n.
---- of gold.
Lisbon.
Lissu, or Lisau tribe.
Litai.
Litan, rebellion of.
Lithang.
Little Orphan Rock.
Liu Pang, founder of 1st Han dynasty.
Liu Pei (Luo Pe), of the Han dynasty.
_Livre des Merveille_.
Livres of gold.
---- Parisis.
---- Tournois.
Li Yuan-hao, founder of the Hsi Hsia dynasty, Tangut.
Lo, tribes of S.W. China so-called.
---- Chinese name of part of Siam.
Lob, _see_ Lop.
Locac, kingdom of.
Lockhart, Dr. W.
_Lokok_.
Lolo tribes.
Longevity of Brahmins and Jogis.
Longfellow.
Lop, city and lake,
desert.
Lophaburi.
Loping.
Lor, _see_ Luristan.
Lord, Dr. Percival.
Loess, brownish-yellow loam.
Loups cerviers (lynx).
Low castes.
Lowatong River.
Loyang, Bridge of.
Luban.
Luban-Jawi.
Luban-Shehri.
Lubbies.
Lucky and unlucky hours and days.
Luddur Deo.
Luh-ho-ta Pagoda, Hang-chau.
Lukon-Kiao (Hun-ho, Pulisanghin River).
Lukyn Port.
Lung-yin.
Luristan (Lor, Lur),
kingdom of Persia;
Great and Little;
character of Lurs or people of.
Lusignan, John de.
Lut, Desert of (Dasht-i-Lut).
Lu-tzu tribe.
Lynxes, trained to hunt,
in Cuncun.
Ma Twan-lin, the Chinese Pliny.
Maaden, turquoise mines at.
Maatum, or Nubia.
Ma'bar (Maabar, i.e. Coromandel coast),
province of India;
its brother kings;
pearl fishery;
etymology;
limits;
obscurity of history;
port visited by Polo;
nakedness of people, king, his jewels;
his wives, "Trusty Lieges," treasure;
horses imported;
superstitious customs;
ox-worship;
Govis, Ib.;
no horses bred;
other customs;
mode of arrest for debt;
great heat;
regard for omens;
astrology, treatment of boys;
birds, girls consecrated to idols;
customs in sleeping;
ships at Madagascar.
Macartney's Map.
Macgregor, Sir C, "Journey through Khorasan".
Machin, city of (Canton).
Machin, Mahachin (Great China),
used by Persian writers as synonymous with Manzi.
Maclagan, Major-General (R.E.).
Madagascar (Madeigascar),
confused with Magadoxo;
etymology;
traces of ancient Arab colonisation.
Madai, Madavi, Maudoy.
Madjgars.
Madar-Des, Eastern Panjab.
Madras.
Madura.
Maestro, or Great Bear, said to be invisible in Sumatra.
Magadha.
Magadoxo, confused with Madagascar.
Magapatana, near Ceylon.
Magi, the three,
legend as told by Mas'udi;
source of fancies about;
names assigned to.
Magic, of Udyana,
Lamaitic, (_See_ also Sorcerers.).
Magical darkness (dry fog and dust storms).
Magnet, Mount.
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