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his house. As Palladius says, he seems to have last invitation, that Chinghiz sent a messenger contemplated the possibility of the succession to the ruler of Tanu (sic) Burkhan, with these passing out of the family of Ogotai, unless this words, "You promised to be as my right clause was interpolated into the Yuan-ch'ao-pi- hand. Now that the people of Khoikhoi have shi, after the accession of Mangu Khân. His killed my ambassadors, I am going to demand words imply that he desired the succession to satisfaction from them. Be my right hand." pass to the most worthy, and the one to whom the Burkhan had not yet answered, when one of government could be entrusted prudently, and his dignitaries, Ashaganbu, said, “If you are Palladius adds that this limitation is also con- not strong enoagh then do not be a king." tained in Khubilai's charter, appointing his son Chinghiz Khan's invitation was therefore to succeed him. These regulations of Chin- refused, and he declared he would march ghiz Khan were most religiously observed, and against Tangut on his return from his western treated with the utmost deference by his suc- campaign." cessors. Thus it is reported in the Yuan-shi, In describing Chinghiz Khan's curious dream, that In-Tsun on succeeding to the throne in 1321, which is reported by Abulfaraj, I overlooked when all the princes had assembled in the hall a different story told by Minhaj-i-Siraj. He of Damindian, commanded Baiju to read aloud tells ns he heard it from one of the merthe priceless decrees of Tai-tsu kept in the chants, named Khoja Ahmed, the Wakhshi, golden coffer. “The golden coffer in the iron a man of veracity, who reported that Chinghiz chamber," is the phrase by which the palace Khân, after he had conquered Tamghaj," and archives are referred to. In the notes to one of had caused great bloodshed for four years, saw Guntai's verses, it is stated that at the court one night in a dream that he was binding a of the Mongol emperors, it was ugual on feast turban of immense length about his head, so days for the men who looked after the palace much so, that from the vast length of the archives to read out the decrees of former turban and the labour of binding it, he began sovereigns, called Jasa," already referred to to grow fatigued after, in his interminable in a previous paper. Palladius explains the task, he had become like a great corn-stack. word as perhaps equivalent to the Salito of When he awoke he reported his dream to those Chinghiz Khân."
about him, but none of them eould interpret it, While still encamped on the Irtish, Chingbiz! until one of them stated that the turban was sent to invite the Taonist sage, Ch'ang Ch'un, to a head-dress worn by the merehants who were pay him à visit. The latter set out, but Chinghiz | in the habit of coming into that part from had already departed, and he followed him." different parts of the west, and a party of Chinghiz took with him the chiefs of the them had arrived from Arabia, and he advised various subject kingdoms. Thus, we are told, one of them to be summoned. They aceordingly he was accompanied by Barjuk, the Idikut of sent for some of the merchants, who wore the Uighurs, by Arslan, chief of the Karluks, turbans, the chief and most intelligent of whom and by Signak Tikin, prince of Almaligh.18 reported that the turban was the crown and He was also joined by Pitu, the son of Yelin diadem of the Arabs, whose prophet Muhammad Liuko, the king of Leau-tung, by Uachen or wore one, as did the Khalif. "The inter(anchin, prince of the Kunkorats, who was pretation," he added, "is this, that the kingdoms his brother-in-law." He was also probably of Islam will come into thy possession, and the accompanied by Poyaoho, son of Alakush, ruler countries in which the Muhammadan faith of the Onguts." He also summoned the ruler prevails, thou wilt reduce under thy sway." of Tangut, who refused to go, and was after- This interpretation quite confirmed Chinghiz wards visited with his bitter revenge. The Khan's intentions." Yuan-ch'ao-pi-shi tells us, in reference to this The same anthor tells us that before setting
I.e. Chinghiz Khan. . I.e. the Yasa. 10 Rites or ceremonies of Sa. 11 d. note 576.
11 Bretachneider, Notes on Md. Chinese Travellers in the West, p. 17, &c.
13 D'Ohason, vol. I, p. 212; Erdmann, p. 334.
** Gaubil, pp. 36 and 40. » 7d. p. 49.
i.e. the subjects of the Khuáream Shah.
Op. cit. pp. 145 and 146. 16 l.e. China. 19 Tabakat-i-Nasiri, pp 972 and 975.
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