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KINGDOM OF SEMENAT
NOTE.--Somnath, and the so-called Gates of Somnath.
XXX.--CONCERNING THE KINGDOM OF KESMACORAN
NOTES.--1. Kij-Mekr��n. Limit of India. 2. Recapitulation of Polo's Indian Kingdoms.
XXXI.--DISCOURSETH OF THE TWO ISLANDS CALLED MALE AND FEMALE, AND WHY THEY ARE SO CALLED
NOTE.--The Legend and its diffusion.
XXXII.--CONCERNING THE ISLAND OF SCOTRA
NOTES.--1. Whales of the Indian Seas. 2. Socotra and its former Christianity. 3. Piracy at Socotra. 4. Sorcerers.
XXXIII.--CONCERNING THE ISLAND OF MADEIGASCAR
NOTES.--1. Madagascar; some confusion here with Magadoxo. 2. Sandalwood. 3. Whale-killing. The Capidoglio or Sperm-Whale. 4. The Currents towards the South. 5. The Rukh (and see Appendix L. 11). 6. More on the dimensions assigned thereto. 7. Hippopotamus Teeth.
XXXIV.--CONCERNING THE ISLAND OF ZANGHIBAR. A WORD ON INDIA IN GENERAL
NOTES.--1. Zangibar; Negroes. 2. Ethiopian Sheep. 3. Giraffes. 4. Ivory trade. 5. Error about Elephant-taming. 6. Number of Islands assigned to the Indian Sea. 7. The Three Indies, and various distributions thereof. Polo's Indian Geography.
XXXV.--TREATING OF THE GREAT PROVINCE OF ABASH, WHICH IS MIDDLE INDIA, AND IS ON THE MAINLAND
NOTES.--1. Habash or Abyssinia. Application of the name India to it. 2. Fire Baptism ascribed to the Abyssinian Christians. 3. Polo's idea of the position of Aden. 4. Taming of the African Elephant for War. 5. Marco's Story of the Abyssinian Invasion of the Mahomedan Low-Country, and Review of Abyssinian Chronology in connection therewith. 6. Textual.
XXXVI.--CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF ADEN
NOTES.--1. The Trade to Alexandria from India via Aden. 2. "_Roncins �� deux selles_." 3. The Sultan of Aden. The City and its Great Tanks. 4. The Loss of Acre.
XXXVII.--CONCERNING THE CITY OF ESHER
NOTES.--1. Shihr. 2. Frankincense. 3. Four-horned Sheep. 4. Cattle fed on Fish. 5. Parallel passage.
XXXVIII.--CONCERNING THE CITY OF DUFAR
NOTES.--1. Dhofar. 2. Notes on Frankincense.
XXXIX.--CONCERNING THE GULF OF CALATU, AND THE CITY SO CALLED
NOTES.--1. Kalh��t. 2. "En fra terre." 3. Maskat.
XL.--RETURNS TO THE CITY OF HORMOS WHEREOF WE SPOKE FORMERLY
NOTES.--1. Polo's distances and bearings in these latter chapters. 2. Persian _B��d-g��rs_ or wind-catching chimneys. 3. 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. Argh��n's accession and death.
XVIII.--HOW KIACATU SEIZED THE SOVEREIGNTY AFTER ARGON'S DEATH
NOTE.--The reign and character of Kaikh��t��.
XIX.--HOW BAIDU SEIZED THE SOVEREIGNTY AFTER THE DEATH OF KIACATU
NOTES.--1. Baidu's alleged Christianity. 2. Gh��z��n 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.)
NOTES.--1. Verbal. 2. The Sea of Sarai. 3. The War here spoken of. Wass��f's rigmarole.
XXVI.--[1]HOW BARCA AND HIS ARMY ADVANCED TO MEET ALAU
XXVII.--[1]HOW ALAU ADDRESSED HIS FOLLOWERS
XXVIII.--[1]OF THE GREAT BATTLE BETWEEN ALAU AND BARCA
XXIX.--HOW TOTAMANGU WAS LORD OF THE TARTARS OF THE PONENT; AND AFTER HIM TOCTAI
NOTE.--Confusions in the Text. Historical circumstances connected with the Persons spoken of. Toctai and Noghai Khan. Symbolic Messages.
XXX.--[1]OF THE SECOND MESSAGE THAT TOCTAI SENT TO NOGAI
XXXI.--[1]HOW TOCTAI MARCHED