egrigaia

Updated: May 23, 2025

In this city, excellent camblets are manufactured from, white wool, and the hair of camels which are exported by the merchants to all parts of the world, and particularly to Kathay. East from this province of Egrigaia is that of Tandach , in which there are many cities and castles.

Robert Kerr - A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 01 : Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time

After eight days farther travel to the east, we come to the district of Egrigaia , which is still in the kingdom of Tangut, and subject to the great khan; it contains many cities and castles, Calacia being the principal city, which is inhabited by idolaters, though the Nestorian Christians have three churches.

Robert Kerr - A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 01 : Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time