Chapter I: Front Matter

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 50

Eulogium on the living water of the Old
Palace (Eskí Seráï) 51

SECTION XIV.

On the Public Officers established at Islámból
at the time of the Conquest 52