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 241
gold, are also from thiskingdom.^ There is yet another race of people who inhabit themountains in that quarter, and are called Curds. Someof them are Christians, and some of them are Saracens ;but they are an evil generation, whose delight it is toplunder merchants.* [Near this province is another… … 58 MARCO POLO. Book I. Note 1.—Polo could scarcely have been justified in calling Mosula very great kingdom. This is a bad habit of his, as we shall have tonotice again. Badruddin Lulu, the Atabeg of Mosul, had at the ageof 96 taken sides with Hulaku, and stood highin his favour. His son Malik…
Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 · Polo family · Voyages and travels · Mongols · Early maps · Inscriptions, Chinese
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