'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.' [‎217] (250/1024)

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CHAP. VII.
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'Of the Rebellion of the Frince of Jafque, a Vajfal to the King of
Perfia, in the reigns of Sha-Sefi 1. and Sha-Abbas II.
B Etween Cape JaJque, and CapeGuadel which are the two moftSouthern points
of Ferfia, there lies a mountainous and merftiie Country, which extends it
felffrom the Ocean toward the Province of Kerman, and in (everal places isinac-
ceflible. It is poffefs’d by three petty Princes, the one a Mahometan, the other
two toward the Eaft both Idolaters. The firft is the moft potent of the three,
and neareft to the Province of Ormw.Healfoaflumes the title of Prince of as
his Anceftors did before him. Now after Sha-Abbot the frrft had conquer’d Or- '
mm, he went aboqt to have made himfelf matter of all the coaft that extends it felf
beyond Cape Jafque *, but meeting with refiftance, he only obtain’d that the Prince
of the Country (hould acknowledge the King of ?erfia for his Lord, and that as his
Vaffal he (hould pay^him an annual tribute. And indeed during the reign of Sha-
Abbos, who knew how to make himfelf fear’d, the Prince of Jafque pay’d his tri
bute very orderly. EutSha-Seft fucceeding his Grandfather very young, this
tributary Prince (hook off his yoak, and refus’d to pay. Which not being regard
ed in the reign of Sba-Sefi, the Prince of Jafque thought to do the fame in the
reign of Sba-Abbot the fecond. But at length after he had refus’d to pay for fome
years, the Kan of Ormus pretending the Country to be under his Jurifdi&ion, and
that the Kings honour was concern’d in the Princes refufal, incited Sba-Abbas to
fend forces againft him to reduce him to obedience. The King granted the Com-
midion to him that had undertaken the bufinefs: who prefently gathering toge
ther an Army of 20000 men, the moft part Horfe, thought to have furpriz’d his
Enemy .To which purpofe that he might take the neareft way, he march’d direct
ly toward Cape Jafque. But as it was the (horteft cut, it was the moft dangerous 5
infomuch that the Kan, who hunted all the way he march’d, according to the
cuftom of Perfia, had the misfortune to fall into abogg, where he was ftifl’d, to
gether with 20 or 30 horfemen more. The death of the Kan being divulg’d, the
Army retreated back again: but as foon as the King receiv’d the news, he fen t
the Brother- of the deceas’d Kan to fucceed him. In the mean while the Rebel
Prince believing within himfelf, that he was not to be thus at quiet, and expedting
to be attack’d by the new Kan, flood upon his guard. And indeed the new Kan
march’d with all the fpeed he could, and enter’d the territories of the rebellious
Prince, but being beat’n was forc’d to make more hafte back again to Omut, with
the lofs of an abundance of men. v
The Prince of Jafque puft up with this fuccefs, did, not believe that the Perfi-
ons would be fo hatty to come again: and thereupon he refolv’d upon a Voyage for
Mecca to give the Prophet thanks for his Vidfory. To which end he embarqu’d
at the neareft place he could to Cape Jafque, thence to make fail toward Arabia*
But the Governor of Kan underftanding his deiign by his fpies, way-laid him by
Sea, took him and brought him to At that time the heats being excef-
(ive, the Governour was retir’d, according to cuftome, to the Mountains fome
fen or twelve Leagues from the City, whither the Prince was carry’d and brought
to the Kans tent. . But while the Kan was expecting the return of the Meffenger
which he had fent to the King for orders what to do with the Prifoner, the Princes
wite hearing of her husbands misfortune, and being a woman of a manlike cou-
r ^ge, taking along with her about five or fix hundred horfe, with little noifeand
by long marches (he at length fell unawares upon the Kan about midnight, kill’d
him with her own hand, cut in pieces the greateft part of his men, whom (he
found afleep, carry’d away ten or twelve of his wives, and fet her husband at li
berty in fpiteof the Per fans, who had not time to rally themfelves.
The news of this defeat coming to Court, the King being highly incens’d, fent
away the third Brother to be governour of Ormnsi with fpecial command to the
Govern