The book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian : concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the East (1871)
Polo, Marco, 1254-1323, Yule, Henry, Sir, 1820-1889 · London : John Murray · leaf 184
its place. Its position is still marked by a village called Bolgari, whereruins of Mahomedan character remain, and where coins and inscriptionshave been found. Coins of the Kings of Bolghar, struck in the lothcentury, have been described by Fraehn, as well as coins of the Mongolperiod struck at… … - ~S^Jm^!&k. Ruins of Bolghar. Fraehn shows ground for believing the people to have been a mixtureof Fins, Slavs, and Turks. Nicephorus Gregoras supposes that theytook their name from the great river on which they dwelt (BovAya). The severe and lasting winter is spoken of by Ibn Fozlan and…
Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 · Polo family · Voyages and travels · Mongols · Early maps · Inscriptions, Chinese
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