NOTE 6. - Ramusio's version states that on learning Arghun's death (which
they probably did on landing at Hormuz), they sent word of their arrival
to Kiacatu, who directed them to conduct the lady to Casan, who was then
in the region of the Arbre Sec (the Province of Khorasan) guarding the
frontier passes with 60,000 men, and that they did so, and then turned
back to Kiacatu (probably at Tabriz), and stayed at his Court nine months.
Even the Geog. Text seems to imply that they had become personally known
to Casan, and I have no doubt that Ramusio's statement is an authentic
expansion of the original narrative by Marco himself, or on his authority.
Arghun Khan died 10th March, 1291. He was succeeded (23rd July) by his
brother Kaikhatu (Quiacatu of Polo), who was put to death 24th March,
1295.
We learn from Hammer's History of the Ilkhans that when Ghazan, the son of
Arghun (Casan of Polo), who had the government of the Khorasan frontier,
was on his return to his post from Tabriz, where his uncle Kaikhatu had
refused to see him, "he met at Abher the ambassador whom he had sent to
the Great Khan to obtain in marriage a relative of the Great Lady Bulghan.
This envoy brought with him the Lady KUKACHIN (our author's Cocachin),
with presents from the Emperor, and the marriage was celebrated with due
festivity." Abher lies a little west of Kazvin.
