The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
De Mailla
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 80
De Mailla’s name carries the weight of a historian’s pages, appearing where the past calls for careful testimony. The text offers no portrait of him, only the sense of a scholar consulted across generations.
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 80
- Books
- 1
De Mailla is cited as a source on Mongol history and on Kúblái’s birth, family, early military career, and campaign in Yunnan. He remains a scholarly voice within the account rather than a character whose personal life is narrated; the text gives no details of his appearance or fate.
Description
The text does not describe De Mailla’s appearance. His build, complexion, hair, eyes, facial features, clothing, and distinguishing marks are unspecified.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
Appearances
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