[303] Shiraz in this case, not Sivas.
[304] Ispahan.
[305] Bagdad.
[306] Diarbekr.
[307] Shiraz.
[308] Sheibani Khan, or Shahabeg Khan, a descendant of the Great Zengis, the enemy of Baber the first of the Moguls, was the founder of the Usbeg power on the ruins of that of Timour, in Central Asia. He was defeated and killed by Shah Ismael Sofi at the battle of Merv Shah Jehan in 1514. See Baber’s Memoirs, translated by Mr. Erskine.
[309] Sunnees.
[310] Herat, a city of great importance in the history of Persia, and the key or gate of India, as it has been aptly described; it is well fortified, and the emporium of commerce between Cabul, Bokhara, Hindostan, and Persia, with a population of forty thousand; it is now subject to Affghanistan.
[311] Khaf.
[312] Sanderem, probably Amol or Balfrush, in Mazanderan.