The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Semend-Manik
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 112
Semend-Manik is introduced with the pomp of a ruler: a hunting cheetah borne to the field in a palankin, heralded by a kettledrum. The contrast between a swift predator and such elaborate ceremony makes him unforgettable.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 112
- Books
- 1
Semend-Manik is named as Akbar’s chief hunting cheetah, distinguished by the ceremonial way he is carried to the field in a palankin while a kettledrum sounds before him. The text provides no further account of his hunts or fate.
Description
Semend-Manik is a male cheetah, described as Akbar’s chief hunting animal; the text does not specify his size, coat coloring, or individual markings. His lean, swift feline form is presented with unusual ceremony, carried in a palankin to the field as a kettledrum beats ahead. That stately approach gives him a poised, almost princely presence.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
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