The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2

Chapter 132

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_Carte_, _à la_, ii. 486n Carts, Mongol, i. 254n Casan, _see_ Gházán Khan Casaria (Caesarea of Cappadocia), i. 43, 44n Cascar (Kashgar), i. 180, 182n; _Chaukans_ of, 193n Casem, _see_ Kishm Caspian Sea (Sea of Ghel or Ghelan), ancient error about, _2_, _129_; its numerous names, i. 52, 58n, 59n, ii. 494n Cassay, _see_ Kinsay Cassia, ii. 59n, 60n, 390n, 391n —— buds, ii. 59n, 391n —— fistula, ii. 398n Castaldi, Panfilo, his alleged invention of movable types, _139–140_ Castambol, i. 45n Castelli, P. Cristoforo di, i. 52n, 53n Casvin (Kazvín), a kingdom of Persia, i. 83, 84n, 101n, 141n Catalan Navy, _38–39_ Cathay (Northern China), _3_; origin of name, _11_, _15_, i. 60, 76n, 285, 414, 418, 441, ii. 10, 127, 132, 135, 139, 140, 192, 391n, 457; coal in, i. 442; idols, ii. 263; Cambaluc, the capital of, _see_ Cambaluc Cathayans, _v_. Ahmad, i. 415 _et seqq._; their wine, 441; astrologers, 446; religion, 456; politeness, filial duty, gaol deliveries, gambling, 457 Catholics, ii. 407; Catholicos, of Sis, i. 42n; of the Nestorians, 61n, 62n Cators (_chakors_), great partridges, i. 296, 297n Cat’s Head Tablet, i. 356n Cats in China, ii. 350n Caucasian Wall, i. 53n, 54n Caugigu, province, ii. 116, 120, 123, 128n, 131n Caulking, of Chinese ships, ii. 250, 251n Cauly, Kauli (Corea), i. 343, 345n Causeway, south of the Yellow River, ii. 153n Cauterising children’s heads, ii. 432n Cave-houses, i. 154, 156n, ii. 150n Cavo de Eli, ii. 386n —— de Diab, ii. 417n Cayu (Kao-yu), ii. 152 Celtic Church, ii. 370n Census, of houses in Kinsay, ii. 192; tickets, _ib._ Ceremonial of Mongol Court, _see_ Etiquette Ceylon (Seilan), ii. 312–314; circuit of, 310n; etymology of, 314n; customs of natives, 315; mountain of Adam’s (_alias_ Sagamoni Borcan’s) Sepulchre, 316, 321n; history of Buddha, 317; origin of idolatry, 318 _seqq._; subject to China, 392n Ceylon, King of, his pearl-ponds, ii. 337n Chachan (Charchan, Charchand), i. 192n, 194, 195n, 196n Chagatai (Sigatay), Kúblái’s uncle, son of Chinghiz, _10_, i. 10n, 14n, 98, 102n, 183, 186n, ii. 457, 458n, 459 Chaghán-Jáng, ii. 72n, 73n Chaghan-Kuren, ii. 23n Chaghan-Nor (“White Lake”), N.E. of Kamul, i. 214n —— (Chaghan, or Tsaghan Balghasun), site of Kúblái’s palace, i. 296, 297n, 306n, 422n, ii. 14n Chairs, silver, i. 351, 355n _Chakor_ (_cator_), great partridges, i. 296, 297n Chalcedony and jasper, i. 191, 193n Chalukya Malla kings, ii. 336n Champa (Chamba), kingdom of, ii. 266, 268n, 424, 426n, 596n; Kúblái’s expedition _v._, 267; the king and his wives, 268, 271n; products, 268, 271n–272n; locality, 269–270n; invaded by king of Lukyn, 279n Chandra Banu, ii. 315n Chandu (Shangtu), city of peace of Kúblái, i. 25, 298, 304n, 410–411, 435 Changan, ii. 182, 184n Chang-chau (Chinginju), ii. 178, 179n —— in Fo-kien, ii. 233n, 238n; Zayton(?), 238n; Christian remains at, 240n–241n Ch’ang Ch’un, _travels_, i. 62n Changgan (Chang-ngan), ii. 27–29n _Chang-kia-Kau_, the gate in the Great Wall, i. 56n Chang K’ien, ii. 16n Chang-shan (Changshan), ii. 198n, 199n, 219, 221n, 222n, 224n Ch’ang Te (the Chinese traveller), _Si Shi Ki_, i. 64n, 66n Chang Te-hui, a Chinese teacher, i. 309n Chang-y (Chenchu), i. 417–419, 422n Chang Yao, Chinese general, i. 211n _Cháo de Bux_ (_Cavo di Bussi_), boxwood, i. 57n Chaohien, Sung Prince, ii. 150n _Cháo-Khánahs_, bank-note offices in Persia, i. 429n Cháo Naiman Sumé Khotan, or Shangtu, “city of the 108 temples,”