ifmael upon the firft intelligence of Setyms approach in good order marched againfl him
with thirty thoufand Horfe and threefcore thoufand Foot fay the Turk,'albeit the Perftans
allow not above half that number. The Turkifh Army upwards of three hundred thou
fand Horfe and Foot without oppofition palt as fair as the River Araxis, and with help of
their great guns, being over, both Armies refolved to engage. The Emperours were both
there in |)erfon and drew up in a large even place called the Galderan plain not far from
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