Monthly Archives: September 2006

Pétis de la Croix, relating the same campaign and professing to follow

Fadlallah, i Ptis de la Croix, relating the same campaign and professing to follow Fadlallah, i.e. Rashiduddin, says the king ‘retired to his fortress of _Arbaca_.’

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This voyage, which was a bold and adventurous one for the time, may be

regarded as the first recognition of Columbus as a man of importance, for the expedition was manned and commanded by picked men; so it was for all reasons a very fortunate one for him, although the possession of the dangerous … Continue reading

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NOTE 3

NOTE 3.–The number of these festivals and distributions of dresses is _thirteen_ in all the old texts, except the Latin of the Geog. Soc., which has _twelve_. Thirteen would seem therefore to have been in the original copy. And the … Continue reading

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And when the Great Kaan sits at table on any great court occasion, it is

in this fashion And when the Great Kaan sits at table on any great court occasion, it is in this fashion. His table is elevated a good deal above the others, and he sits at the north end of the … Continue reading

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Fraehn shows ground for believing the people to have been a mixture of

Fins, Slavs, and Turks Fraehn shows ground for believing the people to have been a mixture of Fins, Slavs, and Turks. Nicephorus Gregoras supposes that they took their name from the great river on which they dwelt ([Greek: Bolga]).

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CHAPTER XII

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[I believe there can be no doubt that Etzina must be looked for on the

river _Hei-shui_, called _Etsina_ by the Mongols, east of Suhchau [I believe there can be no doubt that Etzina must be looked for on the river _Hei-shui_, called _Etsina_ by the Mongols, east of Suhchau. This river empties its waters … Continue reading

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Rubruquis (Rockhill”s ed

Rubruquis (Rockhill”s ed. pp. 153-154) says:–’And whenever the principal envoy [of Longa] came to court he carried a highly-polished tablet of ivory about a cubit long and half a palm wide. Every time he spoke to the chan or some … Continue reading

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Curiously, Pandit Manphul says of the districts about the Kokcha: ‘Both

their hills and plains are productive, the former _being mostly composed of earth, having very little of rocky substance_ Curiously, Pandit Manphul says of the districts about the Kokcha: ‘Both their hills and plains are productive, the former _being mostly … Continue reading

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