Narrative of Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in the Seventeenth Century, Vol. IIEvliya Çelebi
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Narrative of Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in the Seventeenth Century, Vol. II
Evliya Çelebi
Caucasus, South -- Description and travel; Istanbul (Turkey) -- Description and travel; Turkey -- History
His name is Ibrahím, his surname Abú Ishak, a native of the town
Kárzún, where he was born in the year 352 of the Hejira. In his travels
he visited Brússa and Adrianople and returned to Erzerúm, where he
settled in a great tower within the gate of Tabríz; his tomb-keeper
is a white-bearded woman, whom I saw when I visited the tomb. Shehíd
Murteza Páshá, who was shut up seven months in Eriván, is buried at
the foot of Abú Ishak Kárzúní, with Abaza Páshá, who was killed by
Dishlín Hossein Páshá. Opposite to the Páshá’s palace, in a pointed
vault, lies Sultán Kássim, the son of Mahmúd Gazneví, and near him
his sister Fírúzeh Khánum. Outside of the gate of Erzenján, above the
camel’s fountain, Jánpúland-zadeh, lies Mustafa Páshá, who after the
conquest of Eriván was killed by the grand Vezír Mohammed Pásha. He was
a protector of my father and myself. Abd-ur-rahman, the standard-bearer
of the Prophet, is buried at the foot of Egerlítágh, in a fine convent.
Outside of the gate of Tabríz, at the place called Gumishlí Kunbed (the
silver vault), because it was once faced with silver, reposes Sultán
Mahmúd, the Gasnevide, on whose marble coffin is written only the
word Mahmúd. There are besides many other pilgrimages, which I had no
opportunity of visiting.
_Stations of our military expedition to the Castle of Shúshík._
Letters of complaint arrived from Genj Alí Khán, the Khán of Eriván,
stating that the rebellious Beg of the Castle of Shúshík had broken the
peace by inroads into the Persian districts of Eriván. The sanjak Begs,
Timariots and Zaims were summoned to take the field with half of their
contingents, and to assemble at the Silver vault. The Páshá himself
fixed his tent there, with seventy banners of Segbán or Seimen and
Sárija (irregular troops), and four thousand regulars. The Beglerbegs
assembled around him, pitching their tents according to the orders
issued. It was an army of seventy-six thousand men. When the Persian
Envoy saw this immense army collected, he repented of his complaint
against the Beg of Shúshík, because he was afraid that this army might
receive orders to lay siege to Eriván. Alaja Atlí Hassan Agha, with
a thousand horse, was named Quarter-master (Konákjí-bashí); he took
the van with the tails and tens. Sídí Ahmed Páshá was named Chárkají,
or leader of the vanguard, and Bákí Páshá, Dúmdár, or leader of the
rearguard. The army set out from the Silver vault in such order that
the Persian Envoys and Khans remained quite perplexed. After four
hours march it reached the place called the Camel’s Neck (Deve-boiní),
where the Páshá, commander-in-chief, gave an entertainment to all the
Begs and Beglerbegs, after which every one retired to his tent; this
is a pleasant meadow, where our horses were refreshed with excellent
trefoil, it is also the commencement of the field of Pássin. In winter
time snow lies here to the height of a minareh, and many caravans have
been lost in it.
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