The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10 - Richard Hakluyt

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10

von Richard Hakluyt

  • Veröffentlichungsdatum: 1616-11-23
  • Genre: Geschichte

Beschreibung

The manner of the entring of Soliman the great Turke, with his armie into Aleppo in Syria, marching towards Persia against the Great Sophie, the fourth day of Nouember, 1553, noted by Master Anthony Ienkinson, present at that time. There marched before the Grand Signior, otherwise called the great Turke, 6000 Esperes, otherwise called light horsemen very brave, clothed all in scarlet. After, marched 10000 men, called Nortans, which be tributaries to the Great Turke, clothed all in yellow veluet, and hats of the same, of the Tartary fashion, two foote long, with a great role of the same colour about their foreheads, richly decked, with their bowes in their hands, of the Turkish fashion.