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The compass of 100 li or 20 miles , ascribed to the capital of Fu lin , nearly corresponds with that estimated by Benjamin of Tudela , and by popular opinion in the city itself " . It stands upon the shore of the sea , the houses are ...
The compass of 100 li or 20 miles , ascribed to the capital of Fu lin , nearly corresponds with that estimated by Benjamin of Tudela , and by popular opinion in the city itself " . It stands upon the shore of the sea , the houses are ...
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The capital of China at this time , according to the monk , was a city called Taiúna or Thajúye , in which Pauthier discovers a corruption of the name Cháo or Chiaofu , by which Si - ngan fu was called under the Sung dynasty .
The capital of China at this time , according to the monk , was a city called Taiúna or Thajúye , in which Pauthier discovers a corruption of the name Cháo or Chiaofu , by which Si - ngan fu was called under the Sung dynasty .
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Should he have a year's journey to get there still he must never be allowed to halt till he reaches the capital ' . “ At last the ambassadors were led in front of the throne and placed some fifteen ells from it .
Should he have a year's journey to get there still he must never be allowed to halt till he reaches the capital ' . “ At last the ambassadors were led in front of the throne and placed some fifteen ells from it .
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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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| Title | Works, Volume 38 |
| Author | Hakluyt Society |
| Publisher | Kraus Reprint, 1967 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 22 Aug 2009 |
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