Zingis Established His Son Occoday, Ug Dai, Or
Octai-Khan, In The Land Of The Kara-Kitayans, Where He Built
A town called
Omyl or Chamyl[1]; near which, and to the south, there is a vast desert, in
which
There are said to be certain wild men, who do not speak, and have no
joints in their legs, yet have sufficient art to make felt of camels wool
for garments, to protect them from the weather.
[1] Called Chamil or Hami in the maps, in lat. 43 deg. N. and long.
92 deg. E It stands in a province of the same name, on the north side of
the great desert of Cobi, and to the N.E. of the land of the Kalmuks,
or little Bucharia. - E.
SECTION IX.
Of the Mutual Victories of the Mongals and Cathayans.
After their return from conquering the Naymani and Cara-Cathayans, the
Mongals prepared to go to war with the Kythaos, or Cathayans[1]; but the
Mongals were defeated in a great battle, and all their nobles were slain
except seven. Zingis and the rest who had escaped from this defeat, soon
afterwards attacked and conquered the people called Huyri[2], who were
Nestorian Christians, from whom they learned the art of writing. After this
they conquered the land of Sarugur, and the country of the Karanites, and
the land of Hudirat, and returning into their own country, took a short
respite from war. Again assembling a great army, they invaded Cathay, and
after a long struggle, they conquered the greater part of that country, and
besieged the emperor in his greatest city.
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