Marco Polo, The Travels (Yule translation): a Chronicle / record source. Covers AD 1252 – 1295, with 117 events in chronological order. Text license and provenance included.
| Type | Chronicle / record |
|---|---|
| Viewpoint | Outsider account |
| Years covered | AD 1252 – 1295 |
| Events | 117 events, 92 placed on the map |
| Author | Marco Polo (루스티켈로 다 피사 구술 필기) |
| Original title | Il Milione / The Book of Ser Marco Polo (Yule 3판 영역 1·2권) |
Regions: China 73 · West Asia 22 · South Asia 7 · Central Asia 5 · Southern Europe 3 · Southeast Asia 2 · Mongolia & Steppe 1
| Year | Place | Event | Passage |
|---|---|---|---|
| AD 1252 | Mulehet (Castle) | In 1252 Hulagu besieged the castle of the Old Man of the Mountain for three years and brought it down. | Book I ch. XXV (Yule 영역 가운데 HOW THE OLD MAN CAME BY HIS END.) |
| AD 1255 | Baudas | Baghdad (Baudas) was the seat of the caliph; the text records that in 1255 Hulagu gathered an army and took it. | Book I ch. VI (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE GREAT CITY OF BAUDAS, AND HOW IT WAS TAKEN.) |
| AD 1260 | Constantinople | In 1260 the brothers Niccolò and Maffeo Polo set out from Constantinople to trade across the great sea (the Black Sea). | Prologue ch. I (Yule 영역 가운데 HOW THE TWO BROTHERS POLO SET FORTH FROM CONSTANTI) |
| AD 1268 | In 1268 the Great Khan sent Bayan Chingsang to begin the conquest of Manzi. | Book II ch. LXV (Yule 영역 가운데 HOW THE GREAT KAAN CONQUERED THE PROVINCE OF MANZI) | |
| AD 1269 | Acre | In April 1269 they left Ayas and reached Acre, where they heard that the pope had already died. | Prologue ch. IX (Yule 영역 가운데 HOW THE TWO BROTHERS CAME TO THE CITY OF ACRE.) |
| AD 1271 | Venice | Since no pope was elected for a long time, the brothers, taking Marco with them, left Venice and went back to Acre. | Prologue ch. X (Yule 영역 가운데 HOW THE TWO BROTHERS AGAIN DEPARTED FROM VENICE, O) |
| AD 1271 | Jerusalem | They went to obtain oil from the lamp of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, to offer to the Great Khan. | Prologue ch. X (Yule 영역 가운데 HOW THE TWO BROTHERS AGAIN DEPARTED FROM VENICE, O) |
| AD 1271 | Layas | After leaving Acre and reaching Ayas, they received news of the election of a new pope and a summons to return. | Prologue ch. XI (Yule 영역 가운데 HOW THE TWO BROTHERS SET OUT FROM ACRE, AND MARK A) |
| AD 1271 | Acre | The new pope, Gregory, received the brothers at Acre, blessed them, and gave them two preaching friars as companions. | Prologue ch. XII (Yule 영역 가운데 HOW THE TWO BROTHERS PRESENTED THEMSELVES BEFORE T) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Layas | Ayas is the seaport of Lesser Armenia, where Venetian and Genoese merchants crowd in to trade spices and silk; it is the gateway to the interior. | Book I ch. I (Yule 영역 가운데 HERE THE BOOK BEGINS; AND FIRST IT SPEAKS OF THE L) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Turcomania | Turcomania is inhabited by three peoples: Turkmen, Armenians and Greeks. | Book I ch. II (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF TURCOMANIA.) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Arzinga | Arzinga (Erzincan), the entrance to Greater Armenia, produces the best gum in the world. | Book I ch. III (Yule 영역 가운데 DESCRIPTION OF THE GREATER HERMENIA.) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Georgiania | Georgia: King David Melik has submitted to the Mongols. | Book I ch. IV (Yule 영역 가운데 OF GEORGIANIA AND THE KINGS THEREOF.) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Mausul | The kingdom of Mosul, southeast of Armenia, is a mixture of Arabs, Nestorians, Jacobites and others. | Book I ch. V (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE KINGDOM OF MAUSUL.) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Tauris | Tauris (Tabriz), the great city of the province of Iraq (Yrac), lives by trading silk and gold brocade. | Book I ch. XI (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE NOBLE CITY OF TAURIS.) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Saba | Saba in Persia, the city from which the three Magi set out to worship Jesus; they are said to be buried there. | Book I ch. XIII (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE GREAT COUNTRY OF PERSIA; WITH SOME ACCOUNT ) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Yasdi | Yasdi (Yazd), a Persian city famous for its silk fabric called yasdi. | Book I ch. XVI (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE GREAT CITY OF YASDI.) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Kerman | The kingdom of Kerman produces much turquoise; the Mongols sent a ruler to govern it. | Book I ch. XVII (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE KINGDOM OF KERMAN.) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Camadi | At the end of two days of descent, at the mouth of a broad plain, is Camadi: once large and splendid, it declined under Mongol raids. | Book I ch. XVIII (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE CITY OF CAMADI AND ITS RUINS; ALSO TOUCHING) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Hormos | Five days south across the plain, after a steep descent of twenty miles, one comes to Hormos (Hormuz), a city on the sea. | Book I ch. XIX (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE DESCENT TO THE CITY OF HORMOS.) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Cobinan | After seven days of hardship from Kerman, one reaches Cobinan, which makes steel, mirrors and tutty. | Book I ch. XXI (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE CITY OF COBINAN AND THE THINGS THAT) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Mulehet | Mulehet is the land where the Old Man of the Mountain, Aloadin, lived; it is a story Polo heard from the locals. | Book I ch. XXIII (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE OLD MAN OF THE MOUNTAIN.) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Sapurgan | After leaving the castle and passing six days through good pasture, one comes to Sapurgan, a rich land good for setting up an army camp. | Book I ch. XXVI (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE CITY OF SAPURGAN.) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Balc | Balkh was once larger and had many marble palaces, but the Mongols and others destroyed it, and it became ruins. | Book I ch. XXVII (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE CITY OF BALC.) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Taican | After twelve days' walk one reaches Taican, a great grain market; the mountains to the south are entirely salt. | Book I ch. XXVIII (Yule 영역 가운데 OF TAICAN, AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SALT. ALSO OF THE ) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Badashan | Badashan (Badakhshan), an Islamic kingdom ruled by a king who claims descent from Alexander and from the daughter of Darius. | Book I ch. XXIX (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE PROVINCE OF BADASHAN.) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Pashai | Pashai, ten days south of Badashan, is a land of brown-skinned idol-worshippers skilled in sorcery. | Book I ch. XXX (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE PROVINCE OF PASHAI.) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Keshimur | Kashmir (Keshimur) practices sorcery that makes idols speak. | Book I ch. XXXI (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE PROVINCE OF KESHIMUR.) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Cascar | Between north-east and east is Cascar (Kashgar), an old kingdom now submitted to the Great Khan; its people are Muslims. | Book I ch. XXXIII (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE KINGDOM OF CASCAR.) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Samarcan | Samarkand, a great city ruled by Kaidu, nephew of the Great Khan, where Christians and Saracens live. | Book I ch. XXXIV (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE GREAT CITY OF SAMARCAN.) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Yarcan | Yarkand, a province five days in length, where Islam is mixed with Nestorian and Jacobite Christians. | Book I ch. XXXV (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE PROVINCE OF YARCAN.) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Cotan | Between north-east and east is Cotan (Khotan), a province eight days in length; its capital Cotan is the largest. | Book I ch. XXXVI (Yule 영역 가운데 OF A PROVINCE CALLED COTAN.) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Pein | Peim province, five days in length; a river flows through its capital Peim, where jade is left. | Book I ch. XXXVII (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE PROVINCE OF PEIN.) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Charchan | Charchan is a province of Greater Turkestan with a capital of the same name; its river yields jasper and chalcedony. | Book I ch. XXXVIII (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE PROVINCE OF CHARCHAN.) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Lop | Lop is a village at the mouth of a great desert, where travelers who mean to cross it rest a week and make ready. | Book I ch. XXXIX (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE CITY OF LOP AND THE GREAT DESERT.) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Sachiu | Sachiu, in the land of the Tangut, is reached after thirty days across the desert; it belongs to the Great Khan, and most of its people are idol-worshippers. | Book I ch. XL (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE GREAT PROVINCE OF TANGUT.) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Camul | Camul was once a kingdom and lies between two deserts. | Book I ch. XLI (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE PROVINCE OF CAMUL.) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Chingintalas | Chingintalas is a province on the edge of the desert, where pagans, Saracens and Nestorians are mixed. | Book I ch. XLII (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE PROVINCE OF CHINGINTALAS.) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Sukchur | After a ten-day journey on a road without habitations, one reaches the province of Sukchur. | Book I ch. XLIII (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE PROVINCE OF SUKCHUR.) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Campichu | Campichu is the capital and seat of government of all of Tangut, with three Christian churches. | Book I ch. XLIV (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE CITY OF CAMPICHU.) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Etzina | From Campichu, twelve days' travel brings one to Etzina at the edge of the desert, rich in camels and livestock. | Book I ch. XLV (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE CITY OF ETZINA.) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Caracoron | Karakorum, three miles around, the first city the Mongols took after coming out of their own country. | Book I ch. XLVI (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE CITY OF CARACORON.) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Erguiul | Five days from Campichu, through a land described as the resounding land, one reaches the eastern kingdom of Erguiul, which belongs to the Great Khan. | Book I ch. LVII (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE KINGDOM OF ERGUIUL, AND PROVINCE OF SINJU.) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Egrigaia | Eight days east of Erguiul is the province of Egrigaia; its capital is Kalachan, and it has a Nestorian church. | Book I ch. LVIII (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE KINGDOM OF EGRIGAIA.) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Tenduc | To the east lies the province of Tenduc, ruled under the Great Khan by King George, a descendant of Prester John. | Book I ch. LIX (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF TENDUC, AND THE DESCEND) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Chagannor | Three days later one reaches Chagannor, the Great Khan's large palace, with a lake where swans and cranes are hunted. | Book I ch. LX (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE KAAN’S PALACE OF CHAGANNOR.) |
| AD 1271 – 1275 | Chandu | Three days north-east and north is Chandu, the marble palace built by the present Great Khan. | Book I ch. LXI (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE CITY OF CHANDU, AND THE KAAN’S PALACE THERE) |
| AD 1272 | Vochan | In 1272 the Great Khan sent a large army to Carajan and Vochan; the kings of Mien and Bangala vowed revenge, and the battle of Vochan followed. | Book II ch. LI (Yule 영역 가운데 WHEREIN IS RELATED HOW THE KING OF MIEN AND BANGAL) |
| AD 1275 | Kemenfu | The three men walked on, summer and winter alike, and reached the Great Khan at Kemenfu. The journey back took three and a half years. | Prologue ch. XIII (Yule 영역 가운데 HOW MESSER NICOLO AND MESSER MAFFEO POLO, ACCOMPAN) |
| AD 1275 – 1291 | Cambaluc | The Great Khan spent three months, December, January and February, in the great palace at Cambaluc. | Book II ch. X (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE PALACE OF THE GREAT KAAN.) |
| AD 1275 – 1291 | Three months later, on 1 March, he left Cambaluc and set out on a hunting expedition two days' travel toward the southern sea, with ten thousand falconers. | Book II ch. XX (Yule 영역 가운데 HOW THE EMPEROR GOES ON A HUNTING EXPEDITION.) | |
| AD 1275 – 1291 | Cambaluc | After the hunt, the Great Khan stayed only three days in the palace at Cambaluc, held a feast, and soon set out for Chandu. | Book II ch. XXI (Yule 영역 가운데 REHEARSAL OF THE WAY THE YEAR OF THE GREAT KAAN IS) |
| AD 1275 – 1291 | Cambaluc | The Great Khan sent Polo on a mission to the western provinces; from Cambaluc the journey west took more than three months. | Book II ch. XXXV (Yule 영역 가운데 HERE BEGINS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE INTERIOR OF CAT) |
| AD 1275 – 1291 | Pulisanghin | The Pulisanghin River (Hun-ho) and the stone bridge over it, the Marco Polo Bridge. | Book II ch. XXXV (Yule 영역 가운데 HERE BEGINS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE INTERIOR OF CAT) |
| AD 1275 – 1291 | Juju | Thirty miles west of the bridge is Juju, with many idol temples; its people live by trade. | Book II ch. XXXVI (Yule 영역 가운데 ACCOUNT OF THE CITY OF JUJU.) |
| AD 1275 – 1291 | Taianfu | Ten days after Juju one reaches Taianfu, the capital of the kingdom of Taianfu (Taiyuan). | Book II ch. XXXVII (Yule 영역 가운데 THE KINGDOM OF TAIANFU.) |
| AD 1275 – 1291 | Pianfu | Leaving Pianfu, two days west, is the city of Caichu built by the Golden King. | Book II ch. XXXVIII (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE CASTLE OF CAICHU.) |
| AD 1275 – 1291 | Cachanfu | Crossing the great river Caramoran (Yellow River), one reaches Cachanfu. | Book II ch. XL (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE GREAT RIVER CARAMORAN AND THE CITY ) |
| AD 1275 – 1291 | Kenjanfu | Eight days west of Cachanfu is Kenjanfu (Xi'an), rich in silk and mulberry trees. | Book II ch. XLI (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE CITY OF KENJANFU.) |
| AD 1275 – 1291 | Sindafu | After twenty days through mountain roads, one arrives at the plain of Sindafu (Chengdu) on the border of Manzi. | Book II ch. XLIV (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE PROVINCE AND CITY OF SINDAFU.) |
| AD 1275 – 1291 | Tebet | Tibet: a land thoroughly plundered in Mangu Khan's wars; great bamboo grows there. | Book II ch. XLV (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF TEBET.) |
| AD 1275 – 1291 | Caindu | The province of Caindu to the west: one king, subject to the Great Khan, and idol-worshippers. | Book II ch. XLVII (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF CAINDU.) |
| AD 1275 – 1291 | Yachi | The province of Yachi (Karajan) includes seven kingdoms, and Esentimur, son of the Great Khan, is king there. | Book II ch. XLVIII (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF CARAJAN.) |
| AD 1275 – 1291 | Carajan | Ten days west of Yachi is another capital, Carajan, whose king is Kogachin. | Book II ch. XLIX (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING A FURTHER PART OF THE PROVINCE OF CARAJ) |
| AD 1275 – 1291 | Vochan | Five days west of Carajan is the province of Zardandan; its capital is Vochan, which is covered with gold. | Book II ch. L (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF ZARDANDAN.) |
| AD 1275 – 1291 | Mien | After a fifteen-day rough journey one reaches Amien, capital of the province of Mien, which has two towers, one of gold and one of silver. | Book II ch. LIV (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE CITY OF MIEN, AND THE TWO TOWERS TH) |
| AD 1275 – 1291 | Cacanfu | Cacanfu is a noble city where the dead are cremated and paper money is used. | Book II ch. LX (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE CITIES OF CACANFU AND OF CHANGLU.) |
| AD 1275 – 1291 | Changlu | Changlu is a great city of salt and commerce. | Book II ch. LX (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE CITIES OF CACANFU AND OF CHANGLU.) |
| AD 1275 – 1291 | Sinjumatu | Three days south of Tadinfu is Sinjumatu, a noble city with a large population and busy trade. | Book II ch. LXII (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE NOBLE CITY OF SINJUMATU.) |
| AD 1275 – 1291 | Piju | Eight days south of Sinjumatu, passing many large villages, one reaches Linju and Piju. | Book II ch. LXIII (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE CITIES OF LINJU AND PIJU.) |
| AD 1275 – 1291 | Coiganju | Coiganju is a great city at the mouth of Manzi, with a very great number of ships. | Book II ch. LXVI (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE CITY OF COIGANJU.) |
| AD 1275 – 1291 | Paukin | Southeast of Coiganju, after a day along a stone causeway, one comes to Paukin. | Book II ch. LXVII (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE CITIES OF PAUKIN AND CAYU.) |
| AD 1275 – 1291 | Cayu | After Paukin comes Cayu, a day's journey along the causeway. | Book II ch. LXVII (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE CITIES OF PAUKIN AND CAYU.) |
| AD 1275 – 1291 | Tiju | One day southeast of Cayu is Tiju, not large but rich in goods. | Book II ch. LXVIII (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE CITIES OF TIJU, TINJU, AND YANJU.) |
| AD 1275 – 1291 | Yanju | Passing through Tiju and Tinju, one arrives at Yanju (Yangzhou). | Book II ch. LXVIII (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE CITIES OF TIJU, TINJU, AND YANJU.) |
| AD 1275 – 1291 | Saianfu | Saianfu (Xiangyang), a great city governing twelve cities; its fall is described in detail. | Book II ch. LXX (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE VERY NOBLE CITY OF SAIANFU, AND HOW) |
| AD 1275 – 1291 | Sinju | Fifteen miles southeast of Yanju is Sinju, not large but with very many ships and trade. | Book II ch. LXXI (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE CITY OF SINJU AND THE GREAT RIVER K) |
| AD 1275 – 1291 | Caiju | Caiju is a small city where rice and grain are gathered to be sent to the Great Khan's court. | Book II ch. LXXII (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE CITY OF CAIJU.) |
| AD 1275 – 1291 | Chinginju | Chinginju, a flourishing great city three days to the southeast; there is an anecdote about the massacre of the Alans. | Book II ch. LXXIV (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE CITY OF CHINGINJU AND THE SLAUGHTER OF CERT) |
| AD 1275 – 1291 | Suju | Suju (Suzhou), a very large and noble city that lives by silk and gold brocade. | Book II ch. LXXV (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE NOBLE CITY OF SUJU.) |
| AD 1275 – 1291 | Kinsay | Kinsay (Hangzhou), capital of Manzi, whose name means City of Heaven; Polo describes it in detail. | Book II ch. LXXVI (Yule 영역 가운데 DESCRIPTION OF THE GREAT CITY OF KINSAY, WHICH IS ) |
| AD 1275 – 1291 | Fuju | Leaving the last city of the Kinsay kingdom, one enters the kingdom of Fuju (Fuzhou), six days to the southeast. | Book II ch. LXXX (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE KINGDOM OF FUJU.) |
| AD 1275 – 1291 | Zayton | Zayton (Quanzhou) lies five days southeast of Fuju, across the river; it is a great port. | Book II ch. LXXXII (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE CITY AND GREAT HAVEN OF ZAYTON.) |
| AD 1278 | Chinghianfu | Chinghianfu (Zhenjiang): in 1278 two Nestorian churches were said to have been built there. | Book II ch. LXXIII (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE CITY OF CHINGHIANFU.) |
| AD 1279 | Chipangu | Chipangu is a large island fifteen hundred miles out in the eastern sea, where gold grows without end; the Great Khan sent an army against it. | Book III ch. II (Yule 영역 가운데 DESCRIPTION OF THE ISLAND OF CHIPANGU, AND THE GRE) |
| AD 1279 | Chipangu | The Great Khan's expedition against Chipangu failed, and the general who fled was executed in 1279. | Book III ch. III (Yule 영역 가운데 WHAT FURTHER CAME OF THE GREAT KAAN’S EXPEDITION A) |
| AD 1285 | Chamba | Chamba lies 1,500 miles west-south-west of Zayton; it sends elephants to the Great Khan every year. Polo wrote that he was there in 1285. | Book III ch. V (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE GREAT COUNTRY CALLED CHAMBA.) |
| AD 1286 | Nayan | The rebellion of Nayan: in 1286 Kublai went to war in person, the only time he did so. | Book II ch. II (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE REVOLT OF NAYAN, WHO WAS UNCLE TO T) |
| AD 1286 | Nayan | At dawn the Great Khan, with his army, climbed a hill and looked down on Nayan's camp on the plain (Nayan's execution is in the next chapter). | Book II ch. IV (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE BATTLE THAT THE GREAT KAAN FOUGHT WITH NAYA) |
| AD 1286 | Cambaluc | After defeating Nayan, the Great Khan returned to his capital, Cambaluc, and held a feast. | Book II ch. VI (Yule 영역 가운데 HOW THE GREAT KAAN WENT BACK TO THE CITY OF CAMBAL) |
| AD 1288 | Mylapore | In a small village of the Maabar region lie the relics of the Apostle Thomas; a miracle occurred in 1288. Tradition | Book III ch. XVIII (Yule 영역 가운데 DISCOURSING OF THE PLACE WHERE LIETH THE BODY OF S) |
| AD 1290 | Bangala | Bangala is a southern province, not conquered until 1290, when Polo was at the court. | Book II ch. LV (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF BANGALA.) |
| AD 1292 | Zayton | The Great Khan prepared thirteen ships, and the three Polos and the party of Princess Cocacin set sail (the text does not give the port of departure, so Zayton is presumed). | Prologue ch. XVIII (Yule 영역 가운데 HOW THE TWO BROTHERS AND MESSER MARCO TOOK LEAVE O) |
| AD 1292 | Java | Java, said to be the largest island in the world, lies 1,500 miles south-south-east of Champa; the preface says a three-month voyage reached it. | Book III ch. VI (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE GREAT ISLAND OF JAVA.) |
| AD 1292 | Samara | In the kingdom of Samara, Polo was held up by bad weather for five months. | Book III ch. X (Yule 영역 가운데 THE KINGDOMS OF SAMARA AND DAGROIAN.) |
| AD 1292 | Lambri | The kingdom of Lambri is rich in camphor and brazilwood, and calls itself a vassal of the Great Khan. | Book III ch. XI (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE KINGDOMS OF LAMBRI AND FANSUR.) |
| AD 1292 | Seilan | One thousand miles west of the Andaman islands is Seilan (Ceylon), which for its size is the best island in the world. | Book III ch. XIV (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE ISLAND OF SEILAN.) |
| AD 1293 | Cail | Cail is a great port where ships coming from Hormuz, Kish and Aden all call. | Book III ch. XXI (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE CITY OF CAIL.) |
| AD 1293 | Coilum | Coilum kingdom, 500 miles south-west of Maabar, where Christians and Jews also live. | Book III ch. XXII (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE KINGDOM OF COILUM.) |
| AD 1293 | Comari | Comari, where if you go thirty miles out to sea, the North Star appears a cubit above the water. | Book III ch. XXIII (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE COUNTRY CALLED COMARI.) |
| AD 1293 | Tana | The kingdom of Tana is a large kingdom without pepper, with much brown frankincense. | Book III ch. XXVII (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE KINGDOM OF TANA.) |
| AD 1293 | Cambaet | Cambaet, a great kingdom to the west; the farther west one goes, the higher the North Star appears. | Book III ch. XXVIII (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE KINGDOM OF CAMBAET.) |
| AD 1293 | Semenat | Semenat, a great kingdom to the west, a cruel idol-worshipping people who live by trade. | Book III ch. XXIX (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE KINGDOM OF SEMENAT.) |
| AD 1293 | Scotra | The island of Scotra, 500 miles south: its people are baptized Christians, and it has an archbishop. | Book III ch. XXXII (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE ISLAND OF SCOTRA.) |
| AD 1293 | Aden | The Aden region, ruled by a sultan, a port where Indian ships gather. | Book III ch. XXXVI (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF ADEN.) |
| AD 1293 | Esher | Esher, a great city 400 miles north-west of Aden, ruled by a subject of the sultan of Aden. | Book III ch. XXXVII (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE CITY OF ESHER.) |
| AD 1293 | Dufar | Dufar, 500 miles north-west of Esher, a great and noble city with a good harbor. | Book III ch. XXXVIII (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE CITY OF DUFAR.) |
| AD 1293 | Calatu | Calatu, 600 miles north-west of Dufar, a city inside a bay, belonging to Hormos. | Book III ch. XXXIX (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE GULF OF CALATU AND THE CITY SO CALL) |
| AD 1293 | Hormos | Three hundred miles north-west of Calatu is Hormos, ruled by Melik under the sultan of Kerman; Polo's party is presumed to have reached it in the winter of 1293. | Book III ch. XL (Yule 영역 가운데 RETURNS TO THE CITY OF HORMOS WHEREOF WE SPOKE FOR) |
| AD 1294 – 1295 | Trebizond | Leaving the company of Kiacatu, the party walked day by day and reached Trebizond. | Prologue ch. XVIII (Yule 영역 가운데 HOW THE TWO BROTHERS AND MESSER MARCO TOOK LEAVE O) |
| AD 1294 – 1295 | Constantinople | From Trebizond to Constantinople. | Prologue ch. XVIII (Yule 영역 가운데 HOW THE TWO BROTHERS AND MESSER MARCO TOOK LEAVE O) |
| AD 1294 – 1295 | Negropont | From Constantinople to Negroponte. | Prologue ch. XVIII (Yule 영역 가운데 HOW THE TWO BROTHERS AND MESSER MARCO TOOK LEAVE O) |
| AD 1295 | Venice | From Negroponte to Venice; they arrived in 1295. | Prologue ch. XVIII (Yule 영역 가운데 HOW THE TWO BROTHERS AND MESSER MARCO TOOK LEAVE O) |
| — | Soldaia | The brothers stayed at Soldaia (Sudak) and then set out again, deciding to go farther. | Prologue ch. II (Yule 영역 가운데 HOW THE TWO BROTHERS WENT ON BEYOND SOLDAIA.) |
| — | Bolgara | The brothers reached the court of Khan Barka, whose residences were at Sarai and Bolgara; the khan welcomed them greatly. | Prologue ch. II (Yule 영역 가운데 HOW THE TWO BROTHERS WENT ON BEYOND SOLDAIA.) |
| — | Bocara | They crossed the desert to Bokhara, and since they could neither advance nor go back, they stayed three years. | Prologue ch. III (Yule 영역 가운데 HOW THE TWO BROTHERS, AFTER CROSSING A DESERT, CAM) |
| — | Tanduc plain | The great battle of Genghis Khan and Prester John on the Tanduc plain; in the end Genghis Khan won. | Book I ch. L (Yule 영역 가운데 THE BATTLE BETWEEN CHINGHIS KAAN AND PRESTER JOHN.) |