'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.' [‎109] (658/1024)

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upon the Euxine and Caipian Sear.
Eadwa^d from rhefe Cahnnh?^ inclining unto the South towards China ^ live the
Jifegeacbians ? fo named from their chief Town, which Tome call Turgeach, others Juf-
geneb: Of which Country I cannot fay fb much as concerning the former having
never been therein but once 5 for in the Year 162.0. there being great Wars ni JmcZ
a:b, between the Chan or King, and the Myrfa his Son; fome of the Nagoy tartars
hearing thereof, i waded the Country, who whilft they Were united, durft not peep
out of their own Borders, the Jmgeachians being a numerous and Warlike People
Thefe Nagoys were all Volunteers, who went without any Command from their own
Prince, or Allowance from the Mufcovites^ without whole confent by mutual Agree
ment they are not permitted to War. The News of their Expedition being brought
unto Ajiracan, the Voyvoad who had not long before made a League with the jWe-
aebians, fent out Jllye ( I fuppoie his true Name was Ali or Halt ) Myrfa a ta ianan
Prince, with a Thouland of his own Subjeds, and Five Hundred Ruffes, all Horfe.
We were 20 days marching before we came to the Borders of Jurgeacb from Adracan *
whence we proceeded 10 days journey, the Country through which we paded being
niiferably ravaged by the aforefa id Nagoys. At the end of which 30 days by a reafo-
liable Computation, ’ewas judged we were diftant from Aflracan at lead 1000 miles *
about which time we overtook them in the Valley of Ougogura^ having got from the
Jurgeacbians an innumerable company of Cattle of divers forts, as Horfe, Kine Camels
and Sheep. We took all their Booty from them; and as a further punilkneut for
their Riot, took away their own fupernumerary Horles,leaving them only a Horfe
a Man for to convey them home. Then Ally Myrfa divided the Spoil, half he be
llowed upon thofe who did accompany him, and fent the remainder for a Prefenn
unto the Voyvod^ returning nothing unto the Jurgeachians^ becaufe they were taken
from Thieves. In the mean while the Prince of Jurgeacb in a pitcht Battel over
threw his Father, took him Pcifoner, put out both his Eyes, and caufed himfelf to
be Crowned King. He had a younger Brother, whom fearing that in time he
might occafion fome Infurredtion, he gave Command unto fome of his Creature?
that they fhould ftrangle him, and bring his Head; But divers of the Nobles, by
whole means he obtained the Soveraignty, gaining intelligence thereof, would nor
permit bis Order to be put in execution; but feizingon the Child, fent him unto
the Emperour of Mucfovy, with whom he remained when I was lafi at AjMtt m.
But I muff return from the Jurgeacbians unto the Caragans, whom I have left be
hind, and they do more immediately refer unto my promife, which was to give
an Account of all the Nations and Countries incompaffing the Cafoan Sea.
The Country of the Car'agans occupies moff of that vaff fpace, which interceeds
between the River Yeikg and the Dominions of the Ousbtgs, or tartars of Boucbara
and their Territory furrounds the North-Eaft corner of the Cajpjan Sea, proceeding
Southwards unto the River Jaxartes • and fome Hords of the faid People do inhabit
between the faid River and the O. us^ which divides the tartars of Bocbara and the
Paragons, from the Perfians and the tartars of Balk. This Country of the Caragans
is very defart and barren ; the People miferably Poor; their Houfes are Wretched
Huts, thegreateff part under ground; they are very tawny and ill-favour’d; their
Habitations are fcatter’d, fcarcely defervingthe Name of Villages: And they have .
no Town, as I have been informed, befides Pmsflannes^ which isfituated on the South-
jidc of the Juxartes, near the Caftan Sea; which whilft I dwelt in Afracan^ Was by
jurpn'ze taken by the Coffac^ but they had little caufe to brag of their Vibfory,
ending little booty therein; and the Caragans gathering together, beat them out
With great lofs of Men, forcing them to retire into an Ifland two or three Leagues
kom the Land, which they poflefs unto this day, no Nation being able, or elfe
not caring to un-nefi: them, although tartars- Perfians- and Mufcovites- do continually
lufter by their Depredations.
i owards the Eaft and by South of die Caragans ^ dwell the tartars of Bocbara, who
are by divers called Tushgs. The Country which they poffels is better warred, and
^ ore t b a n moftof the prececding, and there is great refort of Merchants from
hu 3 ^ aitS llilt0 them, efpecially Perfians ^ Mufcovites, and feveral Nations of Indians^
as Moguls^ Boutans , with many others, whole Names I cannot recoiled. I have been
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