THE FIRST BOOK: Concerning routes which one may take to go from Ispahan to Agra, and from Agra to Delhi and Jahanabad, where the Court of the Great Mogul is at present; as also to the Court of the King of Golconda and to that of the King of Bijapur, and to several other places in India. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *CHAPTER 1* -- The route from Ispahan to Agra by way of Gombroon, where particular mention is made of the navigation from Hormuz to Surat. *CHAPTER 2* -- Of the Customs, Money, Exchange, Weights and Measures of the Indians. *CHAPTER 3* -- Concerning conveyances, and the manner of travelling in India. *CHAPTER 4* -- The route from Surat to Agra by Burhampur and Sironj. *CHAPTER 5* -- The route from Surat to Agra by Ahmadabad. *CHAPTER 6* -- The route from Ispahan to Agra by Kandahar. *CHAPTER 7* -- The sequence of the same route, from Delhi to Agra. *CHAPTER 8* -- The route from Agra to Patna and Dacca, towns of the Province of Bengal; and the quarrel which the author had with Shaista Khan, uncle of the King. *CHAPTER 9* -- The route from Surat to Golconda. *CHAPTER 10* -- Of the kingdom of Golconda and the wars which it has carried on during the last few years. *CHAPTER 11* -- The route from Golconda to Masulipatam. *CHAPTER 12* -- The route from Surat to Goa, and from Goa to Golconda by Bijapur. *CHAPTER 13* -- Remarks upon the present condition of the town of Goa. CHAPTER 14 -- Concerning what the Author did during his sojourn at Goa on his last journey in 1648. *CHAPTER 15* -- History of Father Ephraim, Capuchin, and how he was cast into the Inquisition at Goa. *CHAPTER 16* -- Route from Goa to Masulipatam by Cochin, described in the history of the capture of that town by the Dutch. *CHAPTER 17* -- The Sea Route from Hormuz to Masulipatam. *CHAPTER 18* -- The route from Masulipatam to Gandikota, a town and fortress in the Province of Carnatic; and the Author's transactions with Mir Jumla, who commanded the Army of the King of Golkonda; in which also there is included a full description of Elephants. *CHAPTER 19* -- The route from Gandikota to Golconda. *CHAPTER 20* -- The return from Surat to Hormuz, and how the author found himself engaged in a very severe and dangerous naval combat, from which he escaped without accident. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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