 Kublai, now reigning, to make the conquest of it, and to annex it to his dominions. In order to effect this, he fitted out a numerous fleet, and embarked a large body of troops, under the command of two of his principal officers, one of whom was named...  Japan in Our Day - Page 31892 - 293 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Talbot Watts - Japan - 1852 - 406 pages
...these pearls into the mouth of the corpse. There are also found there a number of precious stones. Kublai, now reigning, to make the conquest of it, and to annex it to his dominions."* A glance at the map will show the advantageous geographical position of this empire. From the great... | |
 | Charles MacFarlane - Japan - 1852 - 416 pages
...these pearls into the mouth of the corpse. There are also found there a number of precious stones. Kublai, now reigning, to make the conquest of it, and to annex it to his dominions."* A glance at the map will show the advantageous geographical position of this empire. From the great... | |
 | Marco Polo - Asia - 1854 - 586 pages
...was the wealth of this island, that a •desire was excited in the breast of the grand khan Kublat, now reigning, to make the conquest of it, and to annex it to his dominions. In order to effect this, he fitted out a numerous fleet, and embarked a large body of troops, under... | |
 | Charles MacFarlane - Japan - 1856 - 396 pages
...these pearls into the mouth of the corpse. There are also found there a number of precious stones. Kublai, now reigning, to make the conquest of it, and to annex it to his dominions."* A glance at the map will show the advantageous geographical position of this empire. From the great... | |
 | Bayard Taylor - 1893 - 356 pages
...wealth of this island, that a desire was excited in the breast of the Grand Khan Kubla'i, now ieigning, to make the conquest of it, and to annex it to his...in the harbor of Bungo, on the Japanese island of Kiushin, the most southerly of the five great islands of the Empire. Although the Japanese, on account... | |
 | Marco Polo - Biography & Autobiography - 2002 - 492 pages
...stones. So great was the wealth of this island, that a desire was excited in the breast of the Great Khan Kublai, now reigning, to make the conquest of it, and to annex it to his dominions. In order to effect this, he fitted out a numerous fleet, and embarked a large body of troops, under... | |
 | Marco Polo - Biography & Autobiography - 2003 - 484 pages
...stones. So great was the wealth of this island, that a desire was excited in the breast of the Great Khan Kublai, now reigning, to make the conquest of it, and to annex it to his dominions. In order to effect this, he fitted out a numerous fleet, and embarked a large body of troops, under... | |
 | John Masefield - 2002 - 530 pages
...celebrity was the wealth of this island, that a desire was excited in the breast of the grand khan Kublal, now reigning, to make the conquest of it, and to annex it to his dominions. In order to effect this, he fitted out a numerous fleet, and embarked a large body of troops, under... | |
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