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aces[2]. [1] It is surely unnecessary to remark on this ridiculous story of the canine men, which no commentary could reduce to sense.--E. [2] These people may possibly have been the Burats. The same practice of eradicating the beard is still followed by the native tribes of America.--E. SECTION XII. _How the Mongals were repulsed at the Caspian Mountains, by Men dwelling in Caves._ When Zingis sent the before-mentioned armies into the east, he marched personally into the land of the Kergis[1], which, however, he did not now conquer. In this expedition the Mongals are said to have penetrated to the Caspian mountains, which being of adamant, attracted their arrows and other weapons of iron[2]. [1] The Kirguses, inhabiting Western Turkestan, between Lake Balkash and the Caspian.--E. [2] The remainder of this short section is so ridiculously fabulous as not to merit translation, and is therefore omitted.--E. SECTION XIII. _Of the death of Zingis, and concerning his Sons, and the Tartar Dukes or Princes._ Zingis is said to have been killed by lightning. He had four sons, the first was called Occoday, or Oktai, the second Thosut, Tuzi, or Tuschi, the third Thiaday, or Zagathai, and the name of the fourth I could not learn. From these four all the dukes of the Mongals are descended[1]. Cuyne, or Kajuk, the eldest son of Occoday, or Oktai, is now emperor; and he has two brothers Cocten, and Chyrinen. Bathy, or Baatu, Ordu, Siba, and Boru are the sons of Thosut-khan. Baatu is richer and mightier than all the rest, being next in power to the emperor; but Ordu is the superior of all the dukes. The sons of Thiaday are Hurin and Cadan. The sons of the son of Zingis whose name I could not learn, are Mengu, Bithat, and several others. The mother of Mengu was Seroctan, the greatest lady among the Tartars, and the most honoured except the emperor's mother, and more powerful than any subject except Bathy. The following is a list of their dukes: Ordu, Bathy, Huryn, Cadan, Syban, and Ouygat, who were all in Hungary; Cyrpodan, who remains beyond the sea[2], making war against certain soldans of the Saracens, and other transmarine nations. Mengu, Chyrinen, Hubilai, Sinocur, Cara, Gay, Sybedey, Bora, Berca, and Corensa, all remain in Tartary. But there are many other dukes whose names I could not learn. [1] Other authors give a different account of the family of Zingis. According
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