It is twelve days journey from Tauris to Persia.

Some days afterwards, one of the sons of Uzun-Hassan, named Masu-beg, came to Tauris with 1000 horse, to defend the city from the incursions of Zagarli.

Masu-beg endeavoured to raise money from the inhabitants of Tauris for the purpose of levying soldiers, but they resisted his demands, and all the shops of the city were shut up.