'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.' [‎202] (231/594)

■x.al/s Name, I believe, reply 4 the King, ^
the Misfortune that has befallen Xmng
treamly griev'd for him: I mjh to GOD 5
for I (hould bam done with aU my
could deftre in his behalf.
Thereupon the Brother of Luanab was made Governour of
Georgia in his Room, being turn'd Mahumetan before that: and
call'd by a Per fan Title joyn'd to his
or the loyal Prince. Abas alfo left an Army in Georgia to op-
pofe Tamum. Who at firft continn'd the War with fuch
Succours as he obtain'd from the and Chnftian Princes
ioyaing upon the Cafptan Sea, into whofe Terntones he was
retir'd for SanBuary : But feeing thofe Petty Affiftanqes did
him no good, he went to the Tand implor'd Atd of the
Turk: Which he obtaind : and a great Army of Turks was
lent into Georgia, who defeated the ?erftan Forces, and re-
cftablifhed Taimuras in the Kingdom of But he en-
ioy'd it not long j for fo foon as the were retreated,
Abas return'd into Georgia^ and chang'd the whole Face of Af
fairs. He built Fortreffes which he fill'd with Natural V erf am;
He carry'd away above Four and Twenty Thouland Families,
of which he plac'd the greateft part in Uafander, or Hyrcama,
Uedia y Armenia, and the Province of ferfta, removing into
their Rooms both 'Verjians and A . He alfo intermix'd
Mildnefs with his Severities, to try how far that would avail to
jteep the People in order. He likewife made an Agreement
with the Georgians^ which he confirm d by Oath for himfelf
and his Succeffors, 'That their Country fhould be free from
' Taxes, that there fhould be no Alteration of their Religion.
«That he would not pull down their Churches, neither would
' he eredl any MofcheesThat their Viceroy fhould be al-
' ways a Georgian^ of the Race of their Kings, but a Mahom -
1 tan : Of whofe Sons he that would change his Religion, fhpuld
' be Governour and great Provoft of till he fucceeded
' his Father.
Abas dy'd in the Year 1628. And fo foon as 'Taimiir &s had
Intelligence of his Death, he re-enter'd and caus'd the
Georgians to Rebel, who flew their and all the
that oppos'd 'em ; he made himfelf Mafter of all the ftrong
Forts except Tefflis but could not keep'em. For Sefy,
fucceeding his Grand-Father Abas, fent in the Year 1651. a
powerful Army againft him, under the Command of
Can, a Georgian, the Son of Simon that fame Viceroy
whom