Brousse is home to about 400 thousand inhabitants, Turks, Greeks, Jews and Armans, and there are up to one hundred and forty mosques. The greatest of them are: Bayazidova, Elderin-Dzhani, and Murat 1st, Murad-Jami. The Mosque of Orkan the Holy-Bearer was formerly a Greek monastery. Christian writers, and among others Mr. Chevalier, believe that right under the walls of Brussa Tamerlane defeated and captured Bayazid, and devastated the conquered city. Chevalier claims to have found the Bey Fountain, or spring, called by the Turks Persean Chdabaniler Chesme, around which rusty weapons are often torn off; but this does not prove anything, and according to Christian writers, as well as M. Chevalier (usually so reliable), this is completely false. The battle lost by Bayazid, when he was captured by Tamerlane, was near Angora, more than 200 years ago. Bayazid's eldest son, Soliman, ran after the battle, and, pursued by one of the commanders of Tamerlane's army, Magomet Mirza Dzhigan Gir, galloped through Brussa, barely stopped in it, and escaped to Constantinople. Mohammed Mirza, after weak resistance, took possession of the city, captured the wives and EIGHT harem of the Bayezids, many noble officials and the royal treasury, and plundered the city and killed the inhabitants or took them into captivity; Tamerlan himself has never been to BrussB. His battle near this city is a fairy tale of Christian writers, as well as the iron cage they invented, in which they allegedly carried the unfortunate Fayazid.
I got to Bruseu quite late. An official of Akhmet Pasha was waiting for me at the city gates and took me to the prepared ktartira. There I found three or four well-furnished rooms in Azshatskiy taste; in one there is a Fountain with a marble pool. When I entered my room, Akhmetov’s official asked me about my health, on behalf of Maish. Asking him to thank Pasha for his attention, I said that I was healthy, but very tired; and having rested, tomorrow I will definitely be with His Excellency and personally thank you for the attention that I have enjoyed since my return from Constantinople. Having asked about Akhmetov’s health, I bowed to the official, drank tea and went to bed.
I woke up very early and immediately went out onto the terrace. Olimi seemed in the fog; the sun was just rising; but many birds were flying around the gardens; Especially the larks sang so loudly that it seemed like I had never heard such a loud voice. Blue turtle doves flew from house to house: they are rich here and breed extremely quickly. Having calmed down, I went to Akhmet-Pashf. He sat in the sofa room and accepted requests. Seeing me, he stood up, approached me, and asked about my health; I thanked him for all his kindness and attention. He asked me to leave at three o'clock, and said that three kavas were appointed from him to carry out exactly my orders. I thanked him again, and left him to do his business, while I went to explore the city. It is impossible to imagine the respect everyone showed for the myth, knowing that I was familiar with Ours. Everywhere they said: this is Pasha’s friend. Kavas did not leave my side and, one might say, looked into my eyes, trying to warn my little one. The streets here, like in Constantinople®, are narrow and crooked, but much cleaner; the city is generally neat; Fountains everywhere cool the air. The inhabitants of Brussa are Turks: they are polite, meek and live in harmony with the Christians. There are many large bazaars here and in them there are many shops with brocade and silk goods: the latter are famous throughout Asia. There are significant silk factories; they also weave good carpets here. I saw magnificent baths, with marble pools and mosaic nolamas. Oliip abundantly supplies the city with water, which is skillfully supplied to almost all parts of it. The land and climate here are truly fertile. I understand that in BrussB and its environs one can live gloriously, and the people certainly live in abundance, which makes it seem kinder and more hospitable. In the city of DB there are hot mineral waters, and zelicolfin baths have been built near them. "The Turks gather there in large numbers and spend whole days IN QUIET amusements and ng. Not far from the city, the village of Chircha is known; there, in a small mosque, rests the ashes of the founders of Turkish rule, the two first Sultans: Othman and Orkan. And what a small source, and how quickly this small horde of Turks, led by Ortogul, among 00 wagons emerging from Azat became a vast and all-flooding river! The reasons for the rapid rise and equally rapid decline of the Turkish Empire will not complicate the future Gibbon: they are obvious to a reflective person.