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 390
CITY OF CARACORON. 203 Note 3.—The Wild Ass of Mongolia is the Dshiggetai of Pallas{Asiiius hemiojtus of Gray), and identical with the jTibetan Kyang ofMoorcroft and Trans-himalayan sportsmen. It differs, according toBlyth, only in shades of colour and unimportant markings, from theGhor Khar of… … Wild Ass of Mongolia. CHAPTER XLVI. Of the City of Caracoron. Caracoron is a city of some three miles in compass. [Itis surrounded by a strong earthen rampart, for stone isscarce there. And beside it there is a great citadel whereinis a fine palace in which the Governor resides.] Tis thefirst city…
Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 · Polo family · Voyages and travels · Mongols · Early maps · Inscriptions, Chinese
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