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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.' [‎33] (886/1024)

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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and being affifted by a great Number of difcontented Per-
fons, of which the beft_ regulated Kingdoms are always
joy'd the Fruits of his Victory but a ffriall while. For two
years afterwards, a Mandarin, of the Houfe of Irk
having efpous'd the Daugliter of another great Lord openly
declar’d War againft his Soveraign , with a defign utterly to
exci; pate the Houfe of Marr. Unhappily for him,death put
aifop to his defigns, though he left two Sons behind him,
able enough to have purlu’d his undertakings. But the
elded, naturally timorous, and fearing to engage himfelf
in a dangerous War, voluntarily liibmitted himlelf to the
King , who gave him the Government of a Province, and
marry’d him to one of his Sifter’s Daughters. The younper
Brother being a valiant Prince, and haying his deceafed
iiimgrtic advantages,would giveear to nothings but Out of
his ambition to Reign himfelf continu’d and iucccfsfully ac-
complifh d what his Father had begun; In the fecond
Battel which he gave the King , who was therein perfori,
he took him Prifoner, together with his Brother , who had
fubmitted tb him, and fome few days after he put them both
publicly to death at the head of his Army ; the one as in
unjuft ufurper of the Throne ; the ether as a delertor, who
had abandon’d his Father’s Army, and fo ill follbw’d his
intentions.
Now though as Vidtor he might eafily have alcended the
Throne , and tak’n upon him the Name and Title of Kiri°y
yet he would not accept of any higher Title then that bf
General of the Army; and the better to Eftablifli himfelF
in his Authority, and to gain the affection of the People j
he caus’d Proclamation to be made through all che Provinces
or the Kingdom, that if there were any Prince of the Houfe
of Le yet remaining alive, he fhould fhew himfelf, with
full afiurance that upon his appearing , he fhould be put into
pofteffion of the Kingdom. There w.w but one to be found,
F
who

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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.' [‎33] (886/1024), British Library: Printed Collections, 567.i.19., in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100026187081.0x000057> [accessed 17 June 2026]

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