Narrative of Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in the Seventeenth Century, Vol. I

CONTENTS.

	Page
Biographical Sketch of the Author	iii
Introduction	1
Section I.
Sayings (hadÍs) of the Prophet respecting Constantinople	5
Section II.
An Account of the Foundation of the ancient City and Seat of Empire of the Macedonian Greeks, i.e. Constantinople	ib.
Section III.
Concerning the Conquest of the Black Sea	6
Concerning the Canal from the river DÓnÁ (Danube)	8
Section IV.
Concerning Constantine, the ninth Builder, who erected the Walls and Castle of Constantinople	10
The Discovery of the true Cross	ib.
Names of Constantinople in different tongues	11
Section V.
Concerning the Circumference of Constantinople	12
The number of paces between each of the
twenty-seven Gates	14
Section VI.
Of the wonderful Talismans within and without KostantÍneh	16
Talismans relating to the Sea	19
Section VII.
Concerning the Mines within and without the city of KostantÍn	20
Section VIII.
Sieges of Constantinople	23
The second siege	ib.
The third siege	24
The fourth siege	ib.
The fifth siege	ib.
The sixth siege	25
The seventh siege	ib.
The eighth siege	ib.
The ninth siege	26
Section IX.
Concerning the sieges of Constantinople by the Ottoman Emperors	27
Account of the rise of Mohammed II., the Father of Victory	31
Section X.
The last siege of Kostantaniyyeh by Mohammed II., the conqueror	32
Section XI.
An explanation of the relationship between the house of OsmÁn and the King of France	40
An account of the heroic deeds and misfortunes of Jem-shÁh, son of the Emperor Mohammed AbÚ-l Fat-h (the conqueror)	41
Eulogium on YÁ VadÚd SultÁn	44
Of the glorious conquest of the Ok-meÏdÁn (archery ground)	46
Section XII.
Description of the New SerÁÏ, the Threshold of the Abode of Felicity	49
Section XIII.
Description of the Old SerÁÏ	166
Description of the Mosque of EmÍr NajÁrÍ	ib.
The Fat’hÍeh Mosque	ib.
Section XVI.
Of the Mosques of the VezÍrs at Constantinople	166
The Old Mesjids, or small Mosques of Constantinople	170
Section XVII.
Of the Medreseh, or Colleges	171
Section XVIII.
Of the DÁr-ul-kira of Constantinople	173
Section XIX.
Of the Mekteb, or Boys’ Schools	173
Section XX.
Of the DÁr-ul-hadÍth, or Tradition Schools	ib.
Section XXI.
Of the TekÍeh, or Convents of DervÍshes	ib.
Section XXII.
Of the ImÁret, or Refectories	174
Section XXIII.
Of the TÍmÁristÁn and MoristÁn, or Hospitals	174
Section XXIV.
Of the principal Palaces of Constantinople	175
Section XXV.
Of the Grand KhÁns for Merchants	176
Section XXVI.
Of the CÁravÁnserÁis	177
Section XXVII.
Of the Barracks (BekÁr oda)	ib.
Section XXVIII.
Of the Fountains ornamented with Chronographs	178
Section XXIX.
Of the SebÍl-khÁnehs, or Water-houses	179
Section XXX.
Of the principal Baths	ib.
Notes	183

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