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CHAP. VII. 



Of the Rebellion of ^ the Prince of "Jafquc, aVaffaltotheKingofVctCiz 

 m the raigns of 'Sha-Sefi I. and Sha -Abbas//. 



BEtween Cape fafiue, and Crf/* Guadel which are the two moft Southern points 

 of Ferfia, there lies a mountainous and merfhie Country, which extends it 

 {elf from the Ocean toward the Province of Kerman, and in feveral places is i.nac- 

 ceflible. It is poflefs'd by three petty Princes, the one a Mahumetan, the other 

 two toward the Eaft both Idolaters. The firft is the moft potent of the three 

 and neareft to the Province of Otntw.He alfo aflumes the title of Prince off aptness 

 his Anceftors did before him. Now after Sba- Abbas the firjt had conquer'd Or- 

 m/<s,he went about to have made himfelf mafter of all the coaft that extends it felf 

 beyond Cape Jafijue ; but meeting with refinance, he only obtain'd that the Prince 

 of the Country mould acknowledge the King of Perfia for his Lord, and that as his 

 Vaflal he mould pay him an annual'tribute. And indeed during the raign of Sha- 

 Abbas, who knew how to make himfelf fear'd, the Prince of fafiue pay'd his tri- 

 bute very orderly. But Sha-Sefi fucceeding his Grandfather very young, this 

 tributary Prince fhook off his yoak, and refus'd to pay. Which not being regard- 

 ed in the raign of Sha Sefi, the Prince of faff** thought to do the fame in the 

 raign of Sha Abbas the fecond. But at length after he had refus'd to pay for fome 

 years, the Kan of Ormm pretending the Country to be under his Jurisdiction, and 

 that the Kings honour was concern'd in the Princes refuial, incited Sha Abbas to 

 fend forces againft him to reduce him to obedience. The King granted the Com- 

 miffion to him that had undertaken the bufinefs : who prefently gathering toge- 

 ther an Army of 20000 men, the moft part Horfe, thought to have furpriz'd "his 

 Enemy .To which purpofe that he might take the neareft way, he march'd direct- 

 ly toward Cape f aft tie. But as it was the fhorteft cut, it was the moft dangerousj 

 infomuch that the Kan, who hunted all the way he march'd , according to the 

 cuftom of Perfia, had the misfortune to fall into a bogg, where he was ftifl'd, to- 

 gether with 20 or 30 horfemen more. The death of the Kan being divulg'd, the 

 Army retreated back again: butasfoonas the King receiv'd the news, he fent 

 the Brother of the deceas'd Kan to fucceed him. In the mean while the Rebel 

 Prince believing within himfelf, that he was not to be thus at quiet, and expecting 

 to be attack'd by the new Kan, ftood upon his guard. And indeed the new Kan 

 march'd with all the fpeed he could, and enter'd the territories of the rebellious 

 Prince, but being beat'n was fore'd to make more hafte back again to Qrmtts, with 

 •thelofsofan abundance of men. 



The Prince offafqtte puft up with this fuccefs , did not believe that the Perfi- 

 ans would be ib hafty to come again : and thereupon he refolv'd upon a Voyage for 

 Mecca to give the Prophet thanks for his Victory. To which end he embarqu'd 

 at the neareft place he could to Cape fafqtte, thence to make fail toward Arabia. 

 But the Governor of Kan underftanding his defign by his fpies, way-laid him by 

 Sea, took him and brought him to Ormm. At that time the heats being excef- 

 five, the Governour was retir'd, according to cuftome, to the Mountains (bme 

 ten or twelve Leagues from the City, whither the Prince was carry 'd and brought 

 •to the Kans tent. But while the Kan was expecting the return of the Meflenger 

 which he had fent to the King for orders what to do with the Prifher, the Princes 

 wit? hearing of her husbands misfortune, and being a woman of a manlike cou- 

 -rage, taking along with her about five or fix hundred horfe,with little noife and 

 by long marches (he at length fell unawares upon the Kan about midnight, kill'd 

 him with her own hand, cut in pieces the greateft part of his men, whom fhe 

 found afleep, carry'd away ten or twelve of his wives, and fet her husband at li- 

 berty in fpite of the Perfians,who had not time to rally themfeJves. 



The news of this defeat coming to Court, the King being highly incens'd, fent 

 away the third Brother to begovernour of Ormm, with fpecial command to the 



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