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Read Ebook: Narrative of Travels in Europe Asia and Africa in the Seventeenth Century Vol. I by Evliya Elebi Hammer Purgstall Joseph Freiherr Von Translator
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INTRODUCTION 1
Sayings of the Prophet respecting Constantinople 5
Concerning the Conquest of the Black Sea 6
Concerning the Canal from the river D?n? 8
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
Concerning the Circumference of Constantinople 12
The number of paces between each of the twenty-seven Gates 14
Of the wonderful Talismans within and without Kostant?neh 16
Talismans relating to the Sea 19
Concerning the Mines within and without the city of Kostant?n 20
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
Concerning the sieges of Constantinople by the Ottoman Emperors 27
An explanation of the relationship between the house of Osm?n and the King of France 40
An account of the heroic deeds and misfortunes of Jem-sh?h, son of the Emperor Mohammed Ab?-l Fat-h 41
Eulogium on Y? Vad?d Sult?n 44
Of the glorious conquest of the Ok-me?d?n 46
Description of the New Ser??, the Threshold of the Abode of Felicity 49
Description of the Old Ser?? 50
Eulogium on the living water of the Old Palace 51
On the Public Officers established at Isl?mb?l at the time of the Conquest 52
On the Imperial Mosques in the Mohammedan City of Kostantaniyyeh 55
On the Dimensions, Builders, &c. of the ancient place of worship, Ay? S?fiyah 56
A Description of the four Min?rehs 57
The Servants of the Mosque 59
Stations and Places in this Mosque visited as peculiarly fitted for Devotion 59
Narrative of Gul?b? V 60
Virtues of the Golden Ball 64
The Spectacle of the resplendent Stones 65
The Mosque of Z?rek B?sh? ib.
Description of the Mosque of Mohammed the Conqueror 66
Form of this Mosque ib.
Appeal of the Mi'm?r B?sh? to the Law of the Prophet against the Conqueror 68
Description of the Fifth Imperial Mosque; that of Sult?n Sule?m?n 74
In praise of the Writing of Karah His?r? 76
Description of the Court 77
A Description of the Imperial Mausoleum 79
Description of the Outer Court ib.
Description of the Mosque of Prince Mohammed 82
Description of the Mosque of the V?lideh 83
Description of the Mosque of Mehr-m?h Sult?neh ib.
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