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XC11 SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS
CHAP.
LIII.-CONCERNING THE GOD OF THE TARTARS
PAGE
256
NoTEs.-I. The old Tartar idols. 2. Kumiz.
LIV.--CONCERNING THE TARTAR CUSTOMS OF WAR . 260
NOTES.-I. Tartar Arms. 2. The Decimal Division of their Troops. 3. Textual. 4. Blood-drinking. 5. Kurút, or Tartar Curd. 6. The Mongol military rapidity and terrorism. 7. Corruption of their Nomade simplicity.
LV.--CONCERNING THE ADMINISTERING OF JUSTICE AMONG
THE TARTARS . .
266
NOTES.--I. The Cudgel. 2. Punishment of Theft. 3. Marriage of the Dead. 4. Textual.
LVI.-SUNDRY PARTICULARS ON THE PLAIN BEYOND CARA-CORON
269
NOTES.-I. Textual. 2. Bargu, the Mecrit, the Reindeer, and Chase of Water fowl. 3. The bird Barguerlac, the Syrrhaptes. 4. Gerfalcons.
LVII.-OF THE KINGDOM OF ERGUIUL, AND PROVINCE OF
SINJU . .
. • • • • 274
NOTES.-I. Erguiul. 2. Siningfu. 3. The Yak. Deer. 5. Reeves's Pheasant.
4. The Musk
LV I I I.-OF THE KINGDOM OF EGRIGAIA . 281
NOTES.-I Egrigaia. 2. Calachan 3. White Camels, and
Camlets : Siclatoun.
LIX.-CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF TENDUC, AND THE
DESCENDANTS OF PRESTER JOHN . . ▪ 284
NOTES.-I. The name and place Tendue. King George. 2. Standing Marriage Compact. The title Gurgán. 3. Azure. 4. The terms Argon and Guasmul. The Dungens. 5. The Rampart
of Gog and Magog. 6. Tartary cloths. 7. Siuen-hwa fu. LX.-CONCERNING THE KAAN'S PALACE OF CHAGANNOR . 296 NOTES. -I. Palace. 2. The word Sesnes. 3 Chagan-nor. 4. The
five species of Crane described by Polo. 5. The word Cator.
LXI.-OF THE CITY OF CHANDU, AND THE KAAN'S PALACE THERE
298
NOTES.-I. Two Roads. 2. Chandu, properly Shangtu. 3. Leopards. 4. The Bamboo Palace. Uses of the Bamboo. 5. Kúblái's Annual Migration to Shangtu. 6. The White Horses. The Oirad Tribe. 7. The Mare's Milk Festival. 8. Weather Conjuring. 9. Ascription of Cannibalism to Tibetans, etc. Io. The terni Bacsi. 11. Magical Feats ascribed to the Lamas. 12. Lamas. 13. Vast extent of Lama Convents. 14. Married Lamas. 15. Bran. 16. Patarins. 17. The Ascetics called Sensin. 18. Textual. 16. Tao-sze Idols.
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