The Khan's guards was
Ko-li-ki-sze, alias Kow-r-ki (d. 1311), and his son Ti-mi-ti-r. There is
no doubt that one of them was Georgius, and the other Demetrius. Further,
in the description of Chin-Kiang in the time of the Yuen, mention is made
of Ko-li-ki-sze Ye-li-ko-wen, i.e. Ko-li-ki-sze, the Christian, and of his
son Lu-ho (Luke).
"Ko-li-ki-sze of Wang-ku is much praised in history for his valour and his
love for Confucian doctrine; he had in consequence of a special favour of
the Khan two Mongol princesses for wives at the same time (which is rather
difficult to conciliate with his being a Christian). The time of his death
is correctly indicated in a letter of Joannes de M. Corvino of the year
1305: ante sex annos migravit ad Dominum. He left a young son Chu-an,
who probably is the Joannes of the letter of Ioannes (Giovani) de M.
Corvino, so called propter nomen meum, says the missionary. In another
Wang-ku branch, Si-li-ki-sze reminds one also of the Christian name
Sergius." - H. C.]
NOTE 3. - "The Lapis Armenus, or Azure,... is produced in the district of
Tayton-fu (i.e. Tathung), belonging to Shansi." (Du Halde in Astley,
IV.
