CHINESE SPORTSMAN AND WEAPONS 231 



direction, and almost immediately after 

 passing the Great Wall the emperor and 

 his party seem to have travelled to the left 

 for sport. 



But the Emperor Knhblai was not the 

 only oriental ruler whose hunting expedi- 

 tions were of lavish proportions. The 

 Emperor Kanghi was fond of sport, and 

 imitated his predecessor in the splendor of 

 his hunting equipments. It is recorded 

 that Bajazet had 7,000 falconers and 6,000 

 dog keepers, whilst the Sultan Mohomed 

 Inghlaka, India, in the generation of Polo, 

 is said to have had 10,000 falconers, and 

 3,000 other attendants as beaters. 



