rs between two mountains ; not thatthey were really Tartars, however, for there were noTartars in those days, but they consisted of a race ofpeople called Comanians and many besides.^ [In this province all the forests are of box-wood.]There are numerous towns and villages, and silk is pro-duced in… … VOL. I, 52 MARCO POLO Book I. the people live by trade and handicrafts. Tis a verymountainous region, and full of strait defiles and offortresses, insomuch that the Tartars have never beenable to subdue it out and out. There is in this country a certain Convent of Nunscalled St. Leonards, about…
Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 · Polo family · Yule, Henry, Sir, 1820-1889 · Polo, Marco, 1254-1323? · Voyages and travels · Mongols · Inscriptions, Chinese
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