Summary of Marco Polo's The Travels of Marco Polo / IRB Media (ePub)

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#1 There are two Armenias, a Greater and a Lesser. The lord of Lesser Armenia is a king who maintains good and just government in his country under the suzerainty of the Tartars. The Lesser Armenia is bounded on the south by the Promised Land, now in the hands of the Saracens, on the north by the western district of Turkey, known as Karaman, on the north-east and east by eastern Turkey, and on the west by the sea.

#2 The Lesser Armenia is bordered by the Promised Land, now in the hands of the Saracens, on the north by Turkey, on the east by eastern Turkey, and on the west by the sea. The heart of Greater Armenia is a very high mountain shaped like a cube, on which Noah's ark is said to have rested.

#3 The province of Armenia has villages and towns in plenty. It is bordered by the Promised Land, now in the hands of the Saracens, on the north by Turkey, on the east by eastern Turkey, and on the west by the sea. The heart of Greater Armenia is a high mountain shaped like a cube, on which Noah's ark is said to have rested.

#4 The kingdom of Mosul is home to the Arabs, who worship Mahomet. The province of Armenia has villages and towns in plenty. It is bordered by the Promised Land, now in the hands of the Saracens, on the north by Turkey, on the east by eastern Turkey, and on the west by the sea.