A relation of the late seidge and taking of the city of Babylon by the Turke. As it was written from thence by Zarain Aga, one of his captaines, to Caymaran (his brother) vice-roy in Constantinople. Setting forth all the principall passages of this siedge; with one unparreled [sic], cruell, furious and bloody assault, made by the Turks, wherein were slaine in 12 houres. 130000 of them, and above 20000 Persians. Translated out of the Turkish, into the Italian language by the drugerman to the state of Ragouza. And Englished by W.H.

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Author:	Zarain, Aga.
Title:	A relation of the late seidge and taking of the city of Babylon by the Turke. As it was written from thence by Zarain Aga, one of his captaines, to Caymaran (his brother) vice-roy in Constantinople. Setting forth all the principall passages of this siedge; with one unparreled [sic], cruell, furious and bloody assault, made by the Turks, wherein were slaine in 12 houres. 130000 of them, and above 20000 Persians. Translated out of the Turkish, into the Italian language by the drugerman to the state of Ragouza. And Englished by W.H.
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Print source:	A relation of the late seidge and taking of the city of Babylon by the Turke. As it was written from thence by Zarain Aga, one of his captaines, to Caymaran (his brother) vice-roy in Constantinople. Setting forth all the principall passages of this siedge; with one unparreled [sic], cruell, furious and bloody assault, made by the Turks, wherein were slaine in 12 houres. 130000 of them, and above 20000 Persians. Translated out of the Turkish, into the Italian language by the drugerman to the state of Ragouza. And Englished by W.H. Zarain, Aga., Holloway, William, of Ragusa. London: Printed by I. Raworth, for N. Butter, and N. Bourne, 1639.
Subject terms:	Baghdad (Iraq) -- History -- Siege, 1639-1639 -- Early works to 1800. Turkey -- History -- Murad IV, 1623-1640 -- Early works to 1800.
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title page THE INTRODUCTION, Describing the City of Babylon from its Originall, and how often it hath been translated from one Monarch to another; it being now come againe into the hands of the Turke. The Relation of the late Siege and taking of the City of Babylon, By the Turke. The Coppy of a letter sent to a private Merchant of London, from Ragouza.