[Footnote *: Von  Hammer's  explanation  of  this  contested
          point is both  simple  and satisfactory.  It originates in a
          mistake in the meaning of the Turkish word kafe, which means
          a covered litter  or  palanquin  drawn by two horses, and is
          generally used to  convey  the  harem of an Eastern monarch.
          In such a  litter,  with  the  lattice-work  made  of  iron,
          Bajazet either chose or was constrained to travel.  This was
          either mistaken for,  or  transformed  by, ignorant relaters
          into a cage.   The  European Schiltberger, the two oldest of
          the Turkish historians,  and  the most valuable of the later
          compilers,  Seadeddin,  describe   this  litter.   Seadeddin
          discusses  the  question  with  some  degree  of  historical
          criticism, and ascribes  the choice of such a vehicle to the
          indignant state of Bajazet's mind, which would not brook the
          sight of his Tartar conquerors.  Von Hammer, p. 320. - M.]
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