The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian: Concerning the Kingdoms and Marvels of the East, Volume 2J. Murray, 1903 - Asia |
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ancient Anin Annals Baber Baron Bayan Bengal bridge Burma Burmese Caindu called canal capital Captain Gill Carajan Cathay Caugigu century Ch'êng-tu fu Champa CHAPTER chau China Chinese Coloman couvade custom Devéria Dynasty elephants Emperor Fo-kien Fu-chau Garnier gold Hang-chau Ho-nan Hwang-Ho Ibn Batuta Idolaters India Island Java journey Kaan Kaan's Kamboja Kiang King kingdom Kinsay Klaproth Kúblái lake Lin-ngan Liu Pei Lolo Mahomedan mangonels Manzi maps Marco Polo Martini mentioned miles Mongols mountains Nan-Chao navigation Nestorian noble city NOTE Pagán palace Pauthier Peking plain Polo's Prester John prince probably province quantities Ramusio Rashiduddin Richthofen river road route salt says seqq Shan Shan-si Si-fan Si-ngan fu silk silver Singphos speaks stone Sumatra Sze-ch'wan T'swan-chau Ta-li Tartars tell Tibet Tibetan towns and villages trade tribes valley vessels whilst writes Yachi Yellow River Yun-nan Yung-ch'ang Zayton