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Indeed geography for a Greek writer must have been in a state of very midnight at this time , when a historian who ventured to treat of Timur and Shah Rukh ( Eaxpoúxos ) was fain to say of Cheria ( Herat ) : " in what ...
Indeed geography for a Greek writer must have been in a state of very midnight at this time , when a historian who ventured to treat of Timur and Shah Rukh ( Eaxpoúxos ) was fain to say of Cheria ( Herat ) : " in what ...
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Such were constituted at Herat , Samarkand , and in CHINA in the first quarter of the eighth century , and no doubt these must have existed as ordinary bishoprics for some time befores . Under the patriarchate of Timothy again ( 778– ...
Such were constituted at Herat , Samarkand , and in CHINA in the first quarter of the eighth century , and no doubt these must have existed as ordinary bishoprics for some time befores . Under the patriarchate of Timothy again ( 778– ...
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The territory of Harah , Heri or HERAT . * Supposed to be MARV . 4 BALKH . 6 I have not perhaps succeeded in rendering this description very intelligible . The old Latin versions and the Abbé Halma's French translation seem simply to ...
The territory of Harah , Heri or HERAT . * Supposed to be MARV . 4 BALKH . 6 I have not perhaps succeeded in rendering this description very intelligible . The old Latin versions and the Abbé Halma's French translation seem simply to ...
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Contents
Dedication and Preface | 1 |
late and then in the forms Thin Thinas Sinas | 8 |
the indication of the Chinese empire from the landward Inferior | 13 |
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according ambassadors ancient appears applied Arabs arrived Asia brought called capital carried Cathay century Ceylon chau chief China Chinese Christian court doubt dynasty east eastern embassy Emperor empire envoys extracts four further geographical given gives gold Greek Herat hundred India inscription island journey Khan king kingdom Klaproth known land later Marco Polo means mentioned middle mission Mongol mountains name of China Northern notices original passage passed Pauthier perhaps period Persian port position presents prince probably province quoted reached received referred regard regions reign relations remarks represented river Roman route says seems seen sent Seres silk speaks stone supposed T'ang taken took trade translation travellers Ts'in Tsung Turks visited western whilst whole writer
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| Title | Works, Volume 38 |
| Author | Hakluyt Society |
| Publisher | Kraus Reprint, 1967 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 22 Aug 2009 |
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