Acbalec or Acbaluc (Cheng-ting fu). 
Accambale, king of Champa. 
Achar. 
Achin, Acheh, Achem,
  its gold and lign-aloes;
  conversion of;
  its great power at one time;
  elephants at.
——­ Head. 
Achmath, the Bailo, see Ahmad. 
Acomat Soldan (Ahmad Sultan),
  seizes throne of Tabriz;
  goes to encounter Argon;
  rejects his remonstrance;
  defeats and takes him;
  hears of Argon’s escape, is taken and put to death;
  notes on the history. 
Acorn bread. 
Acqui, Friar Jacopo d’, his notice of Polo. 
Acre,
  Broils at, between Venetians and Genoese;
  plan of;
  captured by Saracens;
  wickedness of;
  Polos at. 
Adam, Bishop and Pope of China.
——­ Seth, and the Tree of Life, legend of. 
Adamodana, Castle of. 
Adam’s Apple.
——­ sepulchre on mountain (Adam’s Peak) in Ceylon,
  rubies;
  his teeth, hair, etc.;
  the footmark. 
Adel, apparently confused with Aden. 
Aden, Horse and other Trade with India,
  Soldan’s treatment of a bishop;
  Vengeance of King of Abyssinia on him;
  confused with Adel;
  account of Kingdom;
  the Sultan;
  intercourse and trade with China, tanks;
  view of. 
Adoration of the Emperor.
Adulis,
  inscription of. 
Aegae, Ayas on the site of ancient. 
Aepyornis and its eggs. 
Aetius, his prescription of musk,
  of camphor. 
Afghans, their use of the fat-tailed sheep. 
Africa, Sea surrounding to the South. 
Agassiz, Professor. 
Agathocles, Coins of.
[Greek:  Agathou daimonos], island. 
Agha Ali Shah, present representative of the Old Man of the Mountain.
——­ Khan Mehelati, late representative of the Old Man. 
Aghrukji or Ukuruji, Kublai’s son. 
Agricola, Governor of Cappadocia, etc. 
Aguil, Mongol general. 
Ahmad (Achmath), the Bailo, of Fenaket, his power, oppressions, death,
    etc.
——­ Sultan, Khan of Persia, see Acomat. 
Ahwaz, province. 
Aidhab. 
Aidhej, or Mal-Amir. 
Aijaruc, Kaidu’s daughter,
  her strength and prowess;
  her name. 
Aikah Nowin, Engineer in Chief of Chinghiz. 
Ai-lao (afterwards Nan-chao), ancient name of the Shans.
Ain Akbari (Ayeen Akbery). 
Ajmir. 
Akbar and Kublai, a parallel. 
Ak Bulak salt mines. 
Akhaltzike (Western Georgia). 
Akhtuba River. 
Ak-khoja. 
Aksarai, or Ghori River. 
Aksu River. 
Aktar. 
Aktash Valley.
Alabastri. 
Alacou, see Hulaku.
Aladja, striped cotton cloth. 
Alamut, Castle of the Ismailites. 
Alan country, Alania. 
Alans, or Aas, massacre at Chang-chau of,
  employed under Mongols. 
Alaone, the name. 
Alarm Tower, at Cambaluc,
  at Kinsay.
Alatcha, cotton stuff with blue and red stripes. 
Alau, see Hulaku. 
Ala’uddin (Alaodin), see Old Man of the