The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Kokáchin
Also known as Lady Kokachin
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 5
At seventeen, Lady Kokachin is introduced as strikingly beautiful and charming, with the youthful grace of a princess accustomed to being observed. The text offers only a glimpse, leaving the details of her face and manner open to the reader's imagination.
- Gender
- female
- Age
- 17
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 5
- Books
- 1
Kokachin is a young Mongol princess, seventeen years old, sent to marry Arghún. After her journey, she is married instead to his son Gházán. The account remembers her for her beauty and charm, while offering little about her private thoughts or life beyond this dynastic passage.
Description
Kokachin is described as a beautiful, charming maiden of seventeen, but the text gives no specific account of her height, build, complexion, hair, eyes, or facial features. Her clothing and adornments are likewise unspecified. The impression is of a youthful princess whose appeal is conveyed through grace and presence rather than concrete visual details.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
- AK
Arghún Khanintended husband
Kokáchin was selected as the bride intended to replace Arghún’s deceased wife Bulughán, but Arghún died before the party reached Persia.
- GK
Gházán Khanhusband
After Arghún’s death, his son Gházán succeeded to Kokáchin’s hand; the Polos escorted her to Persia for the marriage.
Maffeo Poloescort
Maffeo was one of the three Venetian escorts who accompanied Kokáchin on the perilous voyage to Persia.
Marco Poloescort
Marco and the other Venetians accompanied Kokáchin on the sea voyage to Persia; she came to regard them with filial affection.
Nicolo Poloescort
Nicolo helped escort Kokáchin from China to Persia, where she wept as she parted from the Venetians.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
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