ia ▁proper ▁by ▁crossing ▁the ▁C asp ian ▁Sea . ▁He ▁lived ▁in ▁Pers ia ▁for ▁one ▁year . ▁In ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 4 6 9 , ▁Nik it in ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Or mus ▁and ▁then , ▁crossing ▁the ▁Arab ian ▁Sea , ▁and ▁making ▁several ▁prolong ed ▁stays ▁along ▁the ▁way , ▁reached ▁the ▁s ultan ate ▁of ▁Bah man i , ▁where ▁he ▁would ▁live ▁for ▁three ▁years . ▁From ▁what ▁he ▁tells ▁us , ▁he ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁made ▁his ▁living ▁by ▁horse - de aling . ▁During ▁that ▁time ▁he ▁visited ▁the ▁H indu ▁san ctu ary ▁of ▁Per w att um , ▁which ▁he ▁called ▁" the ▁Jerusalem ▁of ▁the ▁H ind us ". ▁ ▁On ▁his ▁way ▁back , ▁Nik it in ▁visited ▁Mus cat , ▁the ▁Arab ian ▁s ultan ate ▁of ▁Som alia ▁and ▁Tra b zon , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 4 7 2 ▁arrived ▁at ▁Fe od osi ya ▁by ▁crossing ▁the ▁Black ▁Sea . ▁On ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁T ver , ▁Nik it in ▁died ▁not ▁far ▁from ▁Sm ol ensk ▁in ▁the ▁aut umn ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁trip , ▁Nik it in ▁studied ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁India , ▁its ▁social ▁system , ▁government , ▁military ▁( he ▁witness ed ▁war - g ames ▁featuring ▁war ▁ele ph ants ), ▁its ▁economy , ▁religion , ▁l ifest yles , ▁and ▁natural ▁resources . ▁ ▁The ▁abund ance ▁and ▁trust worth iness ▁of ▁Nik