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CHAPTER I
Kalat, 1722
CHAPTER II
Isfahan, June, 1722
Qazvin, 24th November, 1722
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
Qazvin, 1723
Saint-Petersburg, thepalace of Peter the Great, 1724
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
Istanbul, the palace of Topqapi, 24th July, 1730
CHAPTER VIII
Isfahan, Tahmasb Shah’s palace, 1731
Resht, 1st February, 1732
CHAPTER IX
…Istanbul, the palace of Topqapi
Baghdad, 1st June, 1733
…Saint Petersburg, the Winter Palace of the Empress, 1733
CHAPTER X
…Isfahan, the Shah’s palace, March, 1734
CHAPTER XI
Chapter XII
Chapter XIII
Qandahar, Huseyn Sultan’ s palace, 1736
Chapter XIV
Chapter XV
Chapter XVI
Chapter XVII
Meshed, year 1740
Chapter XVIII
The city of Bukhara, August, year 1740
Chapter XIX
Meshed, year 1738
Meshed, Rzaqulu khan’s palace, year 1740
Chapter XX
The gulf of Kenger, year 1740
Chapter XXI
Baghdad, year 1743
The city of Mosul, September
Chapter XXII
Darbend, year 1743
Chapter XXIII
Istanbul, year 1744, February
Epilogue
It was the beginning of March; kichik chille1 was past. The Sun was warming the ground little by little, nature was awakening, flowers and grass were peeping from the soil. The breath of spring was clearly felt. Light steam was rising from the soil, as if after the severe cold of the winter the soil was warming in order to come to life.
…It was one of the days of early spring. A nine year old little boy was going towards the slope of the mountain and was leading about a hundred sheep. The stick with a round top in his hand was bigger than him. It could be felt that he was accustomed to that job in spite of being little. He knew well that though the he-goat at the head didn’t lead the flock of sheep, it would lead the sheep directly to the green grass-plot. When the sheep parted from the flock, the dogs named Aghbileng and Qarabileng* would return them again. It was as if those giant dogs drew border lines for the flock of sheep. And the flock of sheep didn’t have to go out of that border. Aghbileng and Qarabileng returned either the sheep that was behind the flock or the sheep going right or left. The little boy felt himself more courageous near the giant dogs. It wasn’t in vain. Someone who saw those dogs would get frightened.
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The khan answered like a moaning person:
– Don’t interrupt me!
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