CHAP. PAGE I.—CONCERNING GREAT TURKEY 457 NOTES.—1. _Kaidu Khan._ 2. _His frontier towards the Great Kaan._ II.—OF CERTAIN BATTLES THAT WERE FOUGHT BY KING CAIDU AGAINST THE ARMIES OF HIS UNCLE THE GREAT KAAN 459 NOTES.—1. _Textual._ 2. “Araines.” 3. _Chronology in connection with the events described._ III.—†WHAT THE GREAT KAAN SAID TO THE MISCHIEF DONE BY CAIDU HIS NEPHEW 463 IV.—OF THE EXPLOITS OF KING CAIDU’S VALIANT DAUGHTER 463 NOTE.—_Her name explained. Remarks on the story._ V.—HOW ABAGA SENT HIS SON ARGON IN COMMAND AGAINST KING CAIDU 466 (Extract and Substance.) NOTES.—1. _Government of the Khorasan frontier._ 2. _The Historical Events._ VI.—HOW ARGON AFTER THE BATTLE HEARD THAT HIS FATHER WAS DEAD AND WENT TO ASSUME THE SOVEREIGNTY AS WAS HIS RIGHT 467 NOTES.—1. _Death of Ábáká._ 2. _Textual._ 3. _Ahmad Tigudar._ VII.—†HOW ACOMAT SOLDAN SET OUT WITH HIS HOST AGAINST HIS NEPHEW WHO WAS COMING TO CLAIM THE THRONE THAT BELONGED TO HIM 468 VIII.—†HOW ARGON TOOK COUNSEL WITH HIS FOLLOWERS ABOUT ATTACKING HIS UNCLE ACOMAT SOLDAN 468 IX.—†HOW THE BARONS OF ARGON ANSWERED HIS ADDRESS 469 X.—†THE MESSAGE SENT BY ARGON TO ACOMAT 469 XI.—HOW ACOMAT REPLIED TO ARGON’S MESSAGE 469 XII.—OF THE BATTLE BETWEEN ARGON AND ACOMAT, AND THE CAPTIVITY OF ARGON 470 NOTES.—1. _Verbal._ 2. _Historical._ XIII.—HOW ARGON WAS DELIVERED FROM PRISON 471 XIV.—HOW ARGON GOT THE SOVEREIGNTY AT LAST 472 XV.—†HOW ACOMAT WAS TAKEN PRISONER 473 XVI.—HOW ACOMAT WAS SLAIN BY ORDER OF HIS NEPHEW 473 XVII.—HOW ARGON WAS RECOGNISED AS SOVEREIGN 473 NOTES.—1. _The historical circumstances and persons named in these chapters._ 2. _Arghún’s accession and death._ XVIII.—HOW KIACATU SEIZED THE SOVEREIGNTY AFTER ARGON’S DEATH 475 NOTE.—_The reign and character of Kaikhátú._ XIX.—HOW BAIDU SEIZED THE SOVEREIGNTY AFTER THE DEATH OF KIACATU 476 NOTES.—1. _Baidu’s alleged Christianity._ 2. _Gházán Khan._ XX.—CONCERNING KING CONCHI WHO RULES THE FAR NORTH 479 NOTES.—1. _Kaunchi Khan._ 2. _Siberia._ 3. _Dog-sledges._ 4. _The animal here styled |Erculin|. The Vair._ 5. _Yugria._ XXI.—CONCERNING THE LAND OF DARKNESS 484