NOTES.—­1.  Polo’s distances and bearings in these latter chapters.
  2.  Persian Bad-girs or wind-catching chimneys. 3.  Island of Kish.

BOOK FOURTH.

Wars among the Tartar Princes, and some Account of the Northern Countries.

I.—­CONCERNING GREAT TURKEY

  NOTES.—­1.  Kaidu Khan. 2.  His frontier towards the Great Kaan.

II.—­OF CERTAIN BATTLES THAT WERE FOUGHT BY KING CAIDU AGAINST THE ARMIES OF HIS UNCLE THE GREAT KAAN

  NOTES.—­1.  Textual. 2. “Araines.” 3.  Chronology in connection with the
  events described.

III.—­[1]WHAT THE GREAT KAAN SAID TO THE MISCHIEF DONE BY CAIDU HIS NEPHEW

IV.—­OF THE EXPLOITS OF KING CAIDU’S VALIANT DAUGHTER

  NOTE.—­Her name explained.  Remarks on the story.

V.—­HOW ABAGA SENT HIS SON ARGON IN COMMAND AGAINST KING CAIDU (Extract and Substance.)

  NOTES.—­1.  Government of the Khorasan frontier. 2.  The Historical Events.

VI.—­HOW ARGON AFTER THE BATTLE HEARD THAT HIS FATHER WAS DEAD AND WENT TO
ASSUME THE SOVEREIGNTY AS WAS HIS RIGHT

  NOTES.—­1.  Death of Abaka. 2.  Textual. 3.  Ahmad Tigudar.

VII.—­[1]HOW ACOMAT SOLDAN SET OUT WITH HIS HOST AGAINST HIS NEPHEW WHO WAS
COMING TO CLAIM THE THRONE THAT BELONGED TO HIM

VIII.—­[1]HOW ARGON TOOK COUNSEL WITH HIS FOLLOWERS ABOUT ATTACKING HIS
UNCLE ACOMAT SOLDAN

IX.—­[1]HOW THE BARONS OF ARGON ANSWERED HIS ADDRESS

X.—­[1]THE MESSAGE SENT BY ARGON TO ACOMAT

XI.—­HOW ACOMAT REPLIED TO ARGON’S MESSAGE

XII.—­OF THE BATTLE BETWEEN ARGON AND ACOMAT, AND THE CAPTIVITY OF ARGON

  NOTES.—­1.  Verbal. 2.  Historical.

XIII.—­HOW ARGON WAS DELIVERED FROM PRISON

XIV.—­HOW ARGON GOT THE SOVEREIGNTY AT LAST

XV.—­[1]HOW ACOMAT WAS TAKEN PRISONER

XVI.—­HOW ACOMAT WAS SLAIN BY ORDER OF HIS NEPHEW

XVII.—­HOW ARGON WAS RECOGNISED AS SOVEREIGN

  NOTES.—­1.  The historical circumstances and persons named in these
  chapters. 2.  Arghun’s accession and death.

XVIII.—­HOW KIACATU SEIZED THE SOVEREIGNTY AFTER ARGON’S DEATH

  NOTE.—­The reign and character of Kaikhatu.

XIX.—­HOW BAIDU SEIZED THE SOVEREIGNTY AFTER THE DEATH OF KIACATU

  NOTES.—­1.  Baidu’s alleged Christianity. 2.  Ghazan Khan.

XX.—­CONCERNING KING CONCHI WHO RULES THE FAR NORTH