284 seq.
KING GEORGE.
King or Prince George of Marco Polo and Monte Corvino belonged to the
Oenguet tribe. He was killed in Mongolia in 1298, leaving an infant child
called Shu-ngan (Giovanni) baptized by Monte Corvino. George was
transcribed Koerguez and Goerguez by the Persian historians. See PELLIOT,
T'oung Pao, 1914, pp. 632 seq. and Cathay, III., p. 15 n.
LIX., p. 286.
TENDUC.
Prof. Pelliot (Journ. As., Mai-Juin, 1912, pp. 595-6) thinks that it
might be Tien toe, [Chinese], on the river So ling (Selenga).
LIX., p. 291.
CHRISTIANS.
In the Mongol Empire, Christians were known under the name of tarsa and
especially under this of aerkaeguen, in Chinese ye-li-k'o-wen; tarsa,
was generally used by the Persian historians. Cf. PELLIOT, T'oung Pao,
1914, p. 636.
LIX., p. 295, n. 6. Instead of Ku-wei, read K'u-wai. (PELLIOT.)
LXI., pp. 302, 310.
"The weather-conjuring proclivities of the Tartars are repeatedly
mentioned in Chinese history. The High Carts (early Ouigours) and Jou-jan
(masters of the Early Turks) were both given this way, the object being
sometimes to destroy their enemies. I drew attention to this in the
Asiatic Quart. Rev. for April, 1902 ('China and the Avars')." (E.H.
PARKER, Asiatic Quart. Rev., Jan., 1904, p. 140.)
LXI., p. 305, n. Harlez's inscription is a miserable scribble of the
facsimile from Dr. Bushell. (PELLIOT.)
LXI., p. 308, n. 5. The Yuan Shi, ch. 77, f deg. 7 v., says that:
"Every year, [the Emperor] resorts to Shang tu. On the 24th day of the
8th moon, the sacrifice called 'libation of mare's milk' is celebrated."
(PELLIOT.)
[1] The eight stages would be: - (1) Hasanabad, 21 miles; (2) Darband, 28
miles; (3) Chehel Pai, 23 miles; (4) Naiband, 39 miles; (5) Zenagan,
47 miles; (6) Duhuk, 25 miles; (7) Chah Khushab, 36 miles; and (8)
Tun, 23 miles.
[2] Genom Khorasan och Turkestan, I., pp. 123 seq.
BOOK SECOND.
PART I. - THE KAAN, HIS COURT AND CAPITAL.
II., p. 334.
NAYAN.
It is worthy of note that Nayan had given up Buddhism and become a
Christian as well as many of his subjects. Cf. PELLIOT 1914, pp. 635-6.
VII., pp. 352, 353.
Instead of Sir-i-Sher, read Sar-i-Sher. (PELLIOT.)
P'AI TZU.
"Dr. Bushell's note describes the silver p'ai, or tablets (not then
called p'ai tsz) of the Cathayans, which were 200 (not 600) in number.
But long before the Cathayans used them, the T'ang Dynasty had done so for
exactly the same purpose. They were 5 inches by 1-1/2 inches, and marked
with the five words, 'order, running horses, silver p'ai,' and were
issued by the department known as the men-hia-sheng. Thus, they were not
a Tartar, but a Chinese, invention. Of course, it is possible that the
Chinese must have had the idea suggested to them by the ancient wooden
orders or tallies of the Tartars." (E.H. PARKER, As.
