er have got away in spite of all our trouble, and never have got back
to our country again. But I believe it was God's pleasure that we should
get back in order that people might learn about the things that the world
contains. For according to what has been said in the introduction at the
beginning of the Book, there never was a man, be he Christian or Saracen
or Tartar or Heathen, who ever travelled over so much of the world as did
that noble and illustrious citizen of the City of Venice, Messer Marco the
son of Messer Nicolo Polo.

Thanks be to God! Amen! Amen!

[1] This conclusion is not found in any copy except in the Crusca Italian,
and, with a little modification, in another at Florence, belonging to
the Pucci family. It is just possible that it was the embellishment of
a transcriber or translator; but in any case it is very old, and
serves as an epilogue.

[Illustration: Asiatic Warriors of Polo's Age. (From a contemporary
Persian Miniature.)]

APPENDICES

APPENDIX A.--_Geneaology of the House of Chinghiz, to end of Thirteenth
Century_.

Supreme [KAANS] in large capitals. KHANS of KIPCHAK, CHAGATAI, and PERSIA
in small capitals. Numerals indicate order of succession. For other sons
of Kublai, see Book II., chapter ix.

Those who are mentioned by Marco Polo have a _line_ under their names.

Seniority runs from right to left.

Vesugai
_______________________________________________|
| |
Uchegin or [I._CHINGIZ KAAN_]
Pilgutai |
| __________________________|_____________________
| | | | |
Jintu TULI [II. OKKODAI KAAN] | |
| | |___________ | |
| __________|______________________ | | |
| | | | | | | |
Tagajar Arikbuga I. _HULAKU_ [V._KUBLAI_ [IV._MANGKU_ | | |
| | _KAAN_] _KAAN_] | | |
| _____________|______ |____ | | |
| | | | | | | |
Agul 3._TIGUDAR_ Tara- 2._ABAKA_ _Ch