Referenced In

The Travels of Marco Polo
by Marco Polo, da Pisa Rusticiano

"…the caravans of Chinese traders on their way to the Siamese territory."

The Travels of Marco Polo
by Marco Polo, da Pisa Rusticiano

"In a modern Chinese geographical work abstracted by Mr. Laidlay, we are told that the great river of Tsim-lo, or Siam, “penetrates to a branch of the Hwang-Ho.”"

The Travels of Marco Polo
by Marco Polo, da Pisa Rusticiano

"Polo’s description of the wine‐pots of Samara hung on the trees... it seems more likely that Samara is Siam (still pronounced Shumuro in Japan, and Siamlo in Hakka)..."

The Travels of Marco Polo
by Marco Polo, da Pisa Rusticiano

"… extended through Bactria, etc., to China, “the States of the Great Mogul” (!) and Siam; he then revisited his first converts…"

The Travels of Marco Polo
by Marco Polo, da Pisa Rusticiano

"A paper on Siam’s Intercourse with China mentions that fire‐arms were first noted in Siamese records during the Lāu invasion and the siege of Swankhalôk."

The Travels of Marco Polo
by Marco Polo, da Pisa Rusticiano

"…the porcelain coins which… were current in the Shan States or Siam."