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CHAP. XV. THE EIGHT KINGDOMS OF PERSIA
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Hurmon, and Tachshesh, but says that some call them Gudphorbus, Artachshasht,
and Labudo ; whilst in Persian they were termed Amad, Zad-Amad, Drust-Amad, •
t.e. Vezzit, Cito Venit, Sincerus I7eizit. Some called them in Greek, Apellius, Amerus,
and Damascus, and in Hebrew, Magaloth, Galgalath, and Saracia, but otherwise
Ator, Sator, and Petatoros ! The Armenian Church used the same names as the
Roman, but in Chaldee they were Kaghba, Badadilma, Badada Kharida. (Hyde, Eel.
Vet. Pers. 382-383 ; Incho/er, ut supra; J. As. sér. VI. IX. 16o.)
[Just before going to press we have read Major Sykes' new book on Persia. Major
Sykes (ch. xxiii.) does not believe that Marco visited Baghdád, and he thinks that the " i
Venetians entered Persia near Tabriz, and travelled to Sultania, Kashán, and Yezd. p
Thence they proceeded to Kerman and Hormuz. We shall discuss this question in
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the Introduction.—H. C.]
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OF THE EIGHT KINGDOMS OF PERSIA, AND HOW THEY ARE NAMED.
Now you must know that Persia is a very great country,
and contains eight kingdoms. I will tell you the names
of them all.
is The first kingdom is that at the beginning of Persia,
t and it is called CASVIN : the second is further to the south,
and is called CURDISTAN ; the third is LOP. ; the fourth
[SUOLSTAN1 ; the fifth ISTANIT ; the sixth SERAZY ; the
seventh SONCARA ; the eighth TUNOCAIN, which is at the
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further extremity of Persia. All these kingdoms lie in a
southerly direction except one, to wit, Tunocain ; that
lies towards the east, and borders on the (country of the)
te Arbre Sol.'
In this country of Persia there is a great supply of
fine horses ; and people take them to India for sale, for
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they are horses of great price, a single one being worth
as much of their money as is equal to 200 livres
Tournois ; some will be more, some° less, according to
the quality.2 Here also are the finest asses in the world,
one of them being worth full 3o marks of silver, for they
,..-e vrnl', large 'r,rI fast, and ar'nii1rP a capital amble.
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