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CHAP. VII. 



Of the Rebellion of the Trince of Jafcjue, a Vajfal to the King o/'Perfia, 

 in the raigns ç/'Sha-Sefi I. and Sha -Abbas rf. 



BEtween Cape fafyue, and Cape Guadcl which are the two moft Southern points 

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

 felf from the Ocean toward the Province of Kerman, and in feveral places is inac- 

 ceffible. It is poiïefs'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 Oww.He alfo affames the title of Prince offafqtte,zs 

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

 m»s,he went about to have made himfelf mafter of all the coaft that extends it (elf 

 beyond Cape fafgue ; but meeting with refiftance, he only obtain 'd that the Prince 

 of the Country fhould acknowledge the King of Pcrfia for his Lord, and that as his 

 VafTal he fhould pay him an annual tribute. And indeed during the raign of Sha- 

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

 bute very orderly. Rut 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 Sba Sefi, the Prince of fafe/me thought to do the fame in the 

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

 years, the Kan of Ormns pretending the Country to be under his Jurifdiction, and 

 that the Kings honour was concern'd in the Princes refufal, incited Sba 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 fafqtte. 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 Perjia, had the misfortune to fall into a bogg, where he was ftiff'd, to- 

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

 Army retreated back again : but as foon as 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 atrack'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 forc'd to make more hafte back again to Ormus, with 

 the lofs of an abundance of men. 



The Prince of fafqtte puft up with this fuccefs , did not believe that the Per/t- 

 ans would be fo 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 Caps fafyue, thence to make fail toward Arabia. 

 "But the Governor of K-an underftanding his defign by his fpies, way-laid him by 

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

 five, the Governour was retir'd., according to cuftome, to the Mountains fome 

 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 Meffenger 

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

 wife 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 fhe at length fell unawares upon the Kan about midnight, kilPd 

 him wjth her own hand, cut in pieces the greateft part of his men, whom flie 

 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 themfelves. 



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

 away the third Brother to be governour of Qmtu, with fpecial command to the 



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