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Title: The book of Ser Marco Polo : the Venetian concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the East
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Polo, Marco, 1254-1323? Cordier, Henri, 1849-1925 Yule, Amy Frances Yule, Henry, Sir, 1820-1889
Subjects: Polo, Marco, 1254-1323? Yule, Henry, Sir, 1820-1889 Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 Polo family Inscriptions, Chinese Early maps Mongols Voyages and travels
Publisher: London : John Murray
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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windings, and every f verst it exhibits substantial towers likethose of the city-wall, crested with loop-holes. Some of these are still in tolerablygood condition ; others have fallen, and with the wall itself have left but slightvestiges. Eichwald altogether followed it up about 18 versts (12 miles) not venturing to pro-ceed further. In later days this cannot have been difficult, but my kind correspondenthad not been able to lay his hand on information. A letter from Mr. Eugene Schuyler communicates some notes regarding inscrip-tions that have been found at and near Derbend, embracing Cufic of A.D. 465, Pehlvi,and even Cuneiform. Alluding to the fact that the other Iron-gate, south of Shahr-sabz, was called also Kalugah, or Kohlugah, he adds : I dont know what thatmeans, nor do I know if the Russian Kaluga, south-west of Moscow, has anythingto do with it, but I am told there is a Russian popular song, of which two lines run : 1 Ah Derbend, Derbend Kaluga,Derbend my little Treasure !
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View of Derbencl. ^Ucxanbre ttc poit paser xjuanb il best nlcr au $cmrnt .... ear be Tun leaest la mcr, et be Iautre est gran montagne que nc se poent cabaweher. £s bi«est mout cstrott entvc la montaguc et l.x mcr. 56 MARCO POLO . Book 1. I may observe that I have seen it lately pointed out that Kbluga is a Mongolword signifying a barrier; and I see that Timkowski (I. 288) gives the sameexplanation of Aalgan, the name applied by Mongols and Russians to the gate inthe Great Wall, called Chang-kia-Kau by the Chinese, leading to Kiakhta. The story alluded to by Polo is found in the mediaeval romances of Alexander, andin the Pseudo-Callisthenes on which they are founded. The hero chases a number ofimpure cannibal nations within a mountain barrier, and prays that they may be shutup therein. The mountains draw together within a few cubits, and Alexander thenbuilds up the gorge and closes it with gates of brass or iron. There were in alltwenty-two nations with their kings, and the names of

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