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 207
and confidential; but Commissioner would perhaps betterexpress them than Ambassador in the modern sense. The word Ilchi,which was probably in his mind, was applied to a large variety of classesemployed on the Commissions of Government, as we may see froma passage of Rashiduddin in DOhsson, which…
Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 · Polo family · Voyages and travels · Mongols · Early maps · Inscriptions, Chinese
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