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 163
sited by Mr. A. AVylie. Just before hisfirst visit (I believe in 1866) a discovery had been made in the cityof a quantity of treasure buried at the time of the siege. One of thelocal officers gave Mr. Wylie one of the copper coins, not indeed initself of any great rarity, but worth engraving here… … Cuiii from a treasure hidden at Siang-yang during the siege in 1208-73, lately discovered. CHAPTER LXXI. Concerning the City of Sinju and the Great River Kian. You must know that when you leave the city of Yanju,after going 15 miles south-east, you come to a city calledSinju, of no great size, but…
Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 · Polo family · Voyages and travels · Mongols · Early maps · Inscriptions, Chinese
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