ABSTRACT
AfurtherindicationofthepowerenjoyedbyBatuinhishaHoftheempire:see especiallypp.146andn.4,180andn.l.
byland. 1Itoldhimthattheseawasimpassable,itbeingwinter,andI shouldhavetogobyland.Iwasundertheimpressionthatyouwere stillinSyria,2andsoIplannedtotraveltowardsPersia.HadI imaginedyouhadcrossedtoFrance,IshouldhavemadeforHungary andreachedFrancesoonerandwithlessarduoustravellingthanIdid Syria.
