Paizah

Also known as Hu fu

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The officer who is a captain of 100 hath a tablet of silver; the captain of 1000 hath a tablet of gold or silver-gilt; the commander of 10,000 hath a tablet of gold, with a lion’s head on it. The tablets of the captains of 100 and 1000 weigh each of them 120 saggi; and the tablet with the lion’s head engraven on it weighs 220 saggi. On each is inscribed: “By the strength of the great God, and of the great grace which He hath accorded to our Emperor, may the name of the Kaan be blessed; and let all such as will not obey him be slain and be destroyed.” Higher ranks include figure of lion below inscription and sun and moon below that; some very great lords receive tablets with gerfalcons.

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First appears: Book 1 · Ch. 101
Books: 1

Evolution

BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
The officer who is a captain of 100 hath a tablet of silver; the captain of 1000 hath a tablet of gold or silver-gilt; the commander of 10,000 hath a tablet of gold, with a lion’s head on it. The tablets of the captains of 100 and 1000 weigh each of them 120 saggi; and the tablet with the lion’s head engraven on it weighs 220 saggi. On each is inscribed: “By the strength of the great God, and of the great grace which He hath accorded to our Emperor, may the name of the Kaan be blessed; and let all such as will not obey him be slain and be destroyed.” Higher ranks include figure of lion below inscription and sun and moon below that; some very great lords receive tablets with gerfalcons.