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  • Monks of Kublai Khan, Emperor of China

    Medieval Travels from China Through Central Asia to Persia and Beyond

    by Rabban Sawma ...
    Translated by Sir Ernest Alfred Wallace Budge ...
    Towards the end of the thirteenth century the Nestorian monk, Rabban Sawma, together with his disciple Mark, set out from Khanbaliq (Beijing), the capital city of Kublai Khan's Mongol Empire, on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Travelling through northern China and Central Asia they arrived at Maraghah, capital city of the Ilkhanate that was Mongol-ruled Persia. Military unrest prevented them from ever ... Read more

    $109.39 USD

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  • The Book of Marvels and Travels

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    Translated by Anthony Bale ...
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    by John Mandeville ...
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    Ostensibly written by an English knight, the Travels purport to relate his experiences in the Holy Land, Egypt, India and China. Mandeville claims to have served in the Great Khan's army, and to have travelled in 'the lands beyond' - countries populated by dog-headed men, cannibals, Amazons and Pygmies. Although Marco Polo's slightly earlier narrative ultimately proved more factually accurate, ... Read more

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  • The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple

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  • The Philosophy of Voltaire - Essential Works

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