The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Yeh-lü Ch'u-ts'ai
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 77
Yeh-lü Ch'u-ts'ai has the air of a practical scholar: a man whose attention seems fixed not on display, but on what knowledge can preserve. There is a quiet deliberateness to the way he is remembered, as if his choices matter more than any outward grandeur.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- adult
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 77
- Books
- 1
Yeh-lü Ch'u-ts'ai served Chinghiz Khan as a minister and took rhubarb as his share of the booty. During an epidemic, he used it to save Mongol lives, leaving a legacy defined by the unexpected value of a modest prize. The text does not describe his appearance or provide further personal relationships.
Description
Yeh-lü Ch'u-ts'ai is described as an adult male minister, but the account supplies no details of his appearance. His build, height, coloring, hair, eyes, facial features, clothing, and any scars or accessories are unspecified; a faithful portrait should preserve that uncertainty.
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Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
Chinghiz Khanminister
The commentary calls Yeh-lü Ch'u-ts'ai Chinghiz’s minister and recounts that he chose books and rhubarb from Tangut’s booty; the rhubarb later helped save Mongol lives during an epidemic.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
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