The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Ye-liu Ch'u-ts'ai
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 126
Ye-liu Ch'u-ts'ai feels like a mind at work beneath the pageantry of power: observant, disciplined, and attuned to the order of the heavens. His presence invites curiosity about how careful study might shape the decisions of rulers.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 126
- Books
- 1
Ye-liu Ch'u-ts'ai served Chingis Khan as both astronomer and minister, bringing his learning into the orbit of the Mongol court. He maintained contact with astronomers in Samarkand and developed the Si ching keng wu yüan li calendar system, marking him as a figure who joined observation of the skies with practical scholarship. The account gives no further personal relationships or private transformation.
Description
The text identifies Ye-liu Ch'u-ts'ai as an adult male astronomer and minister but gives no visual particulars. His height, build, skin tone, facial features, hair, eyes, clothing, and distinguishing marks are unspecified; keep any depiction free of invented physical detail.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
Chinghiz Khanconfidential minister
Ye-liu Ch'u-ts'ai served Chinghiz Khan as a high counsellor and astronomer, accompanying him on western campaigns.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
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