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CONTENTS.

Page
[Journey to Brussa.]
Description of the Town and Fortress of Modania[2]
Description of the Buildings of Brússa[4]
The Public Officers of Brússaib.
Description of the Imperial and other Mosques[6]
The Mosque of Khodavendkiár, or Sultán Murád I.[7]
The Mosque of Sultán Báyazíd I.ib.
The Mosque of Mohammed I.ib.
The Mosque of Murád II. the son of Mohammed I.ib.
The Mosque of Emír Sultán[8]
The Colleges of Brússaib.
The Convents, Imárets, Kháns, Fountains, Mills, and Sebíls of Brússaib.
Praise of the Baths of Brússa[10]
Description of the hot spring of Chekirgeh Sultánib.
Description of the sulphurous hot spring (Gogurdlí Kaplíjeh)[11]
Description of New Kaplíjehib.
Description of the Market of Brússa[12]
Description of the bridge of Erghándí[13]
Description of the Walks and pleasure-places of Brússa[14]
A Dissertation on Mountains[15]
Description of the Ice-worm[16]
Language, Dress, and Manufactures of the Inhabitants of Brússa[17]
The Climate of Brússaib.
The Eatables, Beverages and Fruits of Brússaib.
Visit to the Monuments and Tombs of the first Ottoman Sultáns[18]
Short account of the Conquests of Osmán Khán[19]
Conquests of Sultán Orkhánib.
Visit to Sultán Orkhán’s Tombib.
Notice of Hájí Begtásh, the Great Saintib.
Short account of Sultan Murád I.[21]
Tomb of Sultán Murád I. Khodavendkiárib.
Short account of Ilderím Báyazídib.
Short account of Sultán Mohammed I.[22]
Short account of the reign of Murád II.ib.
Tombs of Ottoman Princes[23]
Visit to the Tombs of Saints at Brússa[24]
[Journey to Nicomedia.]
Qualities of a Mineral Spring[30]
Pilgrimages of Nicomedia[33]
[Journey to Batum and Trebisonde.]
Description of the Ancient Town of Sinope[36]
Description of the Castle of Samsún[39]
Description of the Castle of Onia[40]
Description of the Town and Ancient Fortress of Trebisonde, the Capital of the Lezgians[41]
Begs of Abaza Tribes[43]
The Commanding Officers and Magistrates of Trebisondeib.
Praise of the Poets of Trebisonde[44]
Form and size of the Town, and description
of its Monumentsib.
Description of the Lower Castleib.
Description of the Mosques[45]
Description of the Scientific Colleges, Baths, Market-places, &c.[46]
Description of the complexion of the Inhabitants of Trebisonde[47]
Occupations, Guilds, &c.ib.
Description of the principal Arts and Handicrafts[48]
Eatables and Beveragesib.
Walks of Trebisonde[49]
Praise of the River Kosh-oghlán[50]
Visit to the Monuments of Sultans and Saintsib.
[Journey to Georgia and Mingrelia.]
Description of Mingrelia[51]
[Journey to Azak (Assov.)]
Description of the Land of Abáza[52]
Specimen of the Abáza Language[58]
Specimen of the Sadasha Abázaib.
[Journey to the Crimea.]
Description of the Castle of Baliklava[67]
Description of the Convent of Kilghra Sultán[70]
Return to Constantinople[73]
[Expedition against Malta in the year 1055 (1645).]
Station of Gallipolis[78]
Siege of the Fortress of Canea[79]
Cause of the Death of Yússúf Páshá[83]
[Journey to Erzerum.]
Gebize[89]
Praise of the Lake of Sabánja[91]
The Station of Khandak-bazárí[92]
Places of Pilgrimage at Bolí[93]
Pilgrimage to Habíb Karamání[94]
Pilgrimage to the tomb of the great Saint Koyún Bábá[96]
Pilgrimage to the Tomb of Burhándedeh[97]
Form and Size of Amasia[98]
Inhabitants, Language, Dress, Provisions, &c.[100]
Of the Walks, and Pilgrimages or Tombs[101]
The Town and Castle of Nígíssár[102]
The Hot-Spring of Nígíssár[103]
Pilgrimages of Nígíssár[104]
The Governorship of Erzerúm or Erzenrúmib.
Pilgrimage of Mama Khatún[107]
Description of the Fortress of Erzerúm[108]
Description of the great river Euphrates[110]
Of the Form and Size of the Fortress of Erzerúm[111]
Praise of the Palaces of Erzerúmib.
Of the Mosquesib.
Fountains[112]
Of the Baths, Kháns, Market-places and
Markets[113]
Of the Inhabitants, Climate, Products, &c.ib.
Genealogies of Erzerúmib.
Description of Mount Egerlí[115]
Praise of Balaam, the son of Baúrib.
Pilgrimages; Tomb of Sheikh Kárzúní[116]
Stations of our Military expedition to the Castle of Shúshík[117]
Size and Form of the Fortress Hassan[118]
Description of the Hot-baths[119]
Size and Form of the Castle of Khinis[120]
Description of the Hot-bath[120]
Description of the Castle of Shúshek or Shúshík[121]
Size and form of Magú[122]
Description of our journey along the Aras to Persia[123]
Curiosities of Uch Kilisse[125]
Pilgrimage of Mohammed Sháh’s Tombib.
[Journey from Nakhshivan to Tabriz.]
Pilgrimage of Riza, the Son of Hossein Bikara[129]
Description of the Capital of Azerbeiján, the ancient town of Tabríz[133]
Description of the Mosques of Tabríz[134]
Colleges of Tabríz[135]
Praise of the Air and Climate[136]
Account of the Persian Crown (Táj)ib.
Arts and Handicrafts, Provisions, Fruits, Beverages, Gardens, &c.[137]
Account of a curious conversation[139]
General Praise of Tabríz[140]
Bad and reprehensible things in Irán[141]
Pilgrimages and Visits in the town of Tabríz[142]
Description of the Expedition we undertook with the Khán to Shám Gházán[143]
Description of Merághá[144]
Description of Aján[145]
Places of Pilgrimage at Erdebíl[147]
[Journey from Tabriz to Erivan.]
Pilgrimage to the Tomb of Shems Tabrízí[149]
Description of the Town of Eriván (Reván)[150]
Description of the important town of Genje[154]
Pilgrimages (or Tombs) of Martyrsib.
Description of the Castle of Shekí[156]
Account of the Tribe of Ettels[157]
Pilgrimage of Ashár-bábá[158]
Praise of Mount Caucasusib.
Description of the Town of Shamákhí[159]
Description of the Fortress of Bakú[162]
Description of our journey from Bakú through Georgia[163]
Description of a Whale with ears like an Elephant[164]
Description of Derbend the Gate of Gates[165]
Size and figure of the Castle[166]
Description of the Iron Gateib.
Buildings within the Castle[167]
Pilgrimages[168]
The Pilgrimage of the Fortyib.
[Journey to Georgia.]
Description of the Castle of Serír-ul-Allán[169]
Tomb of Emír Sultán[170]
Description of the old town of Kákhtib.
Description of Georgia or Shúshádistán, viz.: Betlís[171]
Size and Figure of the Fortress[172]
Productsib.
The Hot-baths of Tiflísib.
Description of the Castle of Kúsekht[173]
Description of Súránib.
Specimen of the Georgian Shúshád Languageib.
Genealogy of the Georgian Kings[173]
Description of the Stronghold of Akhaska, Sultán Selím’s conquest[174]
Khas or Revenues of the Sanjak Begs[175]
Number of Ziámets and Timársib.
Form and size of the Castle of Akhachka[176]
Castles of Georgia belonging to the Province of Chaldir[177]
Stations of the Journey from Akhaska to Erzerúm[178]
Castles in the neighbourhood of Erdehánib.
[Journey to Erivan in the year 1057 (1647).]
Journeys on our return[185]
[Journey to Baiburd, Janja, Isper, Tortum and Akchekala’a.]
Form and size of the Castle[188]
Description of the River Jorúgh[189]
Pilgrimagesib.
Description of the Castle of Tortúm[190]
Size and Shape of the Castle[191]
Account of our Inroad into Mingrelia[195]
Of the Language of the Mingrelians[197]
Moral Reflections[198]
Account of our return from Erzerúm to Constantinople in the month of Zílka’deh 1057 (1647)[199]
Our journey to the Castle of Kumákhib.
Description of the Castle of Kumákh[201]
Description of the Castle of Erzenján[202]
Praise of the Eatables and Beverages[204]
Pilgrimagesib.
Description of the strong Castle of Shín or Shábín Kara-hissár[205]
Description of a Lion[207]
Praise of the Alum, called Solomon’s Alum[208]
Description of the Castle of Ládík[209]
The Walks of Ládík[210]
The warm baths of Ládík[211]
Description of the Lake of Ládíkib.
Pilgrimages of Ládík[212]
Description of Merzifúnib.
Description of the Baths[213]
Praise of Pírdedehib.
Products[215]
Pilgrimage to the Saints of Merzifúnib.
Journey from Merzifún to Koprí[216]
Description of the old town and great bridge of Koprí[217]
Description of the town of Gumish[220]
Praise of Sheikh Bárdákli-bábá[225]
Form of the Castle[227]
The Pilgrimages of Karánjí-bábá Sultánib.
Description of Angora[229]
Praises of Hájí Bairám the Saint[231]
The Eatables and Productsib.
Pilgrimages[233]
Description of the town of Beg-bazárí or Bebek-bazárí[239]
Journey from Beg-bazárí to Constantinople[240]
Description of the tomb of the great Saint Akshems-ud-dín[241]

NOTES.

Note 1, [p. 16].—It is a journey of two days from Brússa to the top.

The summit is easily reached in nine hours, on horseback, the journey having been accomplished in that time by the Translator, in the company of Mr. Stratton, the British Minister, and B. Bielfields, the Prussian Chargé d’affaires, in the year 1804. Evliya evidently places the time necessary for rest, and Turkish indolence, to the account of the length and difficulty of the road.

Note 2, [p. 197].—The inhabitants of Tortúm all assembled to form the Istikbál (solemn meeting.)

See Morier’s Travels, First journey through Persia. Bushire to Shiraz: “At two o’Clock we came to Ahmadiéh, at half past two we passed a small fort called Khosh Aub, where a large body of people were waiting our passage. (In the Journey this is the first notice of the Istakball, which so frequently recurs in the future progress of the mission, as an honorary assemblage called forth to receive a distinguished traveller, and to conduct him in his passage.) They were all armed with pikes, matchlocks, swords, and shields; and gave us two vollies as a salute. They then advanced to us and being announced by the Arz-Beg, wished us a prosperous journey. They were answered by the usual civility “Khosh amedeed, you are welcome.” As we proceeded our party was headed by the soldiery. They were commanded by a man on horseback, all in tatters, who with his whip kept them together, and excited them with his voice where he wanted them to run. Two of the chosen of the village performed feats before us on their lean horses, and helped to increase the excessive dust, which involved us. This party kept pace with us, until we were again met by a similar host, the van of the little army who were waiting our reception at Borazjoon: these also fired their muskets.”