Characters, written, four acquired by Marco Polo,
  one in Manzi, but divers spoken dialects. 
Charchan (Chachan of Johnson, Charchand). 
Charcoal, store in Peking, palace garden of. 
Charities, Kublai’s,
  Buddhistic and Chinese;
  at Kinsay. 
Charles VIII., of France. 
Chau dynasty. 
Chaucer, quoted.
Chaukans, temporary wives at Kashgar. 
Chaul. 
Cheapness in China. 
Cheetas, or hunting leopards. 
Cheh-kiang, cremation common during Sung dynasty in,
  roads into Fo-kien from. 
Cheinan, Gulf of. 
Chenchau, or Iching hien. 
Chenching (Cochin-China). 
Chenchu (Chang-y), conspires with Vanchu v. Ahmad. 
Ch’eng-ting fu. 
Ch’eng-Tsu (Yung-lo), Emperor. 
Ch’eng-tu (Sze-ch’wan). 
Ch’engtu-fu (Sindafu). 
Cheu, the Seven. 
Chibai and Chiban. 
Chichiklik Pass. 
Chien-ch’ang (Caindu). (See K’ien ch’ang.). 
Chihli, plain of. 
Chilaw. 
Chilianwala, battlefield of. 
Chilu-ku, last Karakhitai king. 
Chin, Sea of. 
China,
  Imperial Maritime Customs Returns for 1900;
  Dominicans in;
  paved roads in;
  relations with Korea and Japan;
  the name;
  king of Malacca at Court of;
  trade from Arabia to;
  from Sofala in Africa.
  (See also Cathay and Manzi.). 
Chinangli (T’sinan-fu).
Chinar, Oriental planes. 
Chinchau, Chincheo, Chinchew, Chwanchew, Tswanchau, see Zayton. 
Chinese,
  Polo ignorant of the languages;
  epigrams;
  funeral and mourning customs;
  feeling towards Kublai;
  religion and irreligion;
  their politeness and filial piety;
  gambling;
  character for integrity;
  written character and varieties of dialect;
  ships;
  pagodas at Negapatam and elsewhere;
  coins found in Southern India;
  pottery;
  trade and intercourse with Southern India. 
Chinghian-fu (Chinkiang-fu). 
Chinghiz Khan,
  reported to be a Christian;
  Aung Khan’s saying of;
  his use of Uighur character;
  Erzrum taken by;
  harries Balkh;
  captures Talikan;
  ravages Badakhshan;
  his respect for Christians;
  subjugates Kutchluk Khan;
  his campaigns in Tangut;
  Rubruquis’ account of;
  made king of the Tartars;
  his system of conquests;
  and Prester John;
  divining by twigs—­presage of victory;
  defeats and slays Prester John;
  his death and burial-place;
  his aim at conquest of the world;
  his funeral;
  his army;
  defeats the Merkits;
  relations between Prester John’s and his families;
  the Horiad tribe;
  his prophecy about Kublai;
  rewards his captains;
  captures Peking;
  defeats and slays Taiyang Khan;
  his alleged invasion of Tibet;
  his mechanical artillery;
  his cruelty;
  Table of Genealogy of his House. 
Chinghiz Tora. 
Ching-hoang tower at Hangchau-fu.