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There _is_ a remarkable Stone at Samarkand, the _Kok-Tash_ or Green Stone,
on which Timur”s throne was set There _is_ a remarkable Stone at Samarkand, the _Kok-Tash_ or Green Stone, on which Timur”s throne was set. Tradition says that, big as it is, it was brought by him from Brusa;–but tradition may … Continue reading
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Meanwhile Messer Marco chanced to return from India, whither he had gone
as the Lord”s ambassador, and made his report of all the different things that he had seen in his travels, and of the sundry seas over which he had voyaged Meanwhile Messer Marco chanced to return from India, whither he … Continue reading
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CHAPTER LIX
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Polo, it seems evident to me, knew nothing of Chinese
Polo, it seems evident to me, knew nothing of Chinese. His _Shieng_ is no direct attempt to represent _any_ Chinese word, but simply the term that he had been used to employ in talking Persian or Turki, in the way … Continue reading
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‘The sacred sites of Buddhist Khotan which Hiuen Tsang and Fa-hian
describe, can be shown to be occupied now, almost without exception, by Mohamedan shrines forming the object of popular pilgrimages ‘The sacred sites of Buddhist Khotan which Hiuen Tsang and Fa-hian describe, can be shown to be occupied now, almost … Continue reading
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[4] This _tison_ can be seen in the cuts from the tomb of St
[4] This _tison_ can be seen in the cuts from the tomb of St. Peter Martyr and the seal of Winchelsea. hot chocolate christmas crafts home remedies to get rid of cat fleas african american online book stores html concrete … Continue reading
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NOTE 4
NOTE 4.–The stores are now outside the walls of the ‘Prohibited City,’ corresponding to Polo”s Palace-Wall, but within the walls of the ‘Imperial City.’ (_Middle Kingdom_, I. 61.) See the cut at p. 376. spy block programs cultural tourism in … Continue reading
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NOTE 2
NOTE 2.–Arziron is ERZRUM, which, even in Tournefort”s time, the Franks called _Erzeron_ (III. 126); [it was named _Garine_, then _Theodosiopolis_, in honour of Theodosius the Great; the present name was given by the Seljukid Turks, and it means ‘Roman … Continue reading
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[Mr. Wylie sent a most valuable paper on _The Mongol Astronomical Instruments at Peking_ to the Congress of Orientalists held at St. Petersburg, which was reprinted at Shanghai in 1897 in _Chinese Researches_. Some of the astronomical instruments have been … Continue reading
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D”Ohsson, also professing to follow Rashid, calls this ‘his capital
_Irghai_, which the Mongols call _Ircaya_ D”Ohsson, also professing to follow Rashid, calls this ‘his capital _Irghai_, which the Mongols call _Ircaya_.’ Klaproth, illustrating Polo, reads ‘Eyircai, which the Mongols call _Eyircay_.’ candy hearts retail choose colors greek coins and … Continue reading
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