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NOTES.—1. Polo’s
distances and bearings in these latter chapters.
2. Persian Bad-girs or wind-catching
chimneys. 3. Island of Kish.
Wars among the Tartar Princes, and some Account of the Northern Countries.
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
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