the fum was made-up by coining the filver and gold taken from the horse-furniture in the Soltân's ftables. A. D. 1688. AFTER this, things became quiet for the space of two months; during which time the Soltan had thoughts of fend- The mutiing an ambaffador to France, England, and Holland, to no- neers tify his advancement to the empire: but this uncustomary project, was fuperfeded by the preparations for war, and breaking out of new commotions. For the foldiers, affembling with more infolence than before, in a very rude manner, demand of the Wazir, the removal of Kyoprili, the Kaymaykâm, from his office; which was immediately done, and he fent to the caftle of the Dardanels, very glad to get fafe out of their hands. At the fame time, feveral other officers were discharged; and fuch as the rebels nominated from among themselves, put in their room by the Wazir; whom they alfo forced to renew his oath to ftand by them. infult the This done, he fet up the horfe-tail, as a fignal of his Wazîr; march into the field, in order to divert them from their designs; and made Shabân Aga, his Kyehaya, Kaymaykâm, as a man whom he could truft in his abfence to govern the city. But, having nominated Zulfikar Effendi, a person obnoxious to the mutineers, to the poft of Kyehaya, Tesfuji, the most able and active among them, came and told him, that if he made that man Kyehaya, he would kill him before his face. This affront the Wazir diffembled, hoping they would foon render themfelves odious to the people; as in fact they did, by taxing chimnies, giving orders for quartering foldiers, and raising money by extraordinary methods. their ring MEAN time the Wazir, in concert with Kyoprili, and the Janizar-Aga, procured a Khatti Sharif, importing," that the leader pu"grievances of the foldiers having been redreffed, and all their "juft demands, gratified, it was their duty to be obedient to the Soltán, as well as thofe officers fet over them by "his authority, and not to meddle with affairs relating to "the goverment; and that, whoever was refractory, should "be punished as a rebel." This mandate, being fent to the Aga of the Janizaries, he affembled the chief officers; and, having read it to them, afked, whether they would obey it or not? They anfwered, yes; for none but the common foldiers joined with the mutineers. But Tesfuji cried out, he is a villain who obeys that mandate. Whereupon he was, by the Aga's order, carried into an inner room, and put to death. The Wazir alfo fent to feal up his houfe, in order to confifcate his estate; as he did by feveral others of the chief mutineers, whofe perfons he ought firft to have fecured. nished. A. D. 1688. The Wa zîr's im prudence. ed: Soon after, the Janizar Aga, thinking by his own authority to disperse an affembly of the malecontents in the Okmeydân (G); he was no fooner efpied by Haji Ali, an Armenian renegado, and a great friend of Tesfuji; but he came up to him, faying, You have murdered our companion, and endeavoured to fow diffention among us: then, ftriking him with his fimeter, he was immediately cut in pieces. After this, the mutinous mob robbed the Tefterdar's houfe of a confiderable fum of money, defigned for paying the foldiers; and then affaulted the Wazir's houfe. But the Tefterdâr, and captain Pâshâ, being there with fome other friends well armed, the rabble were repulfed. At length, the Wazir, thinking to pacify the tumult, refigned up his office; which proved his ruin for now, on the lofs of his authority, all his friends forfaking him, the mutineers broke into his palace, and Haji Ali fhot him with a piftol, while others wounded him mortally in the belly; after having fought courageously, and killed feveral with his own hand. He could not be prevailed on to withdraw, faying, that he could not live long; and therefore would not abandon his family to the fury of fuch mifcreants b. : The fediAFTER this, excited by a rage unheard of-among the Turks, tion quafb- they break into the womens apartments; and, cutting off the nofes, hands, and feet, of the Wazîr's wife (H) and sister, drag them naked through the ftreets; and commit other execrable crimes upon the flaves and female domestics (I). That minifter's family, being thus destroyed, they rove like ravenous wolves through the city, and kill and plunder all they meet, as if partners with the Wazir in his guilt. A dreadful face of things appears, and the whole city would have been ruined, if the Ulema, who were the first authors of the tumult, had not compofed it: for, affembling at the imperial palace, they there difplay the Sanjâki Sharîf of Mohammed; b RICAUT, vol. iii. in Soleyman II. (G) A field without the city, where they used to shoot with bows and arrows. (H) She was daughter of the great and famous Wazir Kioprili Ahmed Pafha, and fifter of Kioprili Moftafa Pafha, who fhortly after retook Belgrade. Cant. (1) Ricaut does not mention this dragging thro' the streets. He fays, that, altho' his wife, the daughter of old Kuperlee, gave them all her jewels, yet they treated her inhumanly, and wounded her; on which, it was reported, the mifcarred and died: that his eldest daughter, not delivering her pendants foon enough, they cut off her ears with them and that they fold a younger daughter, with a flave whom they carried away, for fix dollars. and, and, by their criers, proclaim, that all Muffulmans, who would not be deemed infidels, fhould repair to that standard. The fummons is obeyed, firft by the citizens, and then by the Janizaries, who, that they might not appear rebels, prefently lay down their arms, crying out, that they had taken them up not against the Soltân, but his enemy the Wazir; whom having punished, they were ready to do whatever the Soltan fhould think proper c. A. D. 1688. ACCORDING to Ricaut, this commotion was appeafed af- the manner ter another manner. The tumult having now lafted three bow. or four days, the rebels feemed to be abfolute masters, for there were no officers alive who had any authority over them; when a small accident ruined their anarchy, after they had domineered for five months, killing and difplacing the Pafbás ́at pleasure. At this time four Janizaries having taken fome embroidered handkerchiefs out of certain fhops, the shopkeepers made a great clamour; and, by the encouragement of an Amir, all rofe, fell on the plunderers, and killed two of them. Hereupon the Amir, putting a piece of linen on a stick, and holding it up, cried out, Let all true Muffulmans repair to the Saray, and pray the Soltân to put forth the prophet's ftandard, and deftroy thefe rebels. Upon this, the injured citizens crouded thither, which fo encouraged Soleymán, that at noon the standard was erected; and the people, by proclamation, ordered to come and fight under it." THIS having brought an incredible number together under the walls of the palace, a Sheykh, or preacher, called to them thrice from thence; and asked, whether they were contented with the prefent emperor? they anfwered in the affirmative, with three great shouts but faid, they would have the Gyurbas, or ringleaders of the mutinous militia, deftroyed. Thirteen of them were thereupon taken, and cut to pieces; and the reft fled. The Mufti alfo was degraded for fiding with them; and Tabak Effendi, who had been depofed by the mutineers, restored to that dignity. The Nifanji Báfbi, an old man, was created Wazîr; and a young man, fifth page of the royal chamber, made Aga of the Janizaries. Other vacant places were fupplied, and the next day, all being quiet, as if no disturbances had happened, feveral Armenians and others, who, difguifed like foldiers, mixed with the rioters to rob, were difcovered and hanged. After this, the plunderers were, by proclamation, pardoned; who, within three days, fhould restore the goods or money to the injured citizens; which had a furprizing effect. • CANT. ubi fupr. p. 353. Rebels punished. A. D. 1688. So that this day might be called the firft of the Soltan's reign, who began with fuppreffing taverns and fmoking; in which he was to ftrict, that, one day walking incognito to fee if his orders had any authority, he commanded two poor fellows to be executed for felling tobacco d. New dif BUT this calm did not laft long: for, a few days after, Soturbances. leyman having ordered the new Wazir, Koja Ifmael Pashâ, to feize privately the leaders of the rebellion, and put them to death (K); the Janizaries again take arms, and threaten destruction to both. The Soltán, to prevent the storm falling on his head, by the advice of Kyoprili Mostafa Pafhâ (L), throws the whole blame upon the Wazir (M); fpreading a report, that he had acted therein without the Soltan's knowlege; and, to give it the better glofs, banishes him to Rhodes ; appointing Tekkiur Daghi Moftafa Pafha in his room. Rebellions abroad. THE flames from the capital fpread into the provinces. In Rim Ili, Eghen Ozmân Pashâ (N), affembles a confiderable body of Spahi's, and engages them to demand of the Wazir d RICAUT ubi fupr. (K) Ricaut fays, above 1000 of theGyurbas,or ringleaders fervants, were thrown into the fea one night after another: but fpeaks of no new commotion thereupon. (L) According to Ricaut, he was, at this time, removed from the prifon of the Dardinels to that of Rhodes. (M) When troubles arife, this is the only fhield which the Soltans have to defend themfelves; and, by facrificing the Wazir, they are fure to fecure their own fafety. It is thought, Mohammed IV. would not have been depofed, had he given up Ayneji Soleyman Pad, when firit applied to. So that, altho' the almoft unlimited power, which the Soltan gives the Wazir, might be dangerous in other ftates; yet it is the chief, if not only, fupport of the Othman empire; fince the Soltán can, when he pleafes, cut off the Wa- (N) A man noted for his robberies in Afia. His followers were reckoned the ftoutest men in that quarter. He threatened to destroy kinder, and even the royal city. At last, being pardoned, he brought with him above 1000 freebooters against the Germans; but was put to death as foon as he came to Confantinople. Cant.-Prince Cantemir feems to confond Eghen with Greduk, if kinder be a miftake for Ifkudar (or Skutari). Ricut calls him Yeghen; and makes both him and Gyeduk, whom he names Yedik, generals in Hungary, the the Bakhfbifb Fulus (O), due to them on Soleyman's advancement to the empire. On the Wazir's pleading inability for the prefent, they levy the money on the inhabitants of the country, and plunder all Bulgaria, as far as Sophia. In Afia, Gyeduk Pafba moves his troops to fedition; and, being joined to feveral thoufand banditti, threatens to attack Conftantinople itfelf. Having plundered and fubdued all the provinces of the Anadol Beglerbeglik, he marches his army to Imid Gyechid (P), and prepares to befiege Krifopolis (or Skutari), thinking the Janizaries were too bufily employed to mind him but they, laying afide their rage the night before the city was to be attacked, pafs over, and furround it with trenches; on which the Pafka retires, and is foon after defeated by the Othmân army. A. D. 1688. WHILE the Turkish empire is thus fhaken by inteftine com- Agria furmotions, the imperial army fubdues the most confiderable bul- renders. warks of Hungary. Agria, the strongest fortrefs of Upper Hungary, after four months clofe fiege, is obliged by famine to furrender, on the 20th of Moharram, 1099 (Q). The fame fate befals Mongatzs, an almoft impregnable caftle in the fame country, fortified by Tekeli, and made the repofitory of his wife, treafures, and records. After he was feized, as before related, and Kaffovia loft, his princefs, the heroine of the age, affembled there what forces fhe could, and ftored the place with plenty of provifion; in hopes to defend it till the war fhould be finished, or the Turkish army march to her relief. But thofe forces being withdrawn from the neighbourhood, count Terci, in the year 1098, attempted to take the caftle: but, after affaulting it for feveral months with cannon and bombs to no purpose, he blocked it up at a diflance; and cut off all provifion to fuch a degree, that the princefs Tekeli conquered rather by famine than the enemy's fword, on the 14th of Rabio'lawel, 1099 (R), furrendered both herself and caftle to the emperor's mercy . THIS furrender having been made before the inftructions Mongatz which her husband had sent to her on that head came to her yields. CANT. p. 353, & feqq. RICAUT. (0) Called alfo fulus Akchefi, that is, the money of the new, or the renewed, empire. The nature of the Bakhshish is explain ed a few notes before. Cant. (P) That is, the paffage of Iz mid. So is the gulf of Nikomedia called. Cant. . (Q) That is, the 16th of November, 1687; but Ricaut puts it on December 16. and fays, it furrendered at difcretion upon the news of the battle of Mohatz. (R) January 6th, 1688. hands, |