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already named. He took with him the prin- and Gaubil say that, in order to traverse cesses, whom Monien-tsin-chong had deserted. the ravines and defiles in this difficult country, Leang-king is identified by Douglas with the he made bridges with pikes, and interlaced modern Koo-urh-too Pa-urh-ho-sun in Mongolia, branches of trees fastened by strong ehains. i.e., with Kurtun Balghassun already named." Douglas makes out that this contrivance was At this time the towns of Hokien Tsing-chau employed for crossing the Yellow River, and and Tsang-chau revolted against the Mongols. that the interstices between the boughs, &c., Douglas rames only Tsing, which he identifies were filled with earth and stones. Samuika at with the modern Tsing-hien in Chih-li and length reached Hing-hoa-ing, 20 lis distant Shun, which he similarly identifies with Shun- from the Nanking. The Kin emperor hastily i-hien in the same province. Chinghiz sent Wang- summoned the troops of Shan-tung, and the tsi with an army to recover them, and sent 3,000 Mongols were beaten and forced to retire Mongol and Chinese troops after him under the towards Shen-chau, called Shen-khua-in by command of Puto. They captured Hokien, where Hyacinthe. It is a town situated in the they increased their army by 1,000 men. Putu western part of Ho-nan, 15 leagues E.N.E. wished to exterminate the eitizens, as they were of Tung-kuan, ou the south bank of the very turbulent, but Wang tei baving interceded Yellow River. As it was winter, and the for them and answered for their good behaviour, Yellow River was frozen over Samuka traversed he not only pardoned them but also the leaders it on the ice, returned once more northwards, of the revolt. Rashidu'd-din tells us that in and the Kin troope, too anxions for the safety consequence of the capture of Yen-king three Kin of Tung-kuan, and San-fu, neglected pursuing officers, whom he names Jang-gu, Jang-gu-ging, him." The Huang-yuan says that after and Jim-gar-Ashu-leng, who had shut themselves passing Tung-kuan Samuka in this campaign up in the town of Chi-ngan which was situated ravaged the districts of Sun and Ju, and then in a marsh submitted. The text of the Huang- went straight to Pien-liang to the camp of yuan is corrupt at this point. In reporting Sin-khua-in," and plundered Khe-nan." Reapparently the same event, it says, on the tiring thence he went to Shan-chau" crossed contrary, that Jan-fu, Juan-khobun, Jun-gelsi the river," and withdrew northwards.” Rashid and Yan-shuai occupied Sin-an, and did not sor. adds that on passing the great city of Pe-sin render. Meanwhile Chinghiz determined to two kin generals named Apendur and Fisher prosecute his advantage against the Kin empire Sani, submitted to him." According to the and detached a tuman, i.e. 10,000 men, towards Yuan-shi, Chingliz now sent Ekele, to offer the south under Samuka, who is called Samkhia- terms to the Kin emperor, and to remind him batur by Hyacinthe, Sanko-patu by De Mailla, that every city north of the river and in Sankepa by Gaubil, San-khe-badu in the Huang- Shan-tung was now in his possession, that yuan, and Samuka Behadur by Rashidu'd-din. resistance was useless, and if he would abdicate He had orders to turn the famous and difficult the throne he would make him king of the Tung-kuan pass by making a detour through district south of the river, i.e., of Ho-nan, and part of Si-hia, and advanced by King-chau or leave him in peace." According to the Kang-mu Si-ngan-fu upon Tung-kuan, situated near the the overtures came from the Kin side, and it southern bank of the Yellow River, and com- was Utubu, the Kin emperor, who sent an manding a defile from Shen-Bi to Ho-Dan. Un- officer to demand peace. Chinghiz was not able to capture it he determined to make a | indisposed to grant it. "It is in these matters," detour through the mountains of Sung, situated he said to Sa-mu-ho-ti se. Samuka, "as in N.E. of Ju-chan, in Ho-nan, and took the hunting, when we have enclosed the stags, road leading to Ju-chau or Yu-chau, De Mailla
we can select what we choose. There only 25 De Mailla, vol. IX, p. 73.
* > The place read Pu-big by Erdmann in Rashida'd. 11 Op. cit. p. 79.
ain. 11 De Mailla, vol. IX, p. 73; Donglas, p. 77.
* ? The Fey-tab-ta of Erdmann'e MS, of Rashid. 19 Erdmann, p. 330.
• Sim-chau of Rashidu'd-din. 30 Op. cit., p. 189.
15 Rashid calls it the Kara-muran. 11 De Mailla, vol. IX, pp. 73 and 74: Hyacinthe, pp. 10 Huang-yuan, p. 189; Erdmann, pp. 330-331. 81 and 82; Douglas, pp. 81 and 82, Gaubil, pp. 29 and 30; * Erdmann, p. 331. Called Etsiri by Hyacinthe. Huang Yuan, 189; D'Ohsson vol. I, pp. 150 and 151. * Douglas, p. 80; Hyacinthe.
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