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0029 Cathay and the way thither : vol.2
中国および中国への道 : vol.2
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UNDER THE MONGOLS.   269

merchants CHINKALÂN. This is a city of immense size on the séa-coast to the south of Zaitun, and has a great haven. Tukai Nâm and R,uknaddin Abishâri Fanchan are the chief officers there.' 10th. KARÂJÂNG. This used to be an independent kingdom, and the Sing is established at the great city of Yachi. All the inhabitants are Mahomedans. The chiefs are Noyân Talon and Yakûb Beg, son of Ali Beg the Baltich.2 11th. KENJANGFU, one of the cities of Tangkût. Ananda the son of Niimdghân, resides in this country, at the place called Fanchan IrN aur, whege he has built a palace.3 12th. Machu or Kamkhu ? is also a city of Tangkiit, to which immense territories are attached. Akhtaki (or Achiki)

1 On Chinkalan (Canton) also see Odoric, p. 105. The other name Lumkali is doubtful as to reading. Von Hammer read it Kunki.

2 Karajang is Yunan. In Marco Polo the modern Yunan is divided into two provinces, the capital of one of which is Jaci (Yachi) as here, and the capital of the other called by the same name as the province. In Murray's edition the former province is called Caraian, and the latter Karazan, whilst in Pauthier's publication from old French MSS. both provinces are called Caraian, and the name of Karazan does not occur. But as we see that Karajang was the real name of the province among the Mahomedans, it is more likely that Caraian was miswritten for Karazan than vice versa. Klaproth indeed says that Yunan is still called Karaian by the people of central Asia, but gives no authority. The connection of this name with the Karens of Burma is, I suspect, as unfounded as M. Pauthier's derivation of the Talains of Pegu from Tali-fu. According to Pauthier Yachi is Li-Kiangfa in the north-west of Yunan, and the other capital (Karaian or Karazan) is Tali-fu. But this makes Marco's ponent bear the interpretation of south, that being nearly the direction from one city to the other. In another passage of his great work (quoted by Quatremère, p. xc-xcv) Rashid describes Karajang as a country of vast extent, situated between Tibet, Tangut, the Mountains of India, Mongolia, Cathay, and the country of the Zar dandân or Gilt-Teeth, of whom Polo also speaks. " The Chinese called it Dai-liu (Tali ?), the Hindus Kandar, and the Persians Kandahar."

3 This is Kingchao, now Singanfu in Shensi, the Quengian of Polo and Kansan of Odoric (supra, p. 148). According to Klaproth it was not Numughan, the fourth son of Kublai, but Mangala, his third son, who ruled in Kenchangfu, and Ananda was the son of the latter. He succeeded his father Mangala in 1280, and was put to death in 1308, having claimed the throne on the death of Timur Khan. Marco himself mentions Mangala as ruling in Kenchangfu as king. This is strictly correct, for he had the Chinese title of Wang or king.