Chapter II: Section XV

On the Imperial Mosques in the Mohammedan
City of Kostantaniyyeh 55

On the Dimensions, Builders, &c. of the ancient
place of worship, Ayá Sófiyah 56

A Description of the four Minárehs (Minarets) 57

The Servants (Khuddám) of the Mosque 59

Stations and Places in this Mosque visited as
peculiarly fitted for Devotion 59

Narrative of Gulábí V 60

Virtues of the Golden Ball 64

The Spectacle of the resplendent Stones 65

The Mosque of Zírek Báshí ib.

Description of the Mosque of Mohammed the
Conqueror 66

Form of this Mosque ib.

Appeal of the Mi’már Báshí (Head Builder)
to the Law of the Prophet against the Conqueror 68

Description of the Mosque of Sultán Báyazíd II. 70

Description of the Mosque of Sultán Selim I. 73

Description of the Fifth Imperial Mosque;
that of Sultán Suleïmán 74

In praise of the Writing of Karah Hisárí 76

Description of the Court (Harem) 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 Válideh 83

Description of the Mosque of Mehr-máh Sultáneh ib.

Begler-begs in the reign of Sultán Suleïmán 85

Capudán Pashas in the reign of Suleïmán 86

Defterdárs and Nishánjis of the Reign of Sultán
Suleïmán 87

Begs of Sultán Suleïmán’s Reign ib.

Some of the Illustrious Divines of the Reign
of Sultán Suleïmán ib.

The Kanún-námeh, or Statistical Code of the
Empire, drawn up by Sultán Suleïmán 88

The Khás, or Revenues of the Begler-begs 89

Names of the Sanjaks of each province 90

Sanjaks of the province of Anádólí ib.

Sanjaks of the province of Karamán ib.

Sanjaks of Sívás 91

Sanjaks of Bosna ib.

The province of the Capúdán Páshá ib.

Sanjaks of the Morea ib.

Sanjaks of Búdín (Bude) ib.

Sanjaks of the province of Kaníza ib.

Sanjaks of Uivár (Neuhausel) 92

The province of Temiswar ib.

The province of Varasdin ib.

Transylvania ib.

Valachia and Moldavia ib.

Oczakov, or Silistria ib.

Krim (the Crimea) ib.

The province of Kaffa 93

The province of Cyprus ib.

The province of Candia ib.

The province of Damascus ib.

The province of Trabalús (Tripoli) ib.

The province of Adna ib.

The province of Haleb (Aleppo) 94

The province of Díárbeker ib.

The province of Kars ib.

The province of Childer or Akhíchkeh 95

The province of Gúrjistán or Georgia ib.

The province of Tarabafzún (Trebizonde) ib.

The province of Rika ib.

The province of Baghdád ib.

The province of Basra ib.

The province of Lahsa 96

The province of Yemen ib.

The province of Abyssinia ib.

The province of Mecca ib.

The province of Egypt ib.

The province of Mosul 97

The province of Wán ib.

The province of Erzerúm ib.

The province of Sheherzúl ib.

Of the ranks of Sanjak-begs ib.

Of the khás, or revenue of the Sanjak-begs, the Kehiyás of
the Defter and the Defterdárs of Tímárs 98

Rumeili ib.

Bosnia ib.

The Archipelago 99

The province of Bude ib.

The province of Temiswár ib.

The province of Anatolia ib.

The province of Karamán ib.

The province of Kubrus (Cyprus) ib.

The province of Tripoli (in Syria) ib.

The province of Haleb (Aleppo) 100

The province of Zulkadrieh or Mera’ish ib.

The province of Sivás ib.

The province of Erzerúm ib.

The province of Kars ib.

The province of Childer or Akhichka ib.

The province of Trebizonde ib.

The province of Díárbekr ib.

The province of Rakka 101

The province of Baghdád ib.

The province of Wán ib.

The province of Mosul ib.

Statement of the number of swords or men brought into the
field by the possessors of Tímárs and Ziámets ib.

The province of Rúmeili ib.

Number of Ziámets and Tímárs in each of the
Sanjaks in Rúmeïli ib.

Number of Ziámets and Timars in Anatolia 102

The province of the Kapúdán Pasha, or
islands of the Archipelago 103

The province of Karamán ib.

The province of Rúm or Sivás ib.

The province of Mara’ish ib.

The province of Haleb (Aleppo) 104

The province of Shám (Damascus) ib.

The province of Cyprus ib.

The province of Rakka ib.

The province of Trebizonde ib.

The province of Díárbekr ib.

The province of Erzerúm ib.

The province of Childer 105

The province of Wán ib.

The order of the Diván ib.

The Conquests and Victories of Soleïmán 106

The Reign of Sultán Selím II. 108

Defterdárs and Nishánjís ib.

Physicians 109

Mesháiekh or Learned men ib.

Conquests, &c. in the reign of Sultan Selim II. ib.

Conquests, &c. in the reign of Murád ib.

Sons of Sultán Ahmed 111

Grand Vezírs of Sultán Ahmed ib.

Vezírs of the Kubba (Cupola) ib.

Celebrated Divines ib.

Mesháiekh or Learned Men ib.

Conquests, &c. of the reign of Sultán Ahmed ib.

Description of the Mosque of Sultán Ahmed 112

The Imperial Expedition against Hotín 115

Description of the Gul-Jámi’ 118

Chronological account of the principal events
during the reign of Sultán Murád IV. 119

A curious Anecdote 127

Account of the humble Evliyá’s admission into
the imperial Harem of Sultán Murád, and
of some pleasant conversation which he enjoyed
with the Emperor in 1046 (1635) 132

The Muftís and Ulemá during the reign of
Sultán Murád 143

Chief Judges of Rumeïlí ib.

Chief Judges of Anatolia 144

Defderdárs during the Reign of Sultán Murád ib.

Aghás of the Janissaries during the Reign of
Sultán Murád ib.

Sultán Murád’s expedition against Malta ib.

Account of the Death of Sultán Murád 145

Vezírs of Sultán Ibráhím 146

The Vezír who rebelled against Sultán Ibráhím ib.

Conquests, &c. during the reign of Sultán
Ibráhím 147

Defeat of Tekelí Mustafá Páshá 149

Character of Sultán Ibráhím ib.

Reign of Sultán Mohammed IV., which may
God perpetuate! 151

Personal description of Sultán Mohammed ib.

History of the Vezírs 152

The cause of his fall 153

Vezírs of Provinces in the time of Sultán Mohammed
IV. 157

Prince of Sultán Mohammed IV. ib.

Monuments of Sultán Mohammed IV. ib.

Victories and Conquests at which Sultán Mohammed
IV. was present in person ib.

Defeat of the Druses in Syria by Murtezá Páshá ib.

Conquest of Selina and Retino in Candia 158

Defeat of the Infidel Fleet by Kapudán Chavush Zádeh ib.

Attack on the Cossacks, by Mohammed Gheráï
Khán, at Oczakov 158

Defeat of Rakoczy 159

Description of the Mosque of the Válideh 164

Description of the Mosque of Abul-vafá 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