Chapter 43 From the watchtower on the main gate of Tabriz Castle, Doquz looked out over the darkening city. Somewhere in the distance, the cry of a muezzin sounded, echoed across the rooftops, and faded away in the distance. It was followed by a second, then a third. It was the final call to prayer …
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The Tiger and the Cauldron(38)
Chapter 38 They remained in Qazvin for a week while the war turned around them. General Mohammed Sabbah reinforced the city with a new garrison of sixteen hundred men and took command of them himself while Zanjani went north to the mountains to seek and wipe out any resistance groups of the enemy who had …
The Tiger and the Cauldron(ch13)
Chapter 13 Leaving the caravan far behind, Hassan rode into the foothills of Mount Sahand. It was a route he had followed many times in the past, one which would eventually lead across the lower ridges of the mountain to Maragha. Passing through the richer suburbs, he came to a region sparsely inhabited where most …
The Tiger and the Cauldron(ch12)
Chapter 12 The merchant caravan comprised mostly Byzantines and Indians and had three escorts altogether. The Byzantines formed a close-knit group and the Indians, though friendly enough, were obliged for reasons of language to travel together with an interpreter. Hassan found himself in the company of three Venetians, Jacopo Zola and his sons, Luca and …
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