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There are reasons however for believing that the name of CHINA must have been bestowed at a much earlier date , for it occurs in the laws of Manu , which assert the Chinas to have been degenerate Kshatriyas , and in the Mahabharat ...
There are reasons however for believing that the name of CHINA must have been bestowed at a much earlier date , for it occurs in the laws of Manu , which assert the Chinas to have been degenerate Kshatriyas , and in the Mahabharat ...
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in remote antiquity , and whether they were known by the name of Chinese , are of course two different questions . But if it be established that they must have known one another , the probability becomes strong that the name China in ...
in remote antiquity , and whether they were known by the name of Chinese , are of course two different questions . But if it be established that they must have known one another , the probability becomes strong that the name China in ...
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With regard to Terrien's theory , Pelliot says that there is nothing to show that the kingdom of Tien was in communication by sea with the Red River ; he thinks that Padre Martini's theory of the name of China being derived from the ...
With regard to Terrien's theory , Pelliot says that there is nothing to show that the kingdom of Tien was in communication by sea with the Red River ; he thinks that Padre Martini's theory of the name of China being derived from the ...
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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
Bibliographic information
| Title | Works, Volume 38 |
| Author | Hakluyt Society |
| Publisher | Kraus Reprint, 1967 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 22 Aug 2009 |
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