Monthly Archives: December 2006

Tartary, which he calls _Soora-Goy_ or the Bushy-tailed Bull of Tibet [Lieutenant Samuel Turner gave a very good description of the Yak of Tartary, which he calls _Soora-Goy_ or the Bushy-tailed Bull of Tibet. (_Asiat. Researches_, No. XXIII, pp. 351-353, … Continue reading →

[Major P. Molesworth Sykes (_Geog. Jour._ X. p. 578) writes: 'At Tun, I was on the northern edge of the great Dash-i-Lut (Naked Desert), which lay between us and Kerman, and which had not been traversed, in this particular portion, … Continue reading →

some books, and were so spoken of in the first edition of this work The _Bohras_ of Western India are identified with the Imm?Ismils in some books, and were so spoken of in the first edition of this work. This … Continue reading →

the Sung Emperor Hiao; under the Yuen, in 1279, the rabbi rebuilt the ancient temple known as _Ts”ing Chen sse_, probably on the site of a ruined mosque; the synagogue was rebuilt in 1421 during the reign of Yung-lo; it … Continue reading →

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Terra-Rossa, one of the hamlets in the valley–concerning whom many human facts may be inferred, but only three are certainly known; that he lived, begot children, and died His family tree begins for us with his grandfather, Giovanni Colombo of … Continue reading →

Alexander being confounded with the Wall of China (see infra, Bk The theory that the Tartars were Gog and Magog led to the Rampart of Alexander being confounded with the Wall of China (see infra, Bk. I. ch. lix.), or … Continue reading →

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Mr. Rockhill (_Rubruck_, 201 note) says: ‘As early as B.C. 118, we find the Chinese using “leather-money” (_p”i pi_). These were pieces of white deer-skin, a foot square, with a coloured border. Each had a value of 40,000 cash. (_Ma … Continue reading →

stuffs, lined with costly furs, such as sable and ermine, vair and fox-skin, in the richest fashion The clothes of the wealthy Tartars are for the most part of gold and silk stuffs, lined with costly furs, such as sable … Continue reading →