Leaving The Desert, They Came To A
Considerable City, Named Bochara, On The Frontiers Of Persia, Then The
Residence Of
A prince called Barach[6], who gave them a good reception; and
being unable to proceed any farther, on account
Of the great wars which
then raged among the Tartars, they remained there for three years.
At that time there came to Bochara a person of distinction, who was going
as ambassador from Holagu to Kublai-khan, the great emperor of all the
Tartars, who resided in the remotest countries of the earth, betwixt the
north-east and the east. Meeting with the brothers, who had now become well
versed in the Tartarian language, he was much taken with their
conversation, and persuaded them to accompany him to the court of the great
khan, knowing that he should gratify him in this circumstance, and promised
them that they should be received with great honour, and gratified with
large rewards. They were well aware that it was utterly impossible for them
to return home at this period, without the most imminent danger, and agreed
to this proposal, taking with them some Christian servants whom they had
brought from Venice; and travelling toward the north-east, they employed a
whole year on the journey, being often obliged to wait the melting of the
snow, and the decreasing of the floods, which obstructed their passage.
At length they arrived at the residence of the great khan, and being
brought into his presence, were most courteously received, and treated with
great distinction.
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