XLVII.--OF CHINGHIS, AND HOW HE BECAME THE FIRST KAAN OF THE TARTARS
NOTES.--1. Chronology. 2. Relations between Chinghiz and Aung Khan, the Prester John of Polo.
XLVIII.--HOW CHINGHIS MUSTERED HIS PEOPLE TO MARCH AGAINST PRESTER JOHN
XLIX.--HOW PRESTER JOHN MARCHED TO MEET CHINGHIS
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 circ.u.mstances 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 Superst.i.tion.
LII.--CONCERNING THE CUSTOMS OF THE TARTARS
NOTES.--1. Tartar Huts. 2. Tartar Waggons. 3. Pharaoh"s Rat. 4. Chast.i.ty of the Women. 5. Polygamy and Marriage Customs.
LIII.--CONCERNING THE G.o.d OF THE TARTARS
NOTES.--1. The old Tartar idols. 2. k.u.miz.
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 t.i.tle _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 Pa.s.sages. 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.--Pa.s.sage from Ramusio respecting the Kaan"s views of Religion.
Remarks.