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.
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
X.—[1]THE MESSAGE SENT BY ARGON TO ACOMAT
XII.—OF THE BATTLE BETWEEN ARGON AND ACOMAT, AND THE CAPTIVITY OF ARGON
NOTES.—1. Verbal. 2.
Historical.
XIV.—HOW ARGON GOT THE SOVEREIGNTY AT LAST
XVI.—HOW ACOMAT WAS SLAIN BY ORDER OF HIS NEPHEW
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.
NOTES.—1. Baidu’s
alleged Christianity. 2. Ghazan Khan.
XX.—CONCERNING KING CONCHI WHO RULES THE FAR NORTH
