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0687 The Book of Ser Marco Polo : vol.2
The Book of Ser Marco Polo : vol.2 / Page 687 (Color Image)

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Elephants (continued)—
111, 117, 119n; in Caugigu, 117;
Champa, 268, 271n; Locac, 276, 279n;
Sumatra, 285, 289n, 290n; Mada-
gascar and Zanghihar, 411, 422; trade
in teeth of, ib.; carried off by the
Ruc, 412, 417n, 419n, 421n; in
Zanghihar, 422, 423n; used in war,
429, 433n-434n; an error, 433n;
Nubian, 424n; fable about, ib.; not
bred in Abyssinia, 431; training of
African, 434n; war of the, ib.
Eli, Ely, Elly (Hili), kingdom of, ii.
385, 386n seqq., 403n, 426n
Elias, Ney, i. 215n, 225n, 278n, 288n,
291n, ii. 23n, 144n
Elixir vitae of the Jogis, ii. 365, 369n
Elliot, Sir Walter, i. 38n, 48n, 50n, 65n,
96n, 102n, 104n, 105n, 121n, 165n,
265n, ii. 295n, 333n, 334n, 336n,
350n, 367n, 369n, 370n, 372n, 400n,
410n, 419n
Emad, Ed-din Abu Thaher, founder of
the Kurd dynasty, i. 85n
Embroidery of silk at Kerman, i. 90,
96n; leather in Guzerat, ii. 394, 395n
Empoli, Giovanni d', ii. 239n
Empusa, the Arabian Nesnás, i. 202n
Enchanters, at Socotra, ii. 407
Enchantments, of the Caraonas, i. 98.
(See also Conjurers, Socerers.)
Engano Island, legend, ii. 406n
Engineering feat, 50
Engineers, their growing importance in
Middle Ages, ii. 166n
England, Kúblái's message to king of,
i. 34; correspondence of Tartar
princes with kings of, 36n, ii. 477n
English trade and character in Asia, ii.
368n
Enlightenment, Land of, i. 460n
Erba, poisonous plant or grass, i. 217,
218n
Erculin, Arculin (an animal), ii. 481,
483n, 484, 487
Erdeni Tso (Erdenidsu), or Erdeni Chao
Monastery, i. 228n-230n
Eremites (Rishis), of Kashmir, i. 166,
169n
Erguiul, province, i. 274, 282n
Erivan, i. 58n
Erkeun, (Ye li he un), Mongol for
Christians, i. 291n
Ermine, i. 257, 405, 410n, ii. 481, 484,
487
Erzinjan, Erzinga, Eriza (Arzinga), i. 45
Erzrum (Arziron), i. 45, 48n
Eschiel, the city, ii. 390n
Esher (Shehr, Es-shehr), ii. 442; trade
with India, incense, Ichthophagi, 442,
443, 444n; singular sheep, 443, 444n
Essentemur (Isentimur), Kúblái's grand-
son, king of Carajan, ii. 64, 80n 98
Estimo, Venetian, or forced loan, 47, 76
Etchmiadsin Monastery, i. 61n
Ethiopia and India, confused, ii. 432n
Ethiopian sheep, ii. 422, 424n
Etiquette of the Mongol Court, i. 382,
385n, 391, 393n, 457
Etymologies, Balustrade, 38; buckram,
i. 47n-48n; Avigi, 57n; Geliz (Ghellé),
59n; Jatolic, 61n; muslin, 62n; bau-
dekins, 65n; cramoisiy, 65n; onda-
nique, 92n; zebu, 99n; carbine, 101n;
Dulcarnon, 161n; balas, 161n; azure
and lazuli, 162n; None, 173n; Maw-
met and Mummery, 189n; salamander,
216n; berrie, 237n; barguerlac, 272n;
S'ling, 276n, 283n; siclatoun, 287n;
Argon, 290n; Tungani, 291; Guasmul,
292n; chakór, 297n; Jádú and Yadah,
300n-310n; Tafur, 313n; Bacsi, 314n;
Sensin, 321n; P'ungyi, 325n; cirquots
366n; Keshkán, 380n; vernique,
384n; camut, borgal, shagreen, 395n;
Chinuchi or Chunichi, 401n; Toscaol,
407n; Bularguchi, 407n; Fondaco,
415n; Bailo, 421n; comerque, ii.
41n; porcelain, 74n; Sangon, 138n;
Fagfhfur, 148n; Manjanik, mangonel,
mangle, etc., 163n-164n; galingale,
229n; Chini and Misri, 230n; Satin,
241n, 242n; eagle-wood, aloes-wood,
271n-272n; Bonús, Calamans, ib.;
benzoni, 286n; china pagoda, 336n;
Pacauca, 346n; Balanjar, a-muck,
347n-348n; Pariah, 349n; Govi, ib.;
Avarian, 355n-356n; Abraiaman, 367n;
Choiach, 368n; proques, 370n; rem-
bul and Bete, 374n; Sappan and
Brazil, 380n-381n; Balladi, ib.; Bel-
ledi, 381n; Indigo baccadeo, 382n;
Gatpaul, baboon, 383n-385n; Salami
cinnamon, 391n; κάμακον, ib.; rook
(in chess), 419n; Aranie, 462n; Erculin
and Vair, 483n; Miskál, 592n
—— (of Proper Names), Curd, i.
62n; Dzungaria, 214n; Chingintalas,
ib.; Cambuscan, 247n; Oirad, 308n;
Kungurat, 358n; Manzí, ii. 144n;
Bayan, 148n; Kinsay, 103n; Japan,
256n; Sornau, 279n; Narkandam,
312n; Ceylon, 314n; Ma'bar, 332n;
Chilaw, 337n; Mallapúr, 359n; Sána-
garpattanam, 372n; Punnei-Káyal,
Káyal, ib.; Kollam (Coilum), 377;
Hili (Ely), 386n; Cambaet, 398n;
Mangla and Nebila, 405n; Socotra,
408n; Colessceah, 410n; Caligine,
430n; Aijarue, 463; Nemej, 493n
—— Chinese, ii. 119n
Etzina, i. 223
Eunuchs, i. 356; procured from Bengal,
ii. 115n
Euphrates, i. 43n; said to flow into the
Caspian, 52, 59n