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'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.' [‎6] (669/1024)

The record is made up of 1 volume (898 pages). It was created in 1684. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.

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The Heads of this Hiftory.
,7 Some Account of that [mall Kingdom c/Kachimere, or Caffimere, refre-
Gnted as the Paradke of the Indies; concerning which the Author affirms, that
he hath a particular Hiftory of it in the Perfian Tongue.
, 8 A confukrable Relation ofSmmes being firangely furpriz,d and plun
der'd by a (hut Rebel o/Vifapour ; an the Engllth and
thcmfelves and their Treafure in this bold Enterprise.
i o. A particular Account both of the former and prefent State of the whole
Penin r ule of Indoftan; the occafton of its Divifion into divers Sovereign
ties ‘'and the feveral Arts ufed to maintain themfehes one againft another,
tariicttlarh of the prefent Government and State of the Kingdoms of Gol-
' konda and Vifapour, and the Interefts in reference to the Great MogoL
20. Of the Extent of Indoftan, and the Trade which the Enghfti, Portu-
ouefes and Hollanders, have in that Empire ; as alfo of the vaft quantities
of Gold and Silver, circulated though the World, and conveyed into ludohm,
and there fwallowed up, as in an Abyfs.
i x. Of the many Nations, which in that vaft Extent of Country cannot be
well kept in fubjeUion by the Great Mogol. , , ,
22. 0 / the Great MogolV Religion, which is Mahumetan, of the Turk-
Militia, both in the Held and about his Perfoni, and how the
fame is provided for, employed, punctually paid, and carefully m
JeVe *“' Qffihe Omrahs, that is, the Great Lords of ludothn-, their feveral
Qualities .Offices, Attendants. , „ „ rj ih>
25. The Artillery of the Mogol, great andfmall, very confiderable.
26. Of his Stables of Horfes, Elephants, Camels, Mules, See.
27. Of bis Seraglio: ;/
2§. Of his vajl Revenues and Expenses.
2Q.~What Prince may be faid to be truly Rich. .
36. ^ important StateSueftion Debated, viz. Whether it be more expe
dient for the Prince and People, that the Prince be the foie Proprietor of all the
Lands of the Countrey over which he Reigns, yea or no .<?

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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.

Author: John-Baptist Tavernier

Publication details: Printed for Moses Pitt at the Angel in St Paul's Churchyard, MDCLXXXIV [1864].

Physical description: Pagination. Vol. 1: [18], 184, 195-264, [2]; [2], 214; [6], 94, [6], 101-113, [1] p., [23] leaves of plates (1 folded). Vol. 2: [8], 154; [12], 14, [2], 15-46, 47-87, [3]; 66 p., [10] leaves of plates (2 folded).

Misprinted page numbers. Vol. 1, part I: 176 instead of 169; 169 instead of 176; 201 instead of 209; 202 instead of 210. Vol. 1, part II: 56 instead of 58; 61 instead of 63; 178 instead of 187. Vol. 1, part III: 13 instead of 30; 49 instead of 48. Vol. 2, part II: 93 instead of 39.

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1 volume (898 pages)
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The volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings and page references which covers all four books within the volume. There is also a list of illustrations giving titles anf page references. There is an alphabetic index at the end of Books I and II and a separate alphabetic index of place names which accompanies the map at the beginning of book IV.

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'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.' [‎6] (669/1024), British Library: Printed Collections, 567.i.19., in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100026187080.0x000046> [accessed 22 June 2026]

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