Asia -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800; Mongols -- History; Polo, Marco, 1254-1323?; Voyages and travels
NOTES.—1. _Chronology._ 2. _Mien or Burma. Why the King may
have been called King of Bengal also._ 3. _Numbers
alleged to have been carried on elephants._
LII.—OF THE BATTLE THAT WAS FOUGHT BY THE GREAT KAAN’S HOST AND
HIS SENESCHAL AGAINST THE KING OF MIEN 101
NOTES.—1. _Nasruddin._ 2. _Cyrus’s Camels._ 3. _Chinese
Account of the Action. General Correspondence of the
Chinese and Burmese Chronologies._
LIII.—OF THE GREAT DESCENT THAT LEADS TOWARDS THE KINGDOM OF MIEN 106
NOTES.—1. _Market-days._ 2. _Geographical difficulties._
LIV.—CONCERNING THE CITY OF MIEN, AND THE TWO TOWERS THAT ARE
THEREIN, ONE OF GOLD, AND THE OTHER OF SILVER 109
NOTES.—1. _Amien._ 2. _Chinese Account of the Invasion of
Burma. Comparison with Burmese Annals. The City
intended. The Pagodas._ 3. _Wild Oxen._
LV.—CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF BANGALA 114
NOTES.—1. _Polo’s view of Bengal; and details of his account
illustrated._ 2. _Great Cattle._
LVI.—DISCOURSES OF THE PROVINCE OF CAUGIGU 116
NOTE.—_A Part of Laos. Papesifu. Chinese Geographical
Etymologies._
LVII.—CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF ANIN 119
NOTES.—1. _The Name. Probable identification of territory._
2. _Textual._
LVIII.—CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF COLOMAN 122
NOTES.—1. _The Name. The Kolo-man._ 2. _Natural defences of
Kwei-chau._
LIX.—CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF CUIJU 124
NOTES.—1. _Kwei-chau. Phungan-lu._ 2. _Grass-cloth._ 3.
_Tigers._ 4. _Great Dogs._ 5. _Silk._ 6. _Geographical
Review of the Route since Chapter LV._ 7. _Return to
Juju._
BOOK SECOND.
(_Continued_.)
PART III.
_Journey Southward through Eastern Provinces of Cathay and Manzi._
LX.—CONCERNING THE CITIES OF CACANFU AND CHANGLU 132
NOTES.—1. _Pauthier’s Identifications._ 2. _Changlu. The
Burning of the Dead ascribed to the Chinese._
LXI.—CONCERNING THE CITY OF CHINANGLI, AND THAT OF TADINFU, AND
THE REBELLION OF LITAN 135
NOTES.—1. _T’si-nan fu._ 2. _Silk of Shan-tung._ 3. _Title
|Sangon|._ 4. _Agul and Mangkutai._ 5. _History of
Litan’s Revolt._
LXII.—CONCERNING THE NOBLE CITY OF SINJUMATU 138
NOTE.—_The City intended. The Great Canal._
LXIII.—CONCERNING THE CITIES OF LINJU AND PIJU 140
NOTES.—1. _Linju._ 2. _Piju._
LXIV.—CONCERNING THE CITY OF SIJU, AND THE GREAT RIVER CARAMORAN 141
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