Mirat ul Memalik

"I completed this narrative in Galata in the month Shaaban of the year 964 (1556), and the transcript of it was accomplished in the month Safar of the year 965 (1557)." Sidi Ali Reis [1]
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Mirat ul Memalik is a historical book written by Ottoman Admiral Sidi Ali Reis about his travels in South Asia, Central Asia and Middle East. Sidi Ali Reis was an Ottoman Admiral sent by Suleiman the Magnificent to counter the Portuguese piracy and attacks on Muslim pilgrim ships in the Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, Red Sea and Persian Gulf. He was ship wrecked in India and travelled to Muslim states in South Asia, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Iran and Middle East before returning to Ottoman Empire. He wrote his travels in his book Mirat ul Memalik (The Mirror of Countries), 1557 CE.

[1] For full text See: Medieval Sourcebook

Sidi Ali Reis (16th Century CE): Mirat ul Memalik (The Mirror of Countries), 1557 CE
A Turkish traveler's account of the world of India and the Middle East.