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.

¶ TARTARIANS WHICH COM∣MAVNDED [ C] IN PERSIA OF THE DESCEN∣DANTS OF TEYMVRLANG.

¶ Teymurlang, the first king of Persia of this line.

TEymurlang, whom they commonly called Tamberlan, that is to say, Teymur the ••••••ping, was sonne to Buiankan, and the fourteenth successor to Chinguis Kan, from whom he was descended: for he was not as some haue affirmed, a [ D] theefe, a moyle keeper, or a shepheard, but a valiant souldier as his actions doe shew. He was borne in Samarkand, and followed armes as his predecessors had done: his fift grandfather, called Carachar Nuyon, went out of Tartaria with Chinguis Kan, at such time as the same king sent Chagatayhkhon, his second sonne, to gouerne the realmes of Maurenahar, Ayg••r, and Koarrazm, where he was made his first Vuazir, in which digni∣tie he and his continued vnto Teymur, with other charges fit for his qualitie and his great extra••••ion. In the time of Teymur, there raigned in Chagaty Soyorgat Mechkhom, vnder whom Teymur did serue, with the title of Vuazir and captaine generall; and Soyorgat dy∣ing, in the yeare of Grace 1370, and of the Egyra 7••1. Teymurlang was proclaymed king with the generall consent of all men, then seeing himselfe setled in the realme, he went [ E] forth with an innumerable armie, attempting nothing but it succeeded happily: so as in the ••pace of six and thirtie yeares that he raigned, besides the realmes which he pos∣ses••; he conquered those of Maurenahar, Turquestan, Koarrazm, Karason, Sistom, Indu∣••••••m, Hyera••••en, Pa••••, Kermon, Mazandaron, Aderbajon, and Kusistam, all which, and others; his children and captaines, diuided among them after his death. In the yeare of Grace 1388, and of the Egyra 789, Teymur being aduertised of a certain rebellion which was made 〈…〉〈…〉, the ch••efe citie of the prouince of Hierak in Persia, he went thither in person to suppresse it, as he did, putting 60000 persons to the sword: Toktamechkhon was king of Kapechak by ••he fauour of Teymur, who fought to rebell as others had done: but he got nothing but blows, for Teymur sent an armie against him, the which forced him [ F] ••o abandon the realme, and to flie into Gurgestam. In the yeare of Grace 1402, and of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Egyra 803, Teymur led a mightie armie into Surya, tooke and ruined Alep and Da∣mas, & defeated Sultan Farache king of Aegypt in battaile: from thence he returned against Bagadet, the which he also tooke, and from thence he went to Kabka neere vnto Tabris,

[ A] where he wintred. The yeare following, hauing gathered together a greater armie than before, he went into the plaine of Angory, against the great Turke Baiazet, whom he fought with and vanquished, carrying him away prisoner, conquering an spoyling many of his countries: As for Baiazet he died a prisoner the yeare after. Whilest that Teymur was thus busied against the Turkes, one called Kara Issuff gaue a sodaine assault to Baga∣det, and forced Weyshelkony (to whom Teymur had giuen it) to abandon it: but being re∣turned out of Rumestan, he sent his nephew Abubakar against Kara Issuf, who recoue∣red the citie, and restored it to Sulton Weys, as shall be said hereafter. Teymur passed af∣terwards to Ardiuil, where he continued certaine dayes, and in fauour of Cheque Safy, released a great number of captiues (as you shall heare hereafter;) then leauing Persia, he returned into Karason, from whence he went afterwards to Samarkand his owne countrie, where he spent some moneths in feasts and great joy, contracting many marri∣ages amongst the citisens. In the end, he went to Anzar, a countrie which depends of Catay, where he ended the remainder of his dayes, in the yeare of our Lord God 1405, and of the Egyra 807.

Teymurlang had foure sonnes, the eldest was called Ioon Guyr, who dyed a yeare be∣fore his father, leauing two sonnes, Mahamed Sulton, and Pyr Mahamed, whom Teymur ordayned in his will that he should succeed him in his realmes of Gaznehen and India, but Pyr Aly slew him. The second sonne of Teymur, called Hamar Cheque, was in his fa∣thers [ C] life time gouernour of Persia, but he died in the fort of Chormatu, which they call Kormauuat in Lorestan; and the third sonne, called Miruncha, succeeded in the go∣uernement of those lands which Vlah Kukhan held in Hyerakhen, and Aderbajon, vnto Damas. He died, in the yeare of our Saluation 1408, and of the Egyra 810, by the hand of Kara Issuf Turcoman. The fourth sonne of Teymur, called Mirzahcharok, who had al∣wayes accompanied the father, succeeded him in the empire.

¶ Mirzahcharok, who was the second King of the descendants of Teymurlang.

[ D] MIrzahcharok, the youngest of the foure sonnes of Teymurlang, was in Karason when his father died at Anzar. Being come vnto the empire, he found not his realme so ••eaceable as he expected: for they of Hyron and Turon would not acknowledge him ••or king, then hauing pacified all these broyles, he led his armie against Kara Issuf in Ader∣••ajon, who being armed with an intent to defend himselfe, died vpon the way, leauing ••wo sonnes, the one called Mirzah Scandar, and the other Mirzah Iooncha, who came to ••••ght with Charok, but they were vanquished: yet afterwards he receiued Mirzah Ioon∣•••••• into his seruice, and restored him to the realme of Aderbajon. After this Charok built •• towne in Maurenahar, which they called by his name Charokya: Then, hauing raig∣•••••• [ E] three and fortie yeares, he died, in the yeare of Grace 1447, and of the Egyra 850. He ••ad fiue sonnes, to the eldest, called Mirzah Oleghbek, he gaue the countries of Turque∣••••••n and Maurenahar: The second, Ebrahem Sultan, died before the father, in the yeare of ••race 1435, and of the Egyra 838, hauing gouerned Persia twentie yeares, and built ••••ny edefices worthie of memorie. A yeare before the fathers death, Baesfangor his ••••••••d sonne died: the fourth, called Mirzah Soyorgat Mechkhon, who gouerned the pro∣••inces of Gazna or Gaznehen, and of India, died in his fathers life time: and the fift, cal∣led Mirzah Mahamed Iuguy, died also before Charok. Whenas Teymurlang died, they of Samarkand saluted a kinsman of his called Sulton Kalil for king, against whom there re∣••olted a vassal of his called Kodahdad Hosceny, and tooke him, then he called to his succors ••••ama Ioon king of Magolstam or Tartaria, and gaue him entrie into this prouince: but [ F] •••• being in possession, put Kodahdad Hosceny to death, rewarding him in that manner for •••••• treason, and gaue another realme in exchange to Kalil, where he liued the remainder of his dayes content.

¶ Mirzah Ologhbek, the third king of the descendants of Teymurlang. [ A]

OLoghbek, who in the life of his father Charok was Gouernor of the countries of Tur∣questan and Maurenahar, came to Balk in the yeare of Grace 1448, and of the Egy∣••a 851, where he was aduertised that in Herat, and Karason, Mirzah Alahdaolet his kins∣man entitled himselfe king, he armed against him, and met him at Morgab, where he fought with him, and defeated him: the other being forced to flie to a brother of his cal∣led Mirzah Baber, in whose companie he returned against Ologhbek, who leauing Herat, went to draw his forces together at Balk: but he found that a sonne of his called Mirzah [ B] Abdelatife had reuolted against him, so as he was forced to giue him battaile, the which Ologhbek lost, with his life, and a sons of his that was with him called Mirzah Abd Razis, hauing commaunded one and fortie yeares in those countries, and two yeres onely after the death of his father, hauing the whole succession, being in the yeare of Christ 1450, and of the Egyra 853.

¶ Mirzach Abdelatife, the fourth king of the descendants of Teymurlang.

MIrzach Abdelitife being thus rid of his father and brother, got to himselfe the quiet [ C] possession of the realme of Persia: but he held it not long, for at the end of six mo∣neths the souldiers flew him.

¶ Mirzach Abdula, who was the fift King of the descendants of Teymurlang.

MIrzach Abdelatife being justly rewarded for his particide, his brother Mirzach Ab∣dula had the realme after his death, the which hauing enioyed one yeare, Mirzah Sulton Abusayd, king of Karason, came and spoiled his countrie: against whom Abdula went, but he lost the battaile, and his life, in the yeare of of our Saluation 1452, and of [ D] the Egyra 855.

¶ Mirzach Sulton Abusayd, the sixt king of the descendants of Teymurlang.

MIrzach Sulton Abusayd, the sonne of Mahamed, the sonne of Miromcha, the sonne of Teymur, hauing thus slaine Abdula, seised vpon the realme. There grew new warres betwixt Mirzach Ebrahem, and Mirzahcha Mahamud, against whom Mirzah Iooncha went, from whom these two fled, and he tooke their countries: whereupon, they both armed against him, but they came not to fight, for they were reconciled, making a diui∣sion [ E] of their gouernements. Presently after this accord, Mirzah Saniar, with Mirzah Aladaolet, and his sonne Mirzah Ebrahem, priuat princes, came to fight with Abusayd at Saraks, but he vanquished them, in which battaile Saniar was slaine, and the other two fled. At that time Abusayd held the realme of Badachon, Gaznehen, Kabul, Sistom, and Koarrazm. In the yeare of our Redemption 1468, and of the Egyra 872, Mirzach Asem∣hek Ben Alybek Ben Kara Otman flew Mirzah Iooncha, by reason of whose death they cal∣led Abusayd to the gouernement of Kermon, Hierak, and Aderbajon, Acembek being hidden, craned a peace of him by an Embassadour, but he would not yeeld vnto it. Here∣upon Acembek retired to Karabag (these are mountaines about Tabris, and vpon the way) seising vpon all the passages, distressing Abusayd in such sort for victualls, as despay∣ring [ F] of all succours, he fled; but he was taken, and brought to Mirzah Yadigar Mahamed, who went in the companie of Acembek, whom he flew, in the yeare of our Redemption 1469, and of the Egyra 873.

[ A] ¶ Mirzah Sulton Hamed, the seuen king of the discendants of Teymurlang.

ABusayd being thus slaine, MirZah Sulton Hamed his sonne succeeded him in the realme of Maurenahar, the which he enioied eight and twentie yeres: at the end whereof he died, in the yere of Grace 1495, and of the Egyra 899.

¶ Mirzah Babor, the eight king of the descendants of Teymurlang.

[ B] MIrzah Babor cousin to Hamed, and grandchild to Abusayd, succeeded in the realme of Maurenahar, by the death of his vnckle, in the yere of Grace 1500, and of the Egy∣ra 904: but Ichaybekan came from Vsbek, and dispossest him of his realme, where there was no more any king of the blood of Teymurlang: Mirzah Babor flying out of Maure∣nahar, went into Gaznehen, and from thence into India, where he made his aboad: and hauing raigned in the one and in the other countie eight and thirtie yeares, he died, in the yere of Grace 1532, and of the Egyra 937, leauing two sonnes, Homayon Mirzah, and Kamoran Mirzah, who were kings after the father: Homayon had the best prouinces of In∣dia. He had a Wazir called Chyrkan, who reuolted against him, forcing him to abandon his realmes, and to flie into Persia, whereas then Chatamas raigned, who assisted him with [ C] twelue thousand choise men, vnder the commaund of a captaine of his called Beyram∣kan, who leading Homayon with him, restored him to his realmes, reducing all vnder his obedience, with the death of the rebell Chyrkan. Gelaladin Akbar the great Mogol was the sonne of this Homayon, who liued in the yeare 1609.

¶ Mirzah Hiadigar, the ninth king of the descendants of Teymurlang.

Mirzah Hiadigar the sonne of Mirzah Sulton Mahamed, the sonne of Mirzah Baesfan∣gor or Baysangor, the sonne of Mirzah Charrok, the sonne of Teymurlang. Hauing in the yere of the Egyra 873 (being accompanied by Acembek) slaine Abusayd, as hath beene [ D] spoken, he succored him with an armie, with the which he marcht against Strabat. At that ••••ne there raigned in Karason Ocem Mirzah the sonne of Mansur, the sonne of Bahekara, the sonne of Hamar Cheque, who was the sonne of Teymur; who hearing of the desseigne of Hiadigar, came in great hast to succour Strabat, and vanquished him, in the yeare of Grace 1470, and of the Egyra 874, who being thus defeated, returned to Acembek be∣ing at Tabris, who supplied him againe with a great armie, with the which he charged ••eem Mirzah, and put him to flight, forcing him to abandon the realme, and to go to∣wards Faryab and Mayman neere Balk. Hiadigar hauing thus gotten the gouernment of the countrie, gaue himselfe to pleasure, and to all sorts of vices; so as his negligence and illlenesse gaue courage to Ocem to come and assaile him by night, hauing with him but a [ E] thousand resolute souldiers, with the which he did so manage his enterprise, as he seised ••n his enemie, whom hauing in his power, he put to death; and in this manner recoue∣••ed againe the possession of his realme: this happened in the yeare of Grace 1471, and of the Egyra 875. In Hiadigar ended the race of Mir Charrok. And for that heretofore we haue counted the yeare 1532, and yet the things which happened vnder this prince were done in the yeare 1571, as hath beene said, and although we haue set Hiadigar after Mirzah Babor; yet the reader shall be aduertised that the prouinces of Persia were then di∣uided, and commaunded by many kings at one time. And for that they haue sometimes in their turnes commanded the whole realm, they are not therefore all accounted kings, but of the whole countrie of Persia, at the least of the prouinces which depend there∣••on, [ F] one after another, and yet there is no confusion in the Chronologie, as you may easi∣ly obserue.

Mirzah Sultan Ocem, the tenth king of the descendants of Teymurlang. [ A]

MIrzah Sultan Ocens the sonne of Mansur, the sonne of Bahekara, the sonne of Hamer Cheque, the sonne of Teymur, hauing thus recouered the realme which Hadigar had taken from him, he gouerned his people long in peace, the which he affected the more, for that he was a louer of justice. He beautified his realme with many stately buildings, among the which (and the most famous) was a Madrese, or Hospital to receiue poore Pil∣grime strangers; a worke worthie of a great prince.

In his time the Vsbekes came into Maurenahar, whereas they tooke some lands from [ B] the descendants of Teymurlang, who had inioied them vnto that day, against whom Ocem meaning to oppose himselfe, leuied an armie to march against them, who being vpon the way, died at Vuadekis, in the yeare of Grace 1506, and of the Egyra 911, hauing raigned foure and thirtie yeares, and beene king of all Karason foure moneths: he liued seuentie yeres, whereof he was twentie continually sicke of a palsie, and could not go to horse∣backe. He had fourteene sonnes, of which two succeeded him.

¶ Bahady, or Pedy Amazon, and Musafar Mirzach, the eleuenth king of the descendants of Teymurlang.

BAhady or Pedy Amazon, and Mansafar Mirzach, brethren, and sonnes to the deceased [ C] Ocem, raigned together after their father, against whom came Chaybek Vsbek: but they finding themselues vnable to resist him, abandoned the countrie: Bahady Amazon went to Truchis, where hauing leuied a small armie, he went against Vsbek, by whom he was defeated, and forced to flie into Persia, to Cha Ismaell who raigned at that time, by whom he was courteously entertained, giuing him the lands of Chambe Gazon in Tabris, whereof he liued, and moreouer ten Serafs of gold by the day, for his diet; euery Seraf of gold in Persia is worth eight Larines, and euery Larine is twelue pence sterling, little more or lesse. Bahady remained in Tabris seuen yeares, vnto the yeare 1515, and of the Egyra 920, that Selim the Emperour of the Turkes tooke the towne of Tabris, and carri∣ed [ D] him with him to Constantinople, where he died of the plague, in the yeare of Grace 1518, and of the Egyra 923.

¶ Mirzach Homar, the twelfth king of the descendants of Teymurlang.

MIromcha, the third sonne of Teymurlang, had two sonnes, the one called Mirzach Ho∣mar, who succeeded him in the gouernment of Aderbajon, and Abubakar in Baga∣det: after the death of Teymur Homar declared himselfe king, and seising vpon his bro∣thers countrie, tooke him in the towne of Sultania: but this imprisoned prince hauing found meanes to corrupt some of his guards, he flew the rest that thought to hinder his [ E] passage out of prison; then he began to spoile Persia, from whence he drew good troups of souldiers, with which he came to charge his brother, whom he vanquished, and for∣ced to flie into Karason, to his vnckle Mirzach Charrok, who gaue him Strabat and Ma∣sandaron, whereof he liued: but being of a turbulent and restlesse spirit, he made war against Charrok himselfe, who vanquished him; so as the other hauing no place of retreat, he fled to Morgab, and seeking to go from thence to Samarkand, he died vpon the way, in the yeare 1406, and of the Egyra 809.

¶ Mirzach Abubakar, the thirteenth king of the descendants of Teymurlang.

Mirzach Abubakar sonne to Homar, brother to Mironcha, and grandchild to Teymur, [ F] remained by the death of his brother peaceable king in Tabris. He was a valiant cap∣taine; but vnfortunate, for Karayssuf Turkimon, who had fled into Mecere in Aegypt, fought with him twice neere to the riuer of Euphrates; in the first he was defeated, and

[ A] his brother slaine, in the yere of Grace 1407, and of the Egyra 810: after which, he went to Kernon, and from thence to Siston, where the yeare following, meaning to returne against his enemie with a mightie armie, he died vpon the way: and in him ended the ••ace and successorus of Chinguis Khan, and of Teymur, Tartarians, who commanded in Persia, whereof▪ we shall speake more particularly heareafter.