The estates, empires, & principallities of the world Represented by ye description of countries, maners of inhabitants, riches of prouinces, forces, gouernment, religion; and the princes that haue gouerned in euery estate. With the begin[n]ing of all militarie and religious orders. Translated out of French by Edw: Grimstone, sargeant at armes.

[ B] ¶ OF THE DESCENDANTS OF KARA∣KVYONLV, THAT IS TO SAY, BLACKE SHEEPE, WHO COMMANDED IN PERSIA.

Karayssuf, the first king of this familie.

KArayssuf Ben Kara Mahamet Turkimon went to serue Weys Helkony Sultan of Badaget, who for the good seruices which he had done him, made him captain of the Turkimans, of that band which they call Karaquionla, that is to say, the Blacke sheepe, to distinguish them from others whom they [ C] called White sheepe, as shall be said hereafter. And this is to be obserued that at the same time the factions of White and Blacke raigned in Italie, who as they were like in name, so did they worke the same effects to them of Persia. Kara Mahamet father to Karayssuf, had beene captaine of that faction whilest he liued: which charge was deuolued to his sonne after his death, who in requitall of the fauours which Sultan Weys had done him, gaue an assault to his towne of Bagader, and tooke it from him, the which had beene giuen to Weys by Teymur, who as hath beene said, was then in Rumestan against Baiazet: but being returned from his expedition, seeing the treason of Karayssuf, •••• sent his nephew Abubakar, who recouered that which he had taken, and restored Ba∣••••det to Sulton Weys Helcony: but he enioied it little, for Mironcha forced him to leaue it, [ D] ••••ling therein the same Abubakar his sonne. ••••arayssuf being thus defeated, not knowing where to find safe retreat, fled into Aegypt, whereas the king caused him to be taken, and put in prison, in the which he continued vntill that newes came of the death of Teymur, whereof Karayssuf being aduertised, he sought meanes to escape, as he did, and taking his way towards Persia, he wrought so by his industrie, that he gathered together an armie, with the which he bouldly went to en∣counter Abubakar. Helcony, in the meane time, who had beene possessed of Bagadet, and who was watchfull to encounter some good occasion, let not this slip; for whilest that ••bubakar went against Karayssuf, he seised vpon Bagadet, at the same time whenas Abu∣bakar and Karayssuf met at Nakchoan, whereas Abubakar was vanquished; so as Tabris 〈◊〉〈◊〉 into the hands of Karayssuf, and leauing it furnished with all things necessarie to make ••••••lence, he marched against Kara Osman Bayandury, who held the countrie of Dyarbek, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 which he abandoned, and fled. Yssuf placed good garrisons therein, and so returned ••••••abris, where leauying a new armie, he marched against Helcony, whom he vanquished ••••••••taile, and hauing slaine him, he seised vpon the citie in the yeare 1413, and of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 1815. From thence he passed into Scyrnan, or Seruan, entring by the countrie of ••••gestam. He slew the king thereof (called Constantine) in battaile, taking Cheque 〈◊〉〈◊〉 king of Seruan, whom he led prisoner to Tabris, but afterwards he redeemed 〈◊〉〈◊〉 with a great summe of money. Karayssuf did also winne the townes of Sultania; 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and Taron: and in the yeare 1420, and of the Egyra 822, he went against Anteb 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Surya, neere to Alep: but Mirzach Charrok comming from Karason, he desisted [ F] 〈◊〉〈◊〉 his enterprise, and went to meet with his enemie: but before they encountred, Ka∣••••ssuf died in Oyon about Tabris, and hauing neither sonne, kinsman, nor any true friend 〈◊〉〈◊〉 him, (for tyrants haue neuer any) the souldiers hauing spoiled his tent, left him without buriall, hauing taken from him his shirt, and cut off his cares to haue certaine

iewells that were hanged thereat; and thus he lay certaine daies in the open field, vn∣till [ A] being found by some that knew him, and pittying his miserie, they tooke him from thence and buryed him at Ergis, hauing raigned fourteene yeares: he died in the yere of Grace 1421, and of the Egyra 823. He had six sonnes, the eldest was called Pyr Budah Khan, who died before his father, the second Amir Scandar, the third Myrzach Iooncha, the fourth Cha Mahamed (who had the gouernment of Park, and held it three and twentie yeres, vnto the yeare 1431, and of the Egyra 833, whenas Hamed Hamadany flew him,) the fift Amyr Apsal, who died in his fathers life time, the sixt Abuzayd, who his bro∣ther Amyr Scandar had slaine, as you shall presently heare.

¶ Amyr Scandar, sonne to Karayssuf. [ B]

AMyr Scandar, the second sonne to Karayssuf, succeeded his father, in the yeare of Grace 1422, and of the Egyra 822: who being come vnto the crowne, continued the warre against Myrzah Charrok, by whom he was vanquished in Mesopotamia; so as he was forced to retire towards the riuer of Euphrates, and Charrok marcht to Tabris, where they would not receiue him, for the loue and respect they bare to Scandar; so as Charrok holding his stay there fruitlesse, returned to Karason, and Scandar to Tabris, in the yeare 1426, and of the Egyra 828: whereas depriuing Amyr Chamcadin king of Ka∣la, both of life and kingdome, in the yere 1428, and of the Egyra 830: he did the like to Sultan Hamed Curd gouernour of the prouince of Curdestam. In the yeare 1430, and of [ C] the Egyra 832, he tooke Sultania, chasing away the garrisons of Myrzah Charrok, who hearing these bad newes, came with his armie against Scandar, and Iooncha his brother, who encountred at Salmas neere to Tabris, whereas Scandar lost the bataile, & retired in∣to Rumestam; yet Tabris fell not into the hands of Charrok, who being returned to Ka∣rason, and hauing repaired his armie, he marcht against the towne of Key, the which he tooke: then being reconciled to Iooncha the brother of Scandar, he gaue him Tabris. He by vertue of this donation (the which the other neuer held) tooke armes against his bro∣ther, fought with him, and got the victorie, forcing Scandar to retire into Kala Aleniak, whither Iooncha pursued him, and sought to enuiron him: but a sonne of Scandars called [ D] Cha Kobad (who was then in disgrace with his father) flew him, in the yeare of Grace 1438, and of the Egyra 841. Scandar a little before his death had slaine his brother Abusayd, for some iealousies he had of him.

¶ Io••ncha, the third of them of Kara Kionlu which commanded in Persia.

THe brother of Iooncha being dead, he presently seised vpon the realme, where seeing himselfe setled, he leuied an armie to go against the gouernour of Gurgestam, from whom he tooke that prouince: then making many enterprises vpon the countrie of Per∣sia, he reduced all vnder his obedience, chasing away some garrisons which Myrzah Ma∣mud [ E] sonne to Baysanger had placed there, he being at that time dead: this happened in the yeare 1433, and of the Egyra 856: and in the yeare 1458 he led his armie to Karason, to make warre against Myrzah Ebrahem soone to Aladaolet, whom he vanquished, in which bataile AmyrZudaba Zagatay died. Sultan Abucayd raigned then at Balk, who went against Iooncha, but he made an accord soone with him, being aduertised that a sonne of his had reuolted in Tabris, whither he returned speedily, and tooke him, causing him to be com∣mitted to close prison. This trouble was scarce ended, when he was aduertised that another sonne of his called Pyr Budak, who gouerned Bagader, had rebelled; so as Ioon∣cha was forced to turne his armes against him, besieging him a whole yeare in Baga∣det, which was in the yeare of Grace 1466, and of the Egyra 869: yet by the meanes of [ F] some men that were mediators, they were reconciled; which businesse being thus con∣cluded, a brother of the rebells called Mahamedy flew him, without the fathers priuitie, who returned to Tabris, where he commaunded soueraignly, and in all Aderbajon, Hye∣rakhen of Parc, Kirmon, and a great part of Suria.

[ A] In the yere 1468, and of the Egyra 872, he had an intent to go against the gouernour of Diarbek, called Ozun Acembek, and caused his armie to dislodge; but the Winter was so sharp, as he was forced to returne, and to giue ouer this expedition vntill the Spring, at what time he drew his armie to field.

It was the manner of Iooncha (whether it were to make him sleep, or to diuert him from other cares, or for that he was giuen to wine) to be drunkeeuerie night, and to sleepe long in the morning: and they knowing his custome, the armie did still march, and he followed, hauing a guard of a thousand horse. This came to the knowledge of Ozun Acembek, who taking with him fiue thousand choise men, charged him at such a time, as [ B] he could not be relieued; so as his men being cut in peeces, himselfe was slaine vpon the place, and two of his sonnes taken prisoners; the eldest was called Mahamed Myrzah, whom Ozun caused to be slaine, putting out the others eyes, whose name was Issuf Mir∣zah. Thus Iooncha died, hauing raigned three and thirtie yeares, and liued seuentie. He was a bad prince, and the most voluptuous that raigned in those countries in his time.

¶ Acen Haly, the fourth of them of Karakionlu, which commaunded in Persia.

ACen Aly, sonne to Iooncha, inherited his fathers realme after his death, and all his treasure which came into his hands, the which being verie great, and he verie indis∣creet, [ C] he made a l••uie of two hundred thousand men, horse and foot, to whom he ad∣uanced a yeares pay, the which they hauing receiued, the greatest part of them went to Abusayd king of Karason, who marcht presently against him, and put him to flight, and his misfortune was such, as he fell into the hands of Ozun Acembek, against whom he fought, but he was defeated, and slaine: the line of the Karakyonlu ending thus in him, hauing commaunded ouer Persia; the which happened in the yere 1469, and of the Egyra 873.