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ardevil_n and_o sultany_n which_o two_o province_n comprehend_v the_o ancient_a media_n within_o a_o very_a little_a extend_v to_o the_o very_a shoar_n of_o the_o caspan_n sea_n the_o seven_o contain_v kylan_n and_o mazandran_n lie_v likewise_o upon_o the_o caspan_n sea_n former_o hyrcania_n wherein_o be_v the_o city_n and_o town_n of_o firuzcuh_o sukar-abad_a and_o mibnikiellé_fw-fr at_o the_o entry_n of_o the_o mountain_n giru_n talara-pesct_a and_o saru_n in_o the_o plain_a ferhabad_a ciarman_n and_o gscref_o towards_o the_o sea_n the_o eight_o be_v estarabad_n former_o margiana_n which_o extend_v to_o the_o river_n ruthkhané-kurkan_a which_o the_o ancient_n call_v oxus_n the_o principal_a city_n whereof_o be_v estarabad_n amul_n damkam_n the_o nine_o contain_v the_o province_n of_o the_o usbeck-tartar_n comprehend_v all_o the_o ancient_a sogdiana_n and_o bactriana_n the_o chief_a city_n whereof_o be_v balk_v samarcand_n and_o boccara_n etc._n etc._n the_o ten_o be_v corassan_n 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port_n of_o guadel_n towards_o guzerat_n the_o fifteen_o kerman_n former_o caramania_n extend_v as_o far_o as_o the_o gulf_n of_o ormus_n the_o chief_a city_n whereof_o be_v kerman_n bermazir_fw-it the_o port_n of_o kuhestek_n and_o the_o cape_n of_o jasques_n the_o sixteenth_o be_v farsistan_n or_o that_o part_n of_o persia_n so_o proper_o call_v the_o chief_a city_n whereof_o be_v schiras_n caseron_n benarou_n firus-abat_a darab-guy_a etc._n etc._n to_o which_o you_o may_v add_v the_o little_a province_n of_o laraston_n with_o the_o city_n of_o lar_n just_a against_o ormus_n but_o this_o province_n former_o extend_v no_o far_o than_o benarou_n two_o day_n journey_n from_o lar_n before_o sha-abas_n conquer_v the_o kingdom_n of_o lar_n and_o then_o the_o kingdom_n of_o ormus_n now_o they_o be_v both_o unite_v though_o they_o have_v both_o several_a governor_n as_o they_o have_v distinct_a prince_n before_o the_o port_n in_o this_o province_n upon_o the_o persian_a gulf_n be_v 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