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'Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East Indies. Giving an account of the present state of those countries, as also a full relation of the five years wars, between Aureng-Zebe and his brothers in their father's life time, about the succession. And a voyage made by the Great Mogul (Aureng-Zebe) with his Army from Dehli to Lahor, from Lahor to Bember, and from thence to the Kingdom of Kachemire, by the Mogols, call'd, the Paradise of the Indies. Together with a relation of the Kingdom of Japan and Tunkin, and of their particular manners and trade. To which is added a new description of the Grand Seignior's Seraglio, and also of all the Kingdoms that encompass the Euxine and Caspian Seas, being the travels of Monsieur TavernierBernier, and other great men.' [‎72] (935/1024)

The record is made up of 1 volume (898 pages). It was created in 1684. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.

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fu'd the flying Enemy, who being enclofed by thofe in the
Fort, that Tally"d out upon them, Were tniferably etlt in pie- ‘
ces. But the General having left the greatdF patt of his
men, and returning onely with a fniall and very incorifider-
able Company, the JaVanners who had hid themfelves in
the Merfhes for fear, relum'd courage^ and fuddetlly fell up
on him in his return, and fo encbmpafs’d him otl evOry fide^
that it was impoflible for him to efcape. However they de
fended themfelves ftoutly for a while, but being wounded
with the Arrows and Cries of the Indians, and riot being
provided of the forementioned Antidote, they died imme
diately. The General was taken alive, not fo much as
wounded 5 for as he told me afterwards himfelf, he found
they had no defire to kill him. So foon as he was taken
they carried him to the Emperour, who as foon as he law
him bid him not fear any thing, but told him withally that
it was his pleafure, that he lliould command his Men to
quit the Fort and Tower, and be gone • otherwife that he
Would make both him , and all thole that lliould fall into
his Hands, perpetual Slaves. At the fame time the Empe
rour with his principal Officers, and the General with a good
Guard, came to the Foot of the Wall of the Tower, where
the General in the Malay Language, laying before them
his own misfortune, and the improbability of their holding
out long, commanded them to quit the Fort, after they had
embarqued whatever they law fitting, but onely 6 Pieces of
fmall Canon, 200 Bullets, and 500 Quintals of Powder.
The Emperour was overjoy'd to hear what the General faid,
and thought himfeli lure of the Fort and Tower. But then
the General turning to the Emperour, told him, that none
of his men underftood Malay, and that therefore it would
be convenient for him to repeat the lame in ilemijh*
Which being granted, he Ipoke to the Souldiers in Flemifh>
and ordered them quite the contrary • that is to fay, that
they Ihould not be Traitors to their Countrey, but hold out
the place till death, not minding what became of him • and
to that end, that they fhould bid the Infidels forthwith re
tire, or elfe they would immediately fire all their Guns up
on them. The Emperoitr aftonilh'd at their Relblution re
treats, and carries the General with him. Being thus re
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Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East Indies. Giving an account of the present state of those countries, as also a full relation of the five years wars, between Aureng-Zebe and his brothers in their father's life time, about the succession. And a voyage made by the Great Mogul (Aureng-Zebe) with his Army from Dehli to Lahor, from Lahor to Bember, and from thence to the Kingdom of Kachemire, by the Mogols, call'd, the Paradise of the Indies. Together with a relation of the Kingdom of Japan and Tunkin, and of their particular manners and trade. To which is added a new description of the Grand Seignior's Seraglio, and also of all the Kingdoms that encompass the Euxine and Caspian Seas, being the travels of Monsieur TavernierBernier, and other great men.

Author: John-Baptist Tavernier

Publication details: Printed for Moses Pitt at the Angel in St Paul's Churchyard, MDCLXXXIV [1864].

Physical description: Pagination. Vol. 1: [18], 184, 195-264, [2]; [2], 214; [6], 94, [6], 101-113, [1] p., [23] leaves of plates (1 folded). Vol. 2: [8], 154; [12], 14, [2], 15-46, 47-87, [3]; 66 p., [10] leaves of plates (2 folded).

Misprinted page numbers. Vol. 1, part I: 176 instead of 169; 169 instead of 176; 201 instead of 209; 202 instead of 210. Vol. 1, part II: 56 instead of 58; 61 instead of 63; 178 instead of 187. Vol. 1, part III: 13 instead of 30; 49 instead of 48. Vol. 2, part II: 93 instead of 39.

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1 volume (898 pages)
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The volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings and page references which covers all four books within the volume. There is also a list of illustrations giving titles anf page references. There is an alphabetic index at the end of Books I and II and a separate alphabetic index of place names which accompanies the map at the beginning of book IV.

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'Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East Indies. Giving an account of the present state of those countries, as also a full relation of the five years wars, between Aureng-Zebe and his brothers in their father's life time, about the succession. And a voyage made by the Great Mogul (Aureng-Zebe) with his Army from Dehli to Lahor, from Lahor to Bember, and from thence to the Kingdom of Kachemire, by the Mogols, call'd, the Paradise of the Indies. Together with a relation of the Kingdom of Japan and Tunkin, and of their particular manners and trade. To which is added a new description of the Grand Seignior's Seraglio, and also of all the Kingdoms that encompass the Euxine and Caspian Seas, being the travels of Monsieur TavernierBernier, and other great men.' [‎72] (935/1024), British Library: Printed Collections, 567.i.19., in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100026187081.0x000088> [accessed 16 May 2024]

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