The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Li Chi Ch’ien
Also known as Tai Tsu, Li Yuan-hao
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 74
He enters the record as a name attached to the beginnings of a dynasty, carrying the quiet weight of a ruler remembered across centuries. The few words offered leave his face unseen, lending him the distant, almost legendary presence of a figure glimpsed through history.
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 74
- Books
- 1
Li Chi Ch’ien, also called Tai Tsu or Li Yuan-hao, is identified as the founder and ruler of the Tangut, or Western Hsia, Dynasty. The account offers no personal scenes or relationships, preserving him chiefly as the dynasty’s point of origin. His presence in the book is brief, but his name marks the start of a line of rule that would eventually reach its last sovereign.
Description
The text supplies no physical description of Li Chi Ch’ien: his age, build, complexion, hair, eyes, and facial features are not stated. No specific garments, ornaments, or distinguishing marks are recorded. Any visual rendering should therefore remain historically suggestive but deliberately non-specific, with a reserved ruler’s bearing rather than invented personal features.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
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