Aintab (Anthap), 22; pillaged by Timour, 127–128

Aleppo (Hallapp), taken by Timour, 22, 127, 128

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Alexander the Great, legends of, 79, 226, 216

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Alexandria, described, 62; Italians at, 62; mirror of, 63, 215; taken by king of Cyprus and his allies, 62, 64, 214

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Ali (Aly), the caliph, a persecutor of Christians, 44; and giant, 65; chief over all Mahomedans, 67

Ali Koutchava’s revolt at Ispahan, 27, 133

Alindsha (Aluitze), 24, 130, 44, 160, 136

Amasserah, Amastris (Sant Masicia), 100, 243

Angora (Angarus, Augury), besieged by White Tatars, 18; battle of, 21, 117; a city of Turkey, 40

Armenians, at Angora, 40; at Caffa, 49; are favoured by Mahomedans, 73; friendly to Germans, 86, 234; their conversion to Christianity, 87, 235; in Cyprus, 88; enemies of the Greeks, 96; are brave and clever, 98; in Cilicia and Syria, 117

Arnauts (Arnaw), are of the Greek church, 78, 222

Astrahan, Hadjy-tarkhan (Haitzicherchen), 49, 172, 136, 139, 141, 142, 154

Baghdad (Wadach, Waydat), 46, 167, 52, 191, 157, 168; _see_ Babylon

Bajazet (Weyasat, Weyasit), at Nicopolis, 2, 3, 108, 109; slaughter and distribution of prisoners, 4, 7, 112, 113, 115, 116; invades duchy of Pettau, 6; besieges Konieh, 8; occupies Karaman, 10; takes Samsoun, 12, 14; occupies Sebaste, 18; takes Malatia, 18; Adana, 19; succours Faradj, 19, 124; conquers Lesser Armenia, 20, 125; capture at Angora, and death, 21, 126; besieges Constantinople, 80, 231

Baptism in Greek Church, 82, 83; in Armenian Church, 92; in river Jordan, 205; place of the Saviour’s, 205

Barkok (Warchloch, Marochloch), 19, 124, 51, 182, 113

Battle, of Nicopolis, 2, 4, 107–112; Konieh, 7, 8; Angora, 21; Delhi, 25, 130, 132; Karabagh, 31, 134; Aktam, 32, 134

Beard, never cut by Walachians, 38; forbidden to Mahomedans to cut the, 71; not shaven by Greek priests, 83; not shaven by Armenian priests, 92

Beasts, wild, in Siberia, 35; Badakshan, 46; Babylon, 47, 168; Bolgar, 49, 174

Bethlehem (Bethlaem, Bethlahen), 35, 51, 185, 87, 236

Bishop’s see, at Joulad, 34, 139; Makou, 44, 159; Caffa, 49; Sary Kerman or Cherson, 177

Bistan (Bestan, capital of Kourdistan), 43, 152

Bolgar (Bolar), a city, 49, 174, 139, 141, 142, 173

Boucicault, Marshal (Hanns Putzokardo), 4, 107, 111, 112, 231