The Travels of Marco Polo, Vol. 1 · Marco Polo

Book I, Chapter XXXVI: Of a Province Called Cotan

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Cotan is a province lying between north-east and east, and is eight days’ journey in length. The people are subject to the Great Kaan, and are all worshippers of Mahommet. There are numerous towns and villages in the country, but Cotan, the capital, is the most noble of all, and gives its name to the kingdom. Everything is to be had there in plenty, including abundance of cotton, [with flax, hemp, wheat, wine, and the like]. The people have vineyards and gardens and estates. They live by commerce and manufactures, and are no soldiers.

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