NOTES. - 1. Plain of Tanduc. 2. Divination by Twigs and Arrows.
L. - THE BATTLE BETWEEN CHINGHIS KAAN AND PRESTER JOHN. DEATH OF CHINGHIS
NOTE. - Real circumstances and date of the Death of Chinghiz.
LI. - OF THOSE WHO DID REIGN AFTER CHINGHIS KAAN, AND OF THE CUSTOMS OF THE
TARTARS
NOTES. - 1. Origin of the Cambuscan of Chaucer. 2. Historical Errors.
3. The Place of Sepulture of Chinghiz. 4. Barbarous Funeral
Superstition.
LII. - CONCERNING THE CUSTOMS OF THE TARTARS
NOTES. - 1. Tartar Huts. 2. Tartar Waggons. 3. Pharaoh's Rat. 4. Chastity
of the Women. 5. Polygamy and Marriage Customs.
LIII. - CONCERNING THE GOD OF THE TARTARS
NOTES. - 1. The old Tartar idols. 2. Kumiz.
LIV. - CONCERNING THE TARTAR CUSTOMS OF WAR
NOTES. - 1. Tartar Arms. 2. The Decimal Division of their Troops.
3. Textual. 4. Blood-drinking. 5. Kurut, or Tartar Curd. 6. The Mongol
military rapidity and terrorism. 7. Corruption of their Nomade
simplicity.
LV. - CONCERNING THE ADMINISTERING OF JUSTICE AMONG THE TARTARS
NOTES. - 1. The Cudgel. 2. Punishment of Theft. 3. Marriage of the Dead.
4. Textual.
LVI. - SUNDRY PARTICULARS ON THE PLAIN BEYOND CARACORON
NOTES. - 1. Textual. 2. Bargu, the Mecrit, the Reindeer, and Chase of
Water-fowl. 3. The bird Barguerlac, the Syrrhaptes. 4. Gerfalcons.
LVII. - OF THE KINGDOM OF ERGUIUL, AND PROVINCE OF SINJU
NOTES. - 1. Erguiul. 2. Siningfu. 3. The Yak. 4. The Musk Deer.
5. Reeves's Pheasant.
LVIII. - OF THE KINGDOM OF EGRIGAIA
NOTES. - 1. Egrigaia. 2. Calachan 3. White Camels, and Camlets:
Siclatoun.
LIX. - CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF TENDUC, AND THE DESCENDANTS OF PRESTER
JOHN
NOTES. - 1. The name and place Tenduc. King George. 2. Standing Marriage
Compact. The title Gurgan. 3. Azure. 4. The terms Argon and
Guasmul. The Dungens. 5. The Rampart of Gog and Magog. 6. Tartary
cloths. 7. Siuen-hwa fu.
LX. - CONCERNING THE KAAN'S PALACE OF CHAGANNOR.
NOTES. - 1. Palace. 2. The word Sesnes. 3. Chagan-nor. 4. The five
species of Crane described by Polo. 5. The word Cator.
LXI. - OF THE CITY OF CHANDU, AND THE KAAN'S PALACE THERE
NOTES. - 1. Two Roads. 2. Chandu, properly Shangtu. 3. Leopards. 4. The
Bamboo Palace. Uses of the Bamboo. 5. Kublai's Annual Migration to
Shangtu. 6. The White Horses. The Oirad Tribe. 7. The Mare's Milk
Festival. 8. Weather Conjuring. 9. Ascription of Cannibalism to
Tibetans, etc. 10. The term Bacsi. 11. Magical Feats ascribed to the
Lamas. 12. Lamas. 13. Vast extent of Lama Convents. 14. Married Lamas.
15. Bran. 16. Patarins. 17. The Ascetics called Sensin. 18. Textual.
19. Tao-sze Idols.
BOOK SECOND.
PART I.
I. - OF CUBLAY KAAN, THE GREAT KAAN NOW REIGNING, AND OF HIS GREAT
PUISSANCE
NOTE. - Eulogies of Kublai.
II. - CONCERNING THE REVOLT OF NAYAN, WHO WAS UNCLE TO THE GREAT KAAN
CUBLAY
NOTES. - 1. Chronology. 2. Kublai's Age. 3. His Wars. 4. Nayan and his
true relationship to Kublai.
III. - HOW THE GREAT KAAN MARCHED AGAINST NAYAN
NOTE. - Addition from Ramusio.
IV. - OF THE BATTLE THAT THE GREAT KAAN FOUGHT WITH NAYAN
NOTES. - 1. The word Bretesche. 2. Explanatory. 3. The Nakkara.
4. Parallel Passages. 5. Verbal. 6. The Story of Nayan. (See App. L.
7.)
V. - HOW THE GREAT KAAN CAUSED NAYAN TO BE PUT TO DEATH
NOTES. - 1. The Shedding of Royal blood avoided. 2. Chorcha, Kaoli,
Barskul, Sikintinju. 3. Jews in China.
VI. - HOW THE GREAT KAAN WENT BACK TO THE CITY OF CAMBALUC
NOTE. - Passage from Ramusio respecting the Kaan's views of Religion.
Remarks.
VII. - HOW THE KAAN REWARDED THE VALOUR OF HIS CAPTAINS
NOTES. - 1. Parallel from Sanang Setzen. 2. The Golden Honorary Tablets
or Paizah of the Mongols. 3. Umbrellas. 4. The Gerfalcon Tablets.
VIII. - CONCERNING THE PERSON OF THE GREAT KAAN
NOTES. - 1. Colour of his Eyes. 2. His Wives. 3. The Kungurat Tribe.
Competitive Examination in Beauty.
IX. - CONCERNING THE GREAT KAAN'S SONS
NOTES. - 1. Kublai's intended Heir. 2. His other Sons.
X. - CONCERNING THE PALACE OF THE GREAT KAAN
NOTES. - 1. Palace Wall. 2. The word Tarcasci 3. Towers. 4. Arsenals of
the Palace. 5. The Gates. 6. Various Readings. 7. Barracks. 8. Wide
diffusion of the kind of Palace here described. 9. Parallel description.
10. "Divine" Park. 11. Modern account of the Lake, etc. 12. "Roze de
l'acur." 13. The Green Mount. 14. Textual. 15. Bridge.
XI. - CONCERNING THE CITY OF CAMBALUC
NOTES. - 1. Chronology, etc., of Peking. 2. The City Wall. 3. Changes in
the Extent of the City. 4. Its ground plan. 5. Aspect. 6. Public Towers.
7. Addition from Ramusio.
XII. - HOW THE GREAT KAAN MAINTAINS A GUARD OF TWELVE THOUSAND HORSE, WHICH
ARE CALLED KESHICAN
NOTE. - The term Quescican.
XIII. - THE FASHION OF THE GREAT KAAN'S TABLE AT HIS HIGH FEASTS
NOTES. - 1. Order of the Tables. 2. The word Vernique. 3. The Buffet of
Liquors. 4. The superstition of the Threshold. 5. Chinese Etiquettes.
6. Jugglers at the Banquet.
XIV. - CONCERNING THE GREAT FEAST HELD BY THE GRAND KAAN EVERY YEAR ON HIS
BIRTHDAY
NOTES. - 1. The Chinese Year. 2. "Beaten Gold." 3. Textual. Festal
changes of costume. 4. Festivals.
XV. - OF THE GREAT FESTIVAL WHICH THE KAAN HOLDS ON NEW YEAR'S DAY
NOTES. - 1. The White Month. 2. Mystic value of the number 9. 3.
Elephants at Peking. 4. Adoration of Tablets. K'o-tow.
XVI. - CONCERNING THE TWELVE THOUSAND BARONS WHO RECEIVE ROBES OF CLOTH OF
GOLD FROM THE EMPEROR ON THE GREAT FESTIVALS, THIRTEEN CHANGES A-PIECE
NOTES. - 1. Textual. 2. The words Camut and Borgal. 3. Tame Lions.
XVII. - HOW THE GREAT KAAN ENJOINETH HIS PEOPLE TO SUPPLY HIM WITH GAME
NOTE. - Parallel Passage.
XVIII. - OF THE LIONS AND LEOPARDS AND WOLVES THAT THE KAAN KEEPS FOR THE
CHASE
NOTES. - 1. The Cheeta or Hunting Leopard. 2. Lynxes. 3. The Tiger,
termed Lion by Polo. 4. The Burgut Eagle.
XIX. - CONCERNING THE TWO BROTHERS WHO HAVE CHARGE OF THE KAAN'S HOUNDS
NOTE. - The Masters of the Hounds, and their title.
