Island of Kish.
BOOK FOURTH.
Wars among the Tartar Princes, and some Account of the Northern
Countries.
I. - CONCERNING GREAT TURKEY
NOTES. - 1. Kaidu Khan. 2. His frontier towards the Great Kaan.
II. - OF CERTAIN BATTLES THAT WERE FOUGHT BY KING CAIDU AGAINST THE ARMIES
OF HIS UNCLE THE GREAT KAAN
NOTES. - 1. Textual. 2. "_Araines_." 3. Chronology in connection with the
events described.
III. - [1]WHAT THE GREAT KAAN SAID TO THE MISCHIEF DONE BY CAIDU HIS NEPHEW
IV. - OF THE EXPLOITS OF KING CAIDU'S VALIANT DAUGHTER
NOTE. - Her name explained. Remarks on the story.
V. - HOW ABAGA SENT HIS SON ARGON IN COMMAND AGAINST KING CAIDU (Extract and
Substance.)
NOTES. - 1. Government of the Khorasan frontier. 2. The Historical Events.
VI. - HOW ARGON AFTER THE BATTLE HEARD THAT HIS FATHER WAS DEAD AND WENT TO
ASSUME THE SOVEREIGNTY AS WAS HIS RIGHT
NOTES. - 1. Death of Abaka. 2. Textual. 3. Ahmad Tigudar.
VII. - [1]HOW ACOMAT SOLDAN SET OUT WITH HIS HOST AGAINST HIS NEPHEW WHO WAS
COMING TO CLAIM THE THRONE THAT BELONGED TO HIM
VIII. - [1]HOW ARGON TOOK COUNSEL WITH HIS FOLLOWERS ABOUT ATTACKING HIS
UNCLE ACOMAT SOLDAN
IX. - [1]HOW THE BARONS OF ARGON ANSWERED HIS ADDRESS
X. - [1]THE MESSAGE SENT BY ARGON TO ACOMAT
XI. - HOW ACOMAT REPLIED TO ARGON'S MESSAGE
XII. - OF THE BATTLE BETWEEN ARGON AND ACOMAT, AND THE CAPTIVITY OF ARGON
NOTES. - 1. Verbal. 2. Historical.
XIII. - HOW ARGON WAS DELIVERED FROM PRISON
XIV. - HOW ARGON GOT THE SOVEREIGNTY AT LAST
XV. - [1]HOW ACOMAT WAS TAKEN PRISONER
XVI. - HOW ACOMAT WAS SLAIN BY ORDER OF HIS NEPHEW
XVII. - HOW ARGON WAS RECOGNISED AS SOVEREIGN
NOTES. - 1. The historical circumstances and persons named in these
chapters. 2. Arghun's accession and death.
XVIII. - HOW KIACATU SEIZED THE SOVEREIGNTY AFTER ARGON'S DEATH
NOTE. - The reign and character of Kaikhatu.
XIX. - HOW BAIDU SEIZED THE SOVEREIGNTY AFTER THE DEATH OF KIACATU
NOTES. - 1. Baidu's alleged Christianity. 2. Ghazan Khan.
XX. - CONCERNING KING CONCHI WHO RULES THE FAR NORTH
NOTES. - 1. Kaunchi Khan. 2. Siberia. 3. Dog-sledges. 4. The animal here
styled _Erculin_. The Vair. 5. Yugria.
XXI. - CONCERNING THE LAND OF DARKNESS
NOTES. - 1. The Land of Darkness. 2. The Legend of the Mares and their
Foals. 3. Dumb Trade with the People of the Darkness.
XXII. - DESCRIPTION OF ROSIA AND ITS PEOPLE. PROVINCE OF LAC
NOTES. - 1. Old Accounts of Russia. Russian Silver and Rubles. 2. Lac, or
Wallachia. 3. Oroech, Norway (?) or the Waraeg Country (?)
XXIII. - HE BEGINS TO SPEAK OF THE STRAITS OF CONSTANTINOPLE, BUT DECIDES TO
LEAVE THAT MATTER
XXIV. - CONCERNING THE TARTARS OF THE PONENT AND THEIR LORDS
NOTES. - 1. The Comanians; the Alans; Majar; Zic; the Goths of the Crimea;
Gazaria. 2. The Khans of Kipchak or the Golden Horde; errors in Polo's
list. Extent of their Empire.
XXV. - OF THE WAR THAT AROSE BETWEEN ALAU AND BARCA, AND THE BATTLES THAT
THEY FOUGHT (Extracts and Substance.)
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