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died at Morocco, about 1220. Most of these physicians were also 

 alchemists. 



2. We shall commence Turkish Biography, by giving the 

 names of the Sultans, and the dates of their accession, since the 

 conquest of Constantinople. They are Bajazet, (or Bayazeed) II., 

 1481; Selim I., 1512; Soliman II., (or Suleiman), the magnificent, 

 1520; Selim II., 1566; Amurath HI., 1574; Mohamed III., (or 

 Mahomed), 1595; Ahmed I., (or Achmet), 1604; Mustapha, (or 

 Mustafa), 16 17; Amurath IV., 1623; Ibrahim, 1640; Mohamed IV., 

 1655; "Soliman II., 1687; Ahmed II., 1690; Mustapha II., 1695; 

 Ahmed III., 1703; Mahmood I., (or Mahmoud), 1730 ; Mustapha III., 

 1757; Abdul Ahmed, 1774 ; Selim III., 1789 ; Mustapha IV., 1807 ; 

 Mahmood II., 1808 ; and Abdul Medjid, 1839. Of Turkish histo- 

 rians, Saad-ed-din, who was also mufti of Constantinople, died in 

 1599. His work was followed by those of Naima, Raschid, and 

 Hadschi Chalfa, surnamed Tchelebisade, who was also an encyclo- 

 pedist, and died in 1657. Of Turkish poets, we would mention 

 Baki, the lyric poet, who died in 1600; Molla Khosrew, the ro- 

 mancer ; and Abdul Latifi, who made a collection of minor poems, 

 or a Turkish Anthology. Abdorrhaman Effendi, was a Turkish 

 mathematician, who flourished in 1793. 



In modern Persian Biography, we have room to give the sove- 

 reigns of the Suffavean dynasty only, with their dates of accession, 

 as follows. Shah Ismail, 1504; Tamasp, (or Thamas), 1523; 

 Ismail II., 1576; Mohammed Meerza, 1577; Hamzeh, 1586; 

 Abbas, the Great, 1587; Sam Meerza, (or Shah Suffee), 1629; 

 Abbas II., 1642; Suffee Meerza, (or Shah Suleiman, or Soliman), 

 1666; Hoossein, 1694; Meer Mahmood, the Affghan, 1722; Ash- 

 raff, the Affghan, 1725 ; Tamasp II., (or Thamas), son of Hoossein, 

 1729; Abbas III., 1732; Nadir Shah, (Thamas Kouli Khan), 1736; 

 Adil Shah, 1747; Ibrahim, 1748; Kerreem Khan, (or Kerim, 1753; 

 AH Murat, 1784; Aga Mohammed, 1789; Feth Ali, (or Futteh AH 

 Khan), 1796; and Mohammed, 1834. Of Persian historians, we 

 would mention Abu Said, (or Abulkasin Beidavi), who flourished in 

 1276; Kazwini, who died in 1351; Turan Shah, who died in 

 1377; Choivand Shah, who flourished in 1741; and Fcrishta, at 

 about the same date. Among the Persian poets, Ferdusi, flourished 

 in 1020; Sadi, (or Saadi), of Shiraz, died in 1292; Hafiz, (or 

 Hafez), died in 1389 ; Jamy, (or Djamy Abdalrahman), died in 

 1494; Hatifi, died in 1520; and Nizami, (Nisami or Nisam), 

 flourished in 1690. Ansari, (Ansseri or Anasari), flourished A. D. 

 1000; Anvari, (Anweri, or Enweri), died in 1200; Khakani, (or 

 Chakani), was his contemporary; and Roumi of Balk, surnamed 

 Balkhi, died in 1262. Rudigi is a modern poet ; and Blab Phelair, 

 a recent poet of note, died in 1825. Other poets will be mentioned 

 under Persian Callography. Of Persian astronomers, we would 

 mention Omar Chehan, who flourished in 1072 ; and Nassir Eddin, 

 (or Nasereddin), of Thus, in 1259. 



3. The Biography of the East Indies, is less known to us, 

 than that of any other part of the civilized world. We shall com- 

 mence that of Hindoostan, by naming some of the great Moguls, 



