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 254
da notices that Tabriz was vulgarly pronouncedTauriz, and this appears to have been adopted by the Franks. InPegolotti the name is always Torissi. Tabriz is often reckoned to belong to Armenia, as by Hayton.Properly it is the chief city of Adherbaijdn, which never was includedin Irak. But it may be… … (ihazan Khans Mosque at Tabriz.—From Fergusson. Note 2.—Cremesor, as Baldello points out, is Garmsir, meaning ahot region, a term which in Persia has acquired several specific applica-tions, and especially indicates the coast-country on the N.E. side of thePersian Gulf, including Hormuz and the…
Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 · Polo family · Voyages and travels · Mongols · Early maps · Inscriptions, Chinese
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