'Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East Indies. Giving an account of the present state of those countries, as also a full relation of the five years wars, between Aureng-Zebe and his brothers in their father's life time, about the succession. And a voyage made by the Great Mogul (Aureng-Zebe) with his Army from Dehli to Lahor, from Lahor to Bember, and from thence to the Kingdom of Kachemire, by the Mogols, call'd, the Paradise of the Indies. Together with a relation of the Kingdom of Japan and Tunkin, and of their particular manners and trade. To which is added a new description of the Grand Seignior's Seraglio, and also of all the Kingdoms that encompass the Euxine and Caspian Seas, being the travels of Monsieur TavernierBernier, and other great men.' [‎142] (183/1024)

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The Persian, Travels'
Book IV
* Derbent in
the Perfian
or Cafpia?
Pylae of the
Ancients.
Tne lecond is Viarbec^ formerly between Euphrates and .
the chief Cities whereof are Bir, Car-Emir on Ourfd, Moufful, G?ziri
fylcrcliri 8 cc.
The third is Curdifian, formerly Myria, extending all along the EalUideofthe
River T^, from the Lake Van to the Frontiers oiJ>agdat> the principal Citi es
are Niniveb' Shenfwl, Amadie, Smime, Betlti, and Sahmftre.
The fourth is Hterakc Arabia otlrerv.dfe the Country of Babylon 01c Chaldea-, the
principal Cities whereof are Fdoitgia upon Euphrates, Bagdat upon Tigris, Merfai*
Ali, G our no, and Balfara *, and in the Gounfty of Bourous, S bar ah an, Eronnabat, &c.
The fifth is Hkra^-Agemi, or the andent Part hi a', the principal Cities whereof
are Hifpahan, Toujhercan, Hamadan, Caftan, Kan, and Cafhm i and perhaps Tcfd, if
it be not father in Kerman or Sigiftan.
The fixth contains Shirvan, all along the Cafpian Sea 5 where ftand the Cities of
^Verbent ot Demir-CapiTabvt^Ot Shamakj i and the Province of Edzerbaijan wherein
the Perfian t p e Cities of Ardevil, and Suitary. Which two Provinces comprehend
a^straitGau , the ancient Media within a very little, extending to the very Shoar of theC^Sea.
and Demir- ’ The feventh contains Kylan and Mazandran, lying likewife upon the Caftan Sea
Cap! in the formerly Hyrcaniah wherein are the Cities and Towns of Firuzouh, Su^ar-abadmi
TurkifM ^ Mionikielle at the entry of the Mountains Giru,Talara-pef&, and Saru, in the Plain;
near to which F ^abad, Ciarman, and Gftref, toward the Sea.
place were the The eighth is Eftarabad, formerly Margiana, which extends to the River Ruth-
ancient Ca- kpane-kitrkan, which the Ancients call’d Oxus > the principal Cities whereof are
fpian Gates, Ejiarabad, Amul, Damkatn.
The ninth contains the Province of the VJbscJ^Tartors, comprehending all the
ancient Sogdiana and Ba&riana i the chief Cities whereof are Balk^, Samarcand, and
Boccara, &c.
The tenth is Coraffan, formerly Aria, with feme part of Battriana \ the chief
Cities whereof are Eri,Mefted, Ntfabur, Thun, &c. v
The eleventh Sabiefiandi formerly Eeloponnefus i the principal Cities whereofare
Beksabat, Afbe, Bu(i, Barents } the Territory and City of Candahar being alfo com
prehended within the extent of this Province, together with Vuki and Alunk^an,u^on
the Frontiers of the Great Mogul's Dominions.
The twelfth is S/gf/hzw, formerly Drangiana j the principal Cities whereof are
Sijian, Sbalacl^, and Kets.
The thirteenth comprehends all the Territories of the ancient Aracbofia,
upon the Kingdom of Scindi, not having any Cities that we know of.
The fourteenth is the Province of Makyan, lying all along upon the Sea of A%-
flan, formerly Gedrofia i the chief Cities whereof are Mahran, Firh\, Cbala\ , and
the Port of Guadel toward Guzerat.
The fif teenth ifformerly Caramania, extending as far as the Gulf o{ 0 mw\
the chief Cities whereof are Kerman, Bermazir, the Port of KubeJhJ^, and the Cape
of Jafques.
The fixteenth is Farfiflan, or that part of Perfia fo properly call’d j the chief
Cities whereof are Scbiras, Caferon, Benarou, Firm-ahat, Darab-gukr, See. To which
you may add the little Province oFLarafton, with the City of Lar, juft again!! Omw.
But this Province formerly extended no farther than Benarou, two days journey from
Lar, before Sba-Abas conquer’d the Kingdom of Lar, and then the Kingdom of
0rw#f.bJow they are both united ; though they have both feveralGovernours,as they
had diftindt Princes before. The Ports in this Province upon the Perfian Gulf are
Bander-Abaft and Bander-Congo.
There are two other little Ports in the Perfian Gulf, about thirty hours fail from
the Mouth of Euphrates, but not capable of receiving any other than fmall Barks’*
which are very much to be admir’d j for in regard the Inhabitants are ignorant of
the ufe of Iron, it is drange to fee their Boats made fo handfom and ftrong withal j
the^Planks being only ty’d together with a Cord, which is made of a kind of Hemp
tak’n from the out-fide of the Coconut.
The la ft is the Province of Curfiflan, formerly Sufiana, which Euphrates
joyning together feparate from Chaldea *, the principal Cities whereof are Safter, an
ciently Sujd, the Capital City of the Empire of King Abafuew, Ahawas, Scahar,
homus, See.
t . The