rmuz.
Rupen, Bagratid, founder of Armenian State in Cilicia.
Rupert, Prince.
Rueppell's Table of Abyssinian kings.
Russia (Rosia), annexes Georgia,
great cold, Arab accounts of;
silver mines;
subject to Tartars;
conquered by Batu.
---- leather,
clothes of.
Russians, trusty lieges of king.
Rustak.
Rusticiano of Pisa,
introduces himself in prologue;
writes down Polo's book;
extracts and character of his compilation;
his real name;
his other writings.
Ruysch's map.
Saadi.
Saba (Sava, Savah), city of the Magi.
Sabaste, _see_ Sivas.
Sable, its costliness.
Sabreddin.
Sabzawur.
Sachiu (Sha-chau).
Sacrifices of people of Tangut.
---- human.
_Sadd-i-Iskandar_, rampart of Alexander.
Saffron, fruit-serving purposes of.
Sagacity of sledge-dogs.
Sagamon Borcan, _see_ Sakyamuni Buddha.
Sagatu, general of Kublai's.
Saggio (1/6 oz.).
Sago.
Saianfu, _see_ Siang-yang-fu.
Saif Arad, king of Abyssinia.
Saifuddin Nazrat, ruler of Hormuz.
Saimur (Chaul).
Sain Khan (or Batu).
St. Anno of Cologne.
St. Barlaam and St. Josafat, story of Buddhist christianised.
St. Barsauma (Barsamo, Brassamus), and monastery of.
St. Blasius (Blaise), Church at Sivas.
St. Brandon.
St. Buddha!
St. Epiphanius.
St. George, Church of, in Sivas,
at Quilon.
St. Helena.
St. James' Shrine, Gallicia.
St. John the Baptist, Church of, in Samarkand.
---- Major Oliver.
St. Leonard's Convent in Georgia, and the fish miracle.
St. Lewis,
his campaign on the Nile.
St. Martin, Vivien de, Map.
St. Mary's Island, Madagascar.
St. Matthew, Monastery near Mosul.
St. Matthew's Gospel, story of the Magi.
St. Nina.
St. Sabba's at Acre.
St. Thomas, the Apostle,
his shrine in India;
his murderers, and their hereditary curse;
reverenced by Saracens and heathen;
miracles in India;
story of his death;
tradition of his preaching in India;
translation of remains to Edessa;
King Gondopharus of legend a real king;
Roman Martyrology;
the localities;
alleged discovery of reliques;
the Cross;
church ascribed to;
in Abyssinia.
St. Thomas's Isle.
---- Mounts.
Saker falcons.
Sakta doctrines.
Sakya Muni (Sagamon Borcan) Buddha,
death of;
recumbent figures of;
story of;
his footmark on Adam's Peak;
Alms dish, Holy Grail;
tooth relique.
Salamander, the.
Salar (Ho-chau).
Salem, dragoman, explores Rampart of Gog.
Salghur, Atabegs of Fars.
Salih, Malik, son of Badruddin Lulu.
Salsette Isla
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