On the way to Constantinople
The Adventures of Ibn Battuta Historical thriller
Eid is celebrated at the end of the Sultan Haji caravan Mount Khan (Astrakhan), a town to the left.It is winter in the Uzbek capital of Sultan Muhammad.
Away from the south of the Sultanate caravan continued on the Volga River.
Because winter is frozen Volga river.
The Volga river is one of the new super-highway takes the form of snow.
But there are difficulties on the way to the slippery ice.
Therefore, the order of the sultan, hundreds were scattered by the way the haystack.
Turks in this region, domestic animals do not feed dry hay.
Cattle pasture, the cattle eat the green grass.
Straw for the fire or slippery snow spray is used.
The straw spread on the Volga river ice Sultanate fleet and cavalry went on a caravan of cars.
Turakhane lasted three days, the pilgrims arrived.
Volga River during the summer when the ice began to melt way.
The car with the fear of sinking.
Or Ice Sheet collapse, including horses and camels are afraid of drowning.
Anyway, we are going well pilgrims arrived turakhane.
I heard you come here
Three of the Sultan Khatun Begum Pilu go home to his father.
Because she is pregnant.
Pilu Khatun father's house to spend the time.
For a few days I had a desire to visit Constantinople.
Pilu Khatun father's house heard it go dormant in my mind was Called up again.
If I try to go to the city of Constantinople to the Pilu Khatun said.
Sultan said that the pleading, I would like to visit Constantinople.
Sultan refused at first.
That said, in a distant way, and also the people of the city to another.
There may be many dangers.
I eventually persuaded the Sultan had a lot to persuade.
Please note that the Sultan had assured me Pilu Khatun.
I told everyone goodbye before going to Constantinople.
Sultan me one thousand five hundred dinars, gave some good horses and a shirt.
Mass Khatun sent me all the money.
The gifts were all higher than Shahzadi kuksukera verses.
In addition to the money he sent for my horse and cloak.
Thus, much of my wealth was accumulated.
On August twenty-seven Pilu khatiun‘s caravan of Constantinople began to go.
Under that many Amir took five thousand men, with a force Khatun.
Khatun as a special bodyguard was five hundred cavalry.
There are about two hundred of them Roman.
Turkish others.
In addition, there are more than two hundred Servant girl Caravan Khatun, the majority of whom are Roman.
Khatun car caravan of four hundred.
The two thousand horses, three cows and three hundred camels were included in the caravan.
Khatun personal servants of the Roman and the Indians.
Indian officials sambala leaders.
Mikhail Roman servants and leaders.
Khatun, a lot of personal servant-servant girl.
Sultanate mostly remained in the camp.
Khatun caravan up to a day ahead of the Sultan came with him.
Then he came back with Malaka and the prince.
Pilu Khatun Khatun came two more one-way.
Then came back with two Khatun goodbye.
Khatun with the car, I'm going on a horse-drawn carriage.
A small herd of horses, my horses are with me.
Cross the desert and mountainous areas impassable for several days, we arrived in town.
Ukaka name of the city.
The air is very cold.
From here the path of the Russians in the mountainous area.
Russians, yellow hair and blue eyes.
Physiognomy to the Soviets faced.
Russians believe the killer known as the untidy nature.
There are plenty of silver mines in the Soviets.
‘Saum’ as much silver is bought and sold here.
Crimea peninsula ukaka ten days after we came to the coastal city suradake.
Suradaka quite a large port city.
Most of the wooden houses.
Turkish residents, but some Christians and Muslims hostage Roman professional lives.
From the start of our journey was suradaka.
City after city has been crossed.
If we lived in a city stopover on the way to the local chief Khatun brought many gifts.
Not only his own troop of escort to the border area of advanced Khatun said.
They are thieves and robbers or enemies attack a caravan escort khatanera fear not.
This area is full of peace and order prevailed and
There is no fear of robbers killed the disaster.
Sultan honored her with the appropriate respect for the chief was reached.
Military chiefs ahead of us, and the various town
Lots of horses, cattle, goat, cow's milk and other food items sent to Khatun.
On the go at one time in our caravan arrived in the border town salatu`s parents.
This is the last frontier in the Turkish Empire.
Since the beginning of this salatu Rome area.
A few days after the interval salatuke city of Rome, in the beginning of our journey.
Turakhana pilgrims come from the increasing number of my horse stood fifties.
Khatun because of her Arab tourists, meaning that the animal gifts for my two horses and a goat would have a fat.
I'd been in the slaughter of horses for food.
Bakarara my own slaves and servants to eat with the Turks.
The caravan Khatun, one of my own herd of horses was created.
We entered Rome in August of fifteen.
Arid desert area.
Eighteen days after the long journey to Rome, the first settlement in the pomchalama mahatulite.
The caravan stopover Khatun was a fort.
Khatun, the news was spread around.
Be mahatuli Constantinople twenty tow days.
This area is through the remote mountainous areas.
So carriage, cow or camel car here obsolete.
Just riding horses or mules to go this way.
For many of these rogue commander Nikolai brought Khatun.
Khatun sent to me from there, six fat bastard.
I stuck with the cars and servants mahatulite
I stuck with the cars and servants mahatuli.
I will not return as the day gets here, they will wait.
Mahitulite masajid our tent was put up.
From now on Ajahn rules were repealed.
Now we come to the area because of the Muslim-Christian area.
Gifts come in a variety of materials is forbidden to Khatoon started.
I even heard Khatun to a close attendant, she started eating the flesh of pigs.
His fleet, the Turks are not one of them, and no prayers.
Steps to ensure that any problem is not in my prayers to the captain ordered Khatun.
