The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Alahush
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 92
Alahush enters the record as a name carrying the weight of rank and allegiance. The text offers no glimpse of his face or manner, leaving his presence to be imagined through the stark impression of a chief at a divided frontier.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Unknown
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 92
- Books
- 1
Alahush is identified as chief of the Wang-Ku of the Yn-shan and as a traitor to the Kin. Beyond that brief historical notice, the account gives no fuller portrait of his life, motives, or fate.
Description
The text gives no physical description of Alahush, so his appearance cannot be established from the source. He is identified as a male chief of the Wang-Ku of the Yn-shan, but no details of his build, complexion, hair, eyes, face, or clothing are recorded. Any more specific visual portrait would be conjectural.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
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Po-yao-hoson
Po-yao-ho is identified as Alahush’s son and successor in the Wang-Ku lineage described in the commentary.
Chinghiz Khandefector and ally
Alahush, head of the Wang-Ku of Yn-shan, transferred his allegiance from the Kin to Chinghiz.
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Pa-sao-ma-ie-lisuspected assassin
The commentary says Alahush was murdered by members of his family and suggests, without certainty, that Pa-sao-ma-ie-li may have been responsible.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
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