Narrative of Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in the Seventeenth Century, Vol. IEvliya Çelebi
History
Narrative of Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in the Seventeenth Century, Vol. I
Evliya Çelebi
Caucasus, South -- Description and travel; Istanbul (Turkey) -- Description and travel; Turkey -- History
The grand vezír dies at Belgrade, and Bochkái appears in Hungary in
the year 1012 (1604). Conquest of Osterghún (Gran); and Bochkái and
Serkhúsh Ibrahim Páshá extend their depredations to the very walls
of Vienna. Engagement between the rebels in Anadólí and Nasúh Páshá;
the Káïm-makám Mustafa Páshá is executed. The grand vezír Sufí Sinán
Páshá is deposed, 1014 (1605). Nasúh Páshá is appointed to conduct the
expedition against Aleppo; Koja Mohammed Páshá is appointed to lead the
expedition against the Persians and is afterwards created grand vezír.
Murád Páshá, Dervísh Páshá, Bostánjí Ferhád Páshá, and Jelálí Murád
Páshá, are all alternately made vezírs; and the execution of Dervísh
Páshá, in 1015 (1606). Kapújí Murád Páshá is appointed commander of
the forces sent to Haleb against Jánpúlád Zádeh; the country about
Brúsa is laid waste by the rebel Kalender Oghlí; capture of Haleb by
Murád Páshá; defeat of Kalender Oghlí; and the appearance of the rebel
Múmjí, 1016 (1607). Yúsuf Páshá killed at Uskudár (Scutari) by the
rebels; and the grand vezír sacks Tabríz and seventy other Persian
towns 1019 (1610). Death of Murád Páshá at Chulenk near Díárbekr;
Nasúh Páshá is made commander-in-chief in 1021 (1612). Betlen is
installed king of Transylvania, which country is taken possession of,
and 200,000 prisoners are carried off, besides immense plunder. In the
same year the illustrious emperor undertook a journey to Adrianople.
The cossacks of the black sea plunder and burn Sinope, and Nasúh
Páshá being suspected is put to death, 1023 (1614). Mahmúd Páshá, his
successor, returns without success from the siege of Eriván, in 1024
(1616). In 1026 (1616) Khalíl Páshá is created grand vezír, and the
illustrious Sultán Ahmed dies in the month of Zilkadeh. During his
auspicious reign Islámból enjoyed the greatest tranquility. One of
his grandest monuments is the mosque which he built in the At-maidán
(Hipodrome), which we are now about to describe and thus resume the
description of the imperial mosques with which we commenced. It is
situated on an elevated spot, its Kibla side being near the Chateldí
gate, and commanding a view of the sea. Sultán Ahmed purchased five
vezírs’ palaces which stood on this spot, pulled them down, and with
the blessed Mahmúd Efendí, of Scutari, and our teacher Evliya Efendí,
laid the foundations of this mosque. The Sultán himself took a quantity
of earth, and threw it upon the foundation. Evliya Efendí performed the
functions of the Imám of the foundation-ceremony; Mahmúd Efendí those
of the Kází (judge); Kalender Páshá those of the Mo’tamid (counsellor);
and Kemán-kesh Alí Páshá those of the Názir (inspector). In three years
they commenced the dome.
_Description of the Mosque of Sultán Ahmed._
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