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244 Arabs — Birds.
ts'i, tlience to China, 114; noted for their distinguished
bearing, 115; climate of realm of, 116;
the capital of the, 115; the king of the, 115; his
dress and palace, 115; throne of king of the, 115;
audiences at court of the, 115; ofdcers and army
of the, 115; streets and dwellings in capital of
the, 115; food and drink of the, 115—116; great
wealth in markets of the, 116: worship Mahia-wu
(Mohammed), 116; New Year's fast, 116;
daily prayers of, 116; agriculture and the Nile,
116; the great harbour and its fairs, 116; products
of the realm of the, IIG; dependencies of the,
116-117; rise of their power, 117; the Whiterobed
and Black-robed, 117; relations of with
China, 117-118, 12?-123; burial place in
Ts'iian-chou, lit); origin of their Chinese name
of Ta-shi, 119; trade at Ma-li-pa (Merbat). 120;
their pilgrimage to Ma-kia, 124; people of
Ts'6ng-pa of same race as, 126; their trade with
Ts'ong-pa, 126; trade with Oman, 133; trade with
Ki-shi, 134; Pai-ta the great metropolis of the,
135; how they capture slaves, 149; the Book of
the 154; open trade between P'o-ni (Borneo) and
China, 157, 159, n. 13; their knowledge of Sin-lo,
168, n. 1; their knowledge of Japan. 172, n. 1; in
frankincense trade, 195; in benzoin trade, 198,
201; their method of making glass, 227; pearls
of the, the best, 229; their trade in ivory,
232.
Archery, people of Ki6n-pi fond of. 71 ; people
of Nan-p'i skilled in, 88; people of Ku-Iin fond
of, 89; in Sin-lo, 167; Japanese not skilled in,
171; Ainu skilled in, 172, n. 2.
Areea (or betel) nuts, wine of, and honey, in
San-fo-ts'i, 60; used in making liquor in Sho-p'o,
78; palms, abundant in Hai-nan, 183; varieties
of, 213—214; wine of, in San-fo-ts'i, 214; revenue
derived from trade in, by Chinese Customs, 214.
See also Betel-nut.
Armlets, worn in Po-ssi, 152; worn by king of
P'o-ni, 156; ivory, imported to P'o-ni, 156.
Armour, worn by escort of ruler of Pi-ssi-lo,
137; ring, worn in P'o-ni, 165.
Arms, of escort of king of Chan-ch'ong, 47;
of escort of king of San-fo-ts'i, 60; people of
Nan-p'i dextrous with, 88; of escort of king of
Hu-ch'a-la, 92; of escort of king of T'ien-chu,
111; of people of T'ien-chu, 111; of escort of lord
of Pi-ssi-lo, 137; of king of K'i-tz'i-ni, 138; of
escort of king of P'o-ni, 155; in Liu-k'iu, 163; of
P'i-sho-ye savages, 165; of people of Ji-pon, 171;
of the Li of Hai-nan, 180, 183.
Army, of Sh6-p'o, 76; of Hu-ch'a-la, 92; of
Chu-Iien, 96; of the Arabs protects Ta-ts'in, 103;
the army of Ta-ts'in, 104; of the Arabs, 115; of
Pai-ta, 135; of Mo-k'ie-la, 154.
Aromatios, in Tan-jung-wu-lo and Ma-li, 85;
in T'ien-chu, 111; ofBerbera coast, 129, n. 4.
' Arrows, poisoned, used in Lan-wu-li, 72; in
Pi-p'a-lo, 128;
ing, 232.
poisoned, used in elephant hunt-
Arsenic, imported to Sh6-p'o, 78.
Asa-foetida, imported into San-fo-ts'i, 61; a
product of Mu-ka-lan (Mekran coast),
scription of tree, how gathered, 224.
224; de-
Asbestos, comes from Wu-ssi-li, 140.
Astrolabe, not known to the Chinese, 29.
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Astronomy, people of San-fo-ts'i learned in,
64; people of T'ien-chu learned in. 111, 114.
Au-chou, in Japanese Oshu, gold mined in,
171, 175, n. 22.
Audiences, of king of Chan-ch'6ng, 47; of
king of Ch5n-la, 52; in Tong-liu-mei, 57; in P'ukan,
58; in Shb-p'o, 76; in T'ien-chu, 110; in
capital of the Arabs, 1 15.
Au-ki6n, the city of Urgendj, 121, n. 12.
Au-lo-lo-li, a dependency of Nan-p'i, 88;
possibly Cannanore, 90.
Babuyan islands (Philippine Islands), — see
Pai-p'u-yen.
Baghdad, possibly visited by Chinese, 4: Chinese
goods scarce in, in ninth century, 15; the
Ta-ts'in of Ch6u and Chau identified with, 104—
106; the Caliph and the patriarch of, 106—107; —
see Ta-ts'in and Pai-ta.
Bahrein, — see Pai-li6n.
Bali, island of, — see Ma-li and Pa-Ii.
Bamboo, indigenous in Chu-li§n, 96.
Bananas, grown in Chan-ch'5ng, 48; grown
in Sho-p'Oj 77; great size of, in Su-ki-tan, 83, 85,
Banishment, Moslims in Canton punished
with, 17.
Basra, Chinese goods scarce and expensive
at, 15; goods from, for China, shipped from Siraf,
15; possible reference to, as "great harbours, 116,
121, n. 9;-^ see also Pi-ssi-lo.
Bastinado, with rattan, Moslims at Canton
punished with, 17; in Chu-lien, 95.
Bathing, fondness for, of people of Chanch'ong,
47; rose-water used by king of Sa-fo-ts'i
for, 61; people of Nan-ni-hua-lo fond of, 97.
Batta, the country of the, possibly the Pa-t'a
of the Chinese, 66.
Beacons, in sea near Ti-lo-lu-ho off Mekran
coast, 13.
Beans, grown in Chan-cho'ng, 48; grown in
Sin-t'o, 70; grown in Sho-p'o, 77; grown in Nan-
p'i, 88; green and black, grown in Chu-lien, 96;
much eaten in Nan-ni-hua-lo, 98.
Bears, in Liu-k'iii, 163.
Bell, worn on head by king of Sho-p'o, 76;
given by Emperor to Chinese temple of San-fots'i,'
62^ bronze temple, made in Sin-lo, 16S.
Beni Merwan, and the White-robed Ta-shi,
117.
Benzoin, sweet, 53, 198; countries of origin,
198; description of, 198; variety of, called an-sihiang,
201; origin of name, 201.
Beranang, — see Fo-lo-an.
Berbera, coast, — see Pi-p'a-lo.
Betel-nut, of king of Chan-ch'ong, by whom
carried, 47; and pearl ashes, chewed by king of
Si-lan, 72, 73; grown in Sh6-p'o, 77; a product
of Chu-lien, 96; used with camphor in P'o-ni,
155; used as marriage present in P'o-ni, 155;
medicinal, a product of Ma-i, 160; a product of
Hai-nan, 176; fresh, from Hai-nan, 177; great
plenty of, in Hai-nan, 185.
Bezoar stone, prized for ring, 90; a product
of K'i-tz'i-ni, 138; from Lu-mei, 141. /•
Bharoch, terminus Greek sea-route to India,
2; Ceylon trade with, 8; Chinese overland trade
with, 5; probably referred to as Pa-li-sha (q. v.).
Birds, flocks of migratory, visit Chung-li, 131.