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Narrative of Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in the Seventeenth Century, Vol. I — John Shaqi

Narrative of Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in the Seventeenth Century, Vol. IEvliya Çelebi

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Narrative of Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in the Seventeenth Century, Vol. I

Name: Narrative of Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in the Seventeenth Century, Vol. I
Author: Evliya Çelebi

Evliya Çelebi

Caucasus, South -- Description and travel; Istanbul (Turkey) -- Description and travel; Turkey -- History

Of the Medreseh, or Colleges                                       171

  SECTION XVIII.

  Of the Dár-ul-kira of Constantinople                               173

  SECTION XIX.

  Of the Mekteb, or Boys’ Schools                                    173

  SECTION XX.

  Of the Dár-ul-hadíth, or Tradition Schools                         ib.

  SECTION XXI.

  Of the Tekíeh, or Convents of Dervíshes                            ib.

  SECTION XXII.

  Of the Imáret, or Refectories                                      174

  SECTION XXIII.

  Of the Tímáristán and Moristán, or Hospitals                       174

  SECTION XXIV.

  Of the principal Palaces of Constantinople                         175

  SECTION XXV.

  Of the Grand Kháns for Merchants                                   176

  SECTION XXVI.

  Of the Cáravánseráis                                               177

  SECTION XXVII.

  Of the Barracks (Bekár oda)                                        ib.

  SECTION XXVIII.

  Of the Fountains ornamented with Chronographs                      178

  SECTION XXIX.

  Of the Sebíl-khánehs, or Water-houses                              179

  SECTION XXX.

  Of the principal Baths                                             ib.

  NOTES                                                              183

                                  THE

                                TRAVELS

                                  OF

                            EVLIYA EFENDÍ.

IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE ALL-CLEMENT, THE ALL-MERCIFUL!

To GOD, who ennobles exalted minds by travels, and has enabled me
to visit the holy places; to Him who laid the foundations of the
fortresses of legislation, and established them on the groundwork of
prophecy and revelation, all praise be given: and may the richest
blessings and most excellent benedictions be offered to the most noble
and perfect of all creatures, the pattern of prayer, who said, “Pray as
you see me pray;” to the infallible guide, Mohammed; because it is in
his favour that God, the Lord of empires and Creator of the heavens,
made the earth an agreeable residence for the sons of Adam, and created
man the most noble of all his creatures. Praise to Him, who directs all
events according to His will, without injustice or incongruity! And,
after having offered all adoration to God, let every pious aspiration
be expressed for the prosperity of his shadow upon earth, the ruler of
terrestrial things, the Sultán son of a Sultán, the victorious Prince
Murád Khán, fourth son of Sultán Ahmed Khán, and eighth in descent
from Sultán Mohammed Khán, the Conqueror, the mercy of God rest upon
them all! but most especially on Sultán Murád Gházi, the conqueror of
Baghdád, the great Monarch with whose service I was blessed when I
began to write an account of my travels.

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Narrative of Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in the Seventeenth Century, Vol. I

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