The Bondage and Travels of Johann Schiltberger, a Native of Bavaria, in Europe, Asia, and Africa, 1396-1427Schiltberger, Johannes
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The Bondage and Travels of Johann Schiltberger, a Native of Bavaria, in Europe, Asia, and Africa, 1396-1427
Schiltberger, Johannes
Timur, 1336-1405 -- Early works to 1800; Turkey -- History -- Bayezid I, 1389-1403; Voyages and travels -- Early works to 1800
Bread, not eaten in Siberia, 36;
made of millet, 41;
not eaten in Jagataï, 47;
nor in Great Tatary, 48
Breslau (Bressla), 102
Broussa (Wursa, Wurssa), 6, 10, 34, 40
Buddhism, 140
Bulgaria (Pulgrey), 2, 39, 78, 89
———— Eastern, 107, 120
———— Western, 107
———— Central, 13
Bulgarians, are of the Greek Church, 78
Burgundy (Burguny), Duke of; _see_ Comte de Nevers.
Burial or disposal of the dead, in Siberia, 36;
Circassia, 50;
by Mahomedans, 69;
Greeks, 83;
Greek priests, 84, 233;
Armenians, 94, 95;
Armenian priests, 94, 240
Burzelland (Zwürtzenland), 38, 144
Caffa, 49, 176, 79, 99
Caiphas, house of, 203
Cairo (Miser, Alkenier, Kayr), 23, 50, 181–182, 60, 64, 87
Caliph (Calypha), the, 98
Calvary, Mount (Calvarie), 57
Camels, at Adana, 19, 123;
India, 25, 132;
milk and flesh as food, 48
(Capadocie), 51, 52, 184, 186
Capernaum, 185
(Carthago) Kairvan?, 51, 184
Caspian Sea (White Sea), 45;
sea of Ghel, 160
Castle of the Sparrow-hawk, 41–43, 149
Catalans, in Egypt, 214
Caucasus, forest of the, 52, 186
Chaldæa (Kalda), 46, 167
Chateaumorant (Centumaranto), a prisoner at Nicopolis, 4, 111;
defends Constantinople, 231
(Chebakh) Kepek?, a vassal of Timour, 26
China (Chetey, Cetey), 28, 133
Christians, at Samsoun, 13;
Joulad, 34, 138;
Caffa, 49, 176, 99;
on the Jordan, 60;
in Malabar, 61, 211–212;
conversion of, to Mahomedanism, 74, 222;
on the Nile, 190;
in Egypt, 190;
of St. Thomas, 211–212
“Christians of the girdle”, 190
Christmas in the Armenian Church, 93
Church, of the Holy Sepulchre, 57, 198, 60;
of St. Sophia, 80, 231, 101
Churches at Jerusalem, 58–60, 196, 197–203
Churches in Armenia, building of, 94
Circassia (Starchas, Zerckchas), 50, 99
Circassians (Ischerkas), slave dealers, 50, 178, 179;
are of the Greek Church, 78;
Tcherkess and Zikhes, 177
Citadel on Mount Sion, 59, 203
Coins, of the Golden Horde, 139, 141, 142;
of Jagataï, 170;
of the khan Uzbek, 173;
of the Bolgars, 174
Constantine, the emperor, 80, 83, 84, 89
Constantine, ancient city of, 151
Constantinople (Stampol, Istimboli), 4, 39, 52, 79, 80, 83, 84, 96,
100, 101, 119, 231
Conversion of Christians to Mahomedanism, 74, 222
Corn in Kiptchak (Ephepstzach), 49
Cotton grown in Ghilan, 44
Couriers in Egypt, 52–53;
in Russia, 192
Court ceremonials in Egypt, 52, 54, 192
Cracow (Krackow), 101
Croatia (Windischy land), 6, 113
Cross, shining, at Angora, 40
Cyprus I. (Zypern, Zyperen), 19, 62, 64, 88;
John, king of, captured by the Egyptians, 187
Damascus (Damaschk, Tamaschen), siege of, 22;
destruction of the great mosque, 23, 128–129
Daniel the prophet, where buried, 59
Danube R. (Tunaw), 2, 4, 38, 39, 79, 101
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