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... Klaproth have found this name , or its Chinese equivalent , in Mohammedan and Chinese works . To judge by their mode of living , this people were probably Tungus , not Mongols . Le Bruyn ( Voyages , v , 224 ) speaks of the Saniongals ...
... Klaproth have found this name , or its Chinese equivalent , in Mohammedan and Chinese works . To judge by their mode of living , this people were probably Tungus , not Mongols . Le Bruyn ( Voyages , v , 224 ) speaks of the Saniongals ...
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... ( Klaproth , Jour . Asiat . , xii , 205 , d'Ohsson , ii , 221 , 229 ) . He it was who in 1247 received Friar Ascelin and Simon of St. Quentin . Arghun aka , according to Mahommedan historians , set out from Persia for the court of Mangu ...
... ( Klaproth , Jour . Asiat . , xii , 205 , d'Ohsson , ii , 221 , 229 ) . He it was who in 1247 received Friar Ascelin and Simon of St. Quentin . Arghun aka , according to Mahommedan historians , set out from Persia for the court of Mangu ...
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... Klaproth , Jour . Asiat . , ii , 301-304 ; conf . also Marco Polo , i , 47 ) . The first recorded ascent of Ararat was made in 1829 by Prof. Parrot ; he gives its altitude as 17,325 ft . , while Chodzko made it 16,916 ( Bryce , op . cit ...
... Klaproth , Jour . Asiat . , ii , 301-304 ; conf . also Marco Polo , i , 47 ) . The first recorded ascent of Ararat was made in 1829 by Prof. Parrot ; he gives its altitude as 17,325 ft . , while Chodzko made it 16,916 ( Bryce , op . cit ...
Contents
PREFACE | ix |
ITINERARY OF FRIAR William of RUBRUCK | xlv |
THE JOURNEY OF FRIAR JOHN OF PIAN DE CARPINE | 1 |
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