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Chanbalik

Japanese translation: 大都（大興府）

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Chinese term or phrase:	Chanbalik
Japanese translation:	大都（大興府）
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04:16 Jan 29, 2005

Chinese to Japanese translations [Non-PRO]
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Chinese term or phrase: Chanbalik

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In 1265, a visit by Marco's father and uncle to Kubilai Khan, the Mongol empeor of China and grandson of Genghis Khan, established friendly relations. The Catalan Atlas reflected this visit in its depiction of *Chanbalik* (now Beijing), a large double city symbol with a picture of Kublai Khan

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大都（大興府）

Explanation:
「大都」だけでももちろん意味は通じます。
フビライ・カーンは
"至元４年（１２６７年）に、金国の首府だった中都の東北に、それを上回る大規模の新都城を建設し（これが現今の北京市の起源である）、大都大興府と称してこれに遷都する。" （モンゴルと大明帝国、講談社学術文庫１３１７、１２０頁）

Kublai's capital was built on the site of modern Beijing. It was known as Khanbalik (a Mongol term meaning 鼎ity of the Khan