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The book of Ser Marco Polo : the Venetian concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the East (1903)

Polo, Marco, 1254-1323?, Cordier, Henri, 1849-1925, Yule, Amy Frances, Yule, Henry, Sir, 1820-1889 · London : John Murray · leaf 489

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mounted,and armed with lances and bucklers (III. 34). The elephant stories may have arisenfrom the occasional use of these animals by the Kings of Abyssinia. (See Note 4 tonext chapter.) Note 6.—An approximation to 12,000 as a round number seems to have beenhabitually used in reference to the… … Ethiopian Sheep. de Laval that the Sultan of the Maldives called himself Ibrahim Sultan of ThirteenAtollons (or coral groups) and 0/ 12,000 Islands ! This is probably the origin of theproverbial number. Ibn Batuta, in his excellent account of the Maldives, estimatesthem at only about 2000. But…

Polo, Marco, 1254-1323? · Yule, Henry, Sir, 1820-1889 · Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 · Polo family · Inscriptions, Chinese · Early maps · Mongols · Voyages and travels

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