'The travels of Sir John Chardin into Persia and the East Indies, through the Black Sea, and the country of Colchis. Containing the author's voyage from Paris to Ispahan. To which is added, the coronation of the present King of Persia, Solyman the III.' [‎194] (223/594)

The Travels of Sir John Chard in into Peril a,
King left two Sons behind him, between whom he divided
his Kingdom ; Simon the Eldeft, and the Younger.
But being both ill fatisfi'd with their Divifion, they made War
one Upon another, and in thole Wars both defir'd 'Tahrnas to
aflift 'em. The Younger Brother was beforehand with Simon.
To whom Talmas return'd for anfwer. That he would put
him in poflefllon of all his Fathers Dominions, if he would
turn fyidkotjict'df?* Duwict accepted the Condition^ enibrac'd
the Mahometan Religion, and went and furrender'd himfelf to
the Terftan Army, which was already enter'd his Dominions,
to the Number of Thirty Thoufand Horfe; upon which he
was preIcntly lent to Irfhw-is, who lay then at So
foon as he had got the Georgian Prince in his Clutches, he
wrote to SifHOH to the lame effect as he had written to his Bro"*
ther, that is to fay, That he fliould quit his Religion, and
come to him, if he intended to enpy the Kingdom of his An-
ceftors
Simon, finding the ferfiato Army prefling too feverely upon
him, furrender'd his Perfon, but would not abjure his Religi
on. But Tahmaf, being now Mafter of both the Princes,
and of the Country of Georgia, fent the Eldeft Brother Pris'-
ncr to the Caftle of Genghe near the Sea j and made
the other Governour of Georgia, changing his Name from Da
vid to, Daond-Can, which denoted him to be of the
Profcffion. Which done, he took an Oath of Fidelity from
all the chief Georgian Lords, and carry'd away their Childern
and David's alfo as Hoftages into
After the Death of Tahmas, the (hook off the
ferfian Yoak,as did alfo the moft part of the Provinces of
and they were at Liberty during the Reign of the
cond^ which did not laft above two Years j and during the
fiift four Years of Mahomet Kodaben that is,
GOD : who fent an Army into to reduce 'em to Obe
dience. Daond Can fled upon the Approach of the Army. At
what time his Brother Simon, a Prisner as I have already de-
clar'd, near the Cafpian Sea, laying hold of the Opportunity
to re-enter into his Dominions, became a and
was made Can of under the Name of
During the Reign of Mahomet , dy'd
King of Kaket, leaving Three Sons and Two Daughters.
OF which was the Eldeft; a Prince whofe Courage and
Misfortunes have render'd him renown'd over all the World,
under the Name of Taimuras Can which the gave him.
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