Bar Hebraeus’ Chronography Concerning the seating of [Qubilai] Kubilai Khan on the throne of the kingdom of the Mongols
XI- At this time a certain great king among the kings of the SINAYE (CHINESE), or KHATA, who are also called ‘MANZAYE’, rebelled against the MONGOLS. And because he possessed a great army and had, [514]according to what is said, four hundred towns, MUNGA KHAN was obliged to collect a far more numerous force, and to go in person and engage in battle with that Chinese king. And taking with him his brother KUBLAI, who was younger than he, he went to the inner countries of the CHINESE. And he left in his place his brother ‘ARIGH BOKA, who was the youngest of them all. And having...
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