Annas the high priest, house of, 59, 203 (Antioch) Nisibis, 44, 160 Arabia, gold of, 26, 46, 64, 67 Ararat, 44, 231 Arjish (Agrich), 38 Armenia (Ermenia), 26, 86 ———— Greater, 7, 117, 61, 89 ———— Lesser, 20, 31, 43, 61, 86, 117 Armenian Church, 87, 90, 91–96, 238, 242 Armenians, at Angora, 40; at Caffa, 49; are favoured by Mahomedans, 73; friendly to Germans, 86, 234; their conversion to Christianity, 87, 235; in Cyprus, 88; enemies of the Greeks, 96; are brave and clever, 98; in Cilicia and Syria, 117 Arnauts (Arnaw), are of the Greek church, 78, 222 Astara (Strana), 34, 136 Astrabad (Strawba), 44, 160 Astrahan, Hadjy-tarkhan (Haitzicherchen), 49, 172, 136, 139, 141, 142, 154 Babel, tower of (Marburtirudt), 46, 167 Babylon, 24, 33, 46, 52, 86, 88, 89, 187 ———— New, 47 Badakshan (Walaschoen), 46, 166–167 Baghdad (Wadach, Waydat), 46, 167, 52, 191, 157, 168; _see_ Babylon Baïram, the, 70, 221 Bajazet (Weyasat, Weyasit), at Nicopolis, 2, 3, 108, 109; slaughter and distribution of prisoners, 4, 7, 112, 113, 115, 116; invades duchy of Pettau, 6; besieges Konieh, 8; occupies Karaman, 10; takes Samsoun, 12, 14; occupies Sebaste, 18; takes Malatia, 18; Adana, 19; succours Faradj, 19, 124; conquers Lesser Armenia, 20, 125; capture at Angora, and death, 21, 126; besieges Constantinople, 80, 231 Balsam in Egypt, 60, 61, 207–208, 92 Baptism in Greek Church, 82, 83; in Armenian Church, 92; in river Jordan, 205; place of the Saviour’s, 205 Barkok (Warchloch, Marochloch), 19, 124, 51, 182, 113 Barley planted over Babylon, 24 Batou, 137, 173 Batoum, 153 Battle, of Nicopolis, 2, 4, 107–112; Konieh, 7, 8; Angora, 21; Delhi, 25, 130, 132; Karabagh, 31, 134; Aktam, 32, 134 Bavaria (Payren), 1, 38 Beard, never cut by Walachians, 38; forbidden to Mahomedans to cut the, 71; not shaven by Greek priests, 83; not shaven by Armenian priests, 92 Beasts, wild, in Siberia, 35; Badakshan, 46; Babylon, 47, 168; Bolgar, 49, 174 Behesna (Wehessum), 22, 127–128, 123 Beshtamak (Bestan), 49, 138–139 Bethlehem (Bethlaem, Bethlahen), 35, 51, 185, 87, 236 Bishop’s see, at Joulad, 34, 139; Makou, 44, 159; Caffa, 49; Sary Kerman or Cherson, 177 Bistan (Bestan, capital of Kourdistan), 43, 152 Blood of horses, as food, 48 Bolgar (Bolar), a city, 49, 174, 139, 141, 142, 173 Bolgara (Walher), a country, 36 Borrak (Waroch), 37, 142 Bosphorus, the, 79, 226 Boucicault, Marshal (Hanns Putzokardo), 4, 107, 111, 112, 231 Bourhan uddin (Wurthanadin) defeated by a son of Bajazet, 10; is executed by Kara Yelek, 16, 121, 114, 120 Boursbai (Malleckchafcharff, Balmander), 51, 182–191; his letter to Shah Rokh, 184, 187