The Travels of Marco Polo · Character

Duḳuz Khatun

Also known as Dokuz Khatun

  • Supporting
  • First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 92

Duḳuz Khatun is introduced with a name that carries the gravity of court and faith, yet the account leaves her appearance veiled. She feels like a figure whose quiet presence belongs to a world where lineage and conviction both matter.

Gender
female
Age
Unknown
First appears
Book 1 · Ch. 92
Books
1

Duḳuz Khatun is identified as Hulaku’s Christian wife and as a granddaughter of Prester John. The passage gives no fuller account of her life, character, or relationships beyond those defining connections, leaving her personal story largely beyond the frame.

Description

No physical description is supplied for Duḳuz Khatun. Her height, build, skin tone, hair, eyes, facial features, clothing, and distinguishing marks are all unspecified. A faithful visual portrayal should preserve that uncertainty rather than inventing details.

Connections

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  • H

    Hulakuwife

    Duḳuz Khatun, described as Christian, was Hulaku’s wife and a granddaughter of Aung Khan.

Story so far

  1. BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1

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