The King Seemed To Me About
Seventy Years Of Age, Of Large Stature, With A Pleasant Countenance, And
Very Lean.
His eldest son, named Ogurlu Mohamed, was much spoken of when
I was in Persia, as he had rebelled against his father.
He had other
three sons; Khalil Mirza, the elder of these was about thirty-five years
old, and had the government of Shiras. Jacub beg, another son of Uzun-
Hassan, was about fifteen, and I have forgotten the name of a third
son.[4] By one of his wives he had a son named _Masubech_, or Maksud beg,
whom he kept in prison, because he was detected in corresponding with his
rebellious brother _Ogurlu_, and whom he afterwards put to death.
According to the best accounts which I received from different persons,
the forces of Uzun-Hassan may amount to about 50,000 cavalry, a
considerable part of whom are not of much value. It has been reported by
some who were present, that at one time he led an army of 40,000 Persians
to battle against the Turks, for the purpose of restoring _Pirameth_ to
the sovereignty of Karamania, whence he had been expelled by the
infidels.[5]
[1] Uzun-Hassan, as formerly mentioned, was prince of the Turkmans of the
white sheep tribe, and acquired the dominion of western Persia, by the
defeat of Hassan-ali prince of the black sheep Turkmans, who is
probably the person named Causa in the text. - E.
[2] This is a mistake, Persepolis is supposed to have been at, or near
Istakar, above twenty miles N.N.E. from Shiras.
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