FOOTNOTES
[1] See pages 241, 247, 314, 316, 334.
[2] Mongolia has long been a part of the Chinese Empire, but in 1912 A.D., when China because a republic, Mongolia declared its independence.
[3] Herodotus, iv, 46.
[4] "The Very Mighty King."
[5] See page 20.
[6] For the location of these cities see the map on page 486.
[7] See page 381.
[8] Commonly known as Tamerlane.
[9] See page 616.
[10] See page 622.
[11] For the early history of Russia see page 400.
[12] The name Tartar (more correctly, Tatar) was originally applied to both Mongol and Turkish tribes that entered Russia. There are still over three millions of these "Tartars" in the Russian Empire.
[13] The title Tsar, or Czar, is supposed to be a contraction of the word Caesar.
[14] Whence the name Ottoman applied to this branch of the Turks.
[15] See page 242.
[16] A name derived from the Turkish yeni cheri, "new troops."
[17] See page 478.