Turcomania is inhabited by three peoples: Turkmen, Armenians and Greeks. (Marco Polo, The Travels (Yule translation) Book I ch. II (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE PROVINCE OF TURCOMANIA.))
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. (Marco Polo, The Travels (Yule translation) Book I ch. XVIII (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE CITY OF CAMADI AND ITS RUINS; ALSO TOUCHING))
Mulehet is the land where the Old Man of the Mountain, Aloadin, lived; it is a story Polo heard from the locals. (Marco Polo, The Travels (Yule translation) Book I ch. XXIII (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE OLD MAN OF THE MOUNTAIN.))
Pashai, ten days south of Badashan, is a land of brown-skinned idol-worshippers skilled in sorcery. (Marco Polo, The Travels (Yule translation) Book I ch. XXX (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE PROVINCE OF PASHAI.))
Between north-east and east is Cascar (Kashgar), an old kingdom now submitted to the Great Khan; its people are Muslims. (Marco Polo, The Travels (Yule translation) Book I ch. XXXIII (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE KINGDOM OF CASCAR.))
Yarkand, a province five days in length, where Islam is mixed with Nestorian and Jacobite Christians. (Marco Polo, The Travels (Yule translation) Book I ch. XXXV (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE PROVINCE OF YARCAN.))
Between north-east and east is Cotan (Khotan), a province eight days in length; its capital Cotan is the largest. (Marco Polo, The Travels (Yule translation) Book I ch. XXXVI (Yule 영역 가운데 OF A PROVINCE CALLED COTAN.))
The people of Daebu Island, hearing that Sung-gyeom and others have risen, kill six Mongols and rebel. (Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) 世家 卷27 元宗 十二年)
The Samyeolcho raid Geumju, and the Banghoja-gun Park Bo and the Byeolcho flee to the mountain fortress. (Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) 世家 卷27 元宗 十二年)
1271: Bang Bo, Gye-nyeon and others of Milseong County respond to Jindo, killing vice-magistrate Yi I and the supervisor of Cheongdo; inspector Yi O and others suppress them (Goryeosa Jeolyo (Essentials of Goryeo History) 권19 元宗 十二年)
Mongolia & Steppe (1)
Karakorum, three miles around, the first city the Mongols took after coming out of their own country. (Marco Polo, The Travels (Yule translation) Book I ch. XLVI (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE CITY OF CARACORON.))
Central Asia (5)
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. (Marco Polo, The Travels (Yule translation) Book I ch. XXVI (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE CITY OF SAPURGAN.))
Balkh was once larger and had many marble palaces, but the Mongols and others destroyed it, and it became ruins. (Marco Polo, The Travels (Yule translation) Book I ch. XXVII (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE CITY OF BALC.))
After twelve days' walk one reaches Taican, a great grain market; the mountains to the south are entirely salt. (Marco Polo, The Travels (Yule translation) Book I ch. XXVIII (Yule 영역 가운데 OF TAICAN, AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SALT. ALSO OF THE ))
Badashan (Badakhshan), an Islamic kingdom ruled by a king who claims descent from Alexander and from the daughter of Darius. (Marco Polo, The Travels (Yule translation) Book I ch. XXIX (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE PROVINCE OF BADASHAN.))
Samarkand, a great city ruled by Kaidu, nephew of the Great Khan, where Christians and Saracens live. (Marco Polo, The Travels (Yule translation) Book I ch. XXXIV (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE GREAT CITY OF SAMARCAN.))
West Asia (13)
They went to obtain oil from the lamp of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, to offer to the Great Khan. (Marco Polo, The Travels (Yule translation) Prologue ch. X (Yule 영역 가운데 HOW THE TWO BROTHERS AGAIN DEPARTED FROM VENICE, O))
After leaving Acre and reaching Ayas, they received news of the election of a new pope and a summons to return. (Marco Polo, The Travels (Yule translation) Prologue ch. XI (Yule 영역 가운데 HOW THE TWO BROTHERS SET OUT FROM ACRE, AND MARK A))
The new pope, Gregory, received the brothers at Acre, blessed them, and gave them two preaching friars as companions. (Marco Polo, The Travels (Yule translation) Prologue ch. XII (Yule 영역 가운데 HOW THE TWO BROTHERS PRESENTED THEMSELVES BEFORE T))
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. (Marco Polo, The Travels (Yule translation) Book I ch. I (Yule 영역 가운데 HERE THE BOOK BEGINS; AND FIRST IT SPEAKS OF THE L))
Arzinga (Erzincan), the entrance to Greater Armenia, produces the best gum in the world. (Marco Polo, The Travels (Yule translation) Book I ch. III (Yule 영역 가운데 DESCRIPTION OF THE GREATER HERMENIA.))
The kingdom of Mosul, southeast of Armenia, is a mixture of Arabs, Nestorians, Jacobites and others. (Marco Polo, The Travels (Yule translation) Book I ch. V (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE KINGDOM OF MAUSUL.))
Tauris (Tabriz), the great city of the province of Iraq (Yrac), lives by trading silk and gold brocade. (Marco Polo, The Travels (Yule translation) Book I ch. XI (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE NOBLE CITY OF TAURIS.))
Saba in Persia, the city from which the three Magi set out to worship Jesus; they are said to be buried there. (Marco Polo, The Travels (Yule translation) Book I ch. XIII (Yule 영역 가운데 OF THE GREAT COUNTRY OF PERSIA; WITH SOME ACCOUNT ))
Yasdi (Yazd), a Persian city famous for its silk fabric called yasdi. (Marco Polo, The Travels (Yule translation) Book I ch. XVI (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE GREAT CITY OF YASDI.))
The kingdom of Kerman produces much turquoise; the Mongols sent a ruler to govern it. (Marco Polo, The Travels (Yule translation) Book I ch. XVII (Yule 영역 가운데 CONCERNING THE KINGDOM OF KERMAN.))
Since no pope was elected for a long time, the brothers, taking Marco with them, left Venice and went back to Acre. (Marco Polo, The Travels (Yule translation) Prologue ch. X (Yule 영역 가운데 HOW THE TWO BROTHERS AGAIN DEPARTED FROM VENICE, O))