Vair, The Fur And Animal.
- - As An Epithet Of Eyes.
Valaghir District.
Vambery, Prof.
Hermann.
Vanchu (Wangchu), conspires with Chenchu against Ahmad.
Van Lake.
Varaegian, Varangian.
Varaha Mihira, astronomer.
Vardoj River.
Varini.
Varsach, or Mashhad River.
Vasmulo.
Vateria Indica.
Veil of the Temple, [Greek:
Peplos babylonios].
Vellalars.
Venadan, title of king of Kaulam.
Venetians, factory at Soldaia,
expelled from Constantinople.
Venice,
return of Polos to;
its exaltation after Latin conquest of Constantinople;
its nobles;
Polo's mansion at;
galleys;
archives at;
articles brought from East by Marco to.
Ventilators at Hormuz.
Verlinden, Belgian missionary.
Verniques.
Verzino Colombino. (See also Brazil.).
Vessels, war,
stitched of Kerman ([Greek: ploiaria rhapta]).
(See also Ships.).
Vial, Paul, French missionary.
Vijayanagar.
Vikramajit, legend of.
Vikrampur.
Villard de Honnecourt, Album of.
Vincent of Beauvais.
Vincenzo, P.
Vineyards, in Taican,
Kashgar;
Khotan;
in N. China.
Vinson, Prof., on Couvade.
Virgin of Cape Comorin.
Visconti, Tedaldo, or Tebaldo, see Theobald of Piacenza.
Vissering, on Chinese Currency.
Vochan (Unchan, Yungchan),
battle there.
Vogels, J.
Vokhan, see Wakhan.
Volga, called Tigris.
Vos, Belgian Missionary.
Vughin.
Vuju in Kiangnan.
- - in Chekiang.
Wadoe tribe.
Wakf.
Wakhan (Vokhan), dialect.
- - Mountains.
Wakhjir Pass.
Wakhijrui Pass, see Wakhjir Pass.
Wakhsh, branch of the Oxus.
Wakhtang II., king of Georgia.
Walashjird.
Wallachs.
Wall of Alexander (or Caucasian).
- - of Gog and Magog (i.e. China).
Walnut-oil.
Wami River.
Wang, Chinese silk.
Wang, king of Djungar.
Wangchu, see Vanchu
Wapila.
Warangol Ku.
Warangs.
Warner, Dr.
War vessels, Chinese.
Wassaf, the historian,
his character of the Karaunahs;
notices of Hormuz;
eulogy of Kublai;
story of Kublai;
his style;
account of taking of Siang-yang;
of Kinsay;
Maabar;
horse trade to India;
treatment of them there;
extract from his history.
Water, bitter.
- - custom of lying in,
consecration by Lamas.
- - Clock.
Wathek, Khalif.
Wa-tzu, Lolo slaves.
Weather-conjuring.
Wei dynasty.
Weights and measures.
Wei-ning.
Wei River in Shen-si.
- - in Shan-tung.
Wen River.
Wen-chow.
Westermarck, Human Marriage.
Whale oil, including spermaceti.
Whales,
in Socotra;
Madagascar;
species of Indian Ocean;
sperm (Capdoille).
Wheaten bread not eaten,
at Yachi.
White bears.
- - bone, Chinese for Lolos.
- - camels.
- - City, meaning of term among Tartars.
- - City, of Manzi frontier.
- - Devils.
- - Feast at Kublai's City.
- - Horde.
- - horses and mares,
offered to Khan.
Whittington and his cat in Persia.
Wild asses and oxen, see Asses and Oxen.
William of Tripoli, Friar,
his writings.
Williams, Dr. S.W., on the Chinese year,
on elephants at Peking.
Williamson, Rev. A.
Wilson, General Sir C.
Wind, poison (Simum),
monsoons.
Wine, of the vine, Persians lax in abstaining from,
- - boiled.
- - of ancient Kapisa,
Khotan;
at Taianfu;
imported at Kinsay.
- - rice (Samshu or darasun),
and of wheat;
at Yachi;
spices, etc., in Caindu;
Kien-ch'ang;
Cangigu;
Coloman;
Kinsay.
- - Palm (toddy).
- - from sugar.
- - date.
- - (unspecified), at Khan's table,
not used in Ma'bar;
nor by Brahmans.
"Winter" used for "rainy season".
Wo-fo-sze, "Monastery of the lying Buddha".
Wolves in Pamir.
Women, Island of.
Women, of Kerman,
their embroidery;
mourners;
of Khorasan, their beauty;
of Badakhshan;
Kashmir;
Khotan;
Kamul, fair and wanton;
Tartar good and loyal;
Erguiul, pretty creatures;
of the town;
of Tibet, evil customs;
Caindu;
Carajan; Zardandan, couvade;
Anin;
Kinsay, charming;
respectful treatment of;
Kelinfu, beautiful;
Zanghibar, frightful.
Wonders performed by the Bacsi.
Wood, Lieutenant John, Indian Navy,
his elucidations of Polo in Oxus regions.
Wood-oil.
Wool, Salamander's.
Worship of Mahomet (supposed).
- - of fire,
Tartar;
Chinese.
- - of first object seen in the day.
Worshipping the tablets.
Wu-chau (Vuju).
Wukiang-hien (Vughin).
Wuesus, or Wesses, people of Russia.
Wu-ti, Emperor.
Wylie, Alexander.
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