_ 379 _ heavily with more cotton, and decorated robes which reach the ankle. In winter they line their clothes with fox furs and in sheepskins. The women are beautiful. They weave very fine silk carpets and always live in encampments. Each camp comprises perhaps 500 or 600 tents although some are less. They ride fine horses and mares which they breed, are well-armed with bows, swords and scimitars, as well as steel shields. They do not use lances except in heavy warfare. In winter and summer alike, they move about the countryside, as if it is snowing in one region, they go to another where the weather is more temperate. We saw such people throughout the entire region belonging to the Sophy. They belong to the sect of the Sophy, which is called Safavi; this sect pays greater homage to Ali than to Mohammed. They wear the red cap [Haidar) and speak Turkish. They are called cazelbaras, which means redheads in their language. What I think about these people is that they follow neither the law of the Moors nor of the heathens. In fact, they follow no law at all. Once we had crossed the land belonging to the Lord of Lara, we turned northwest and entered some wide
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