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'''Ling-Tau''' was a messenger in [[Kublai Khan]]'s court. ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'')
'''Ling-Tau''' was a messenger in [[Kublai Khan]]'s court. He arrived at [[Marco Polo]]'s caravan with a message from the Khan.
 
[[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]] were amazed that Ling-Tau had left the Khan, 300 miles away, only the day before. He explained to them that couriers changed their [[horse]]s every league and that their bodies were wound tight to prevent them from being "shaken to pieces".
 
In [[Peking]], Ling-Tau took charge of [[Tegana]] after he had tried to [[Assassination|assassinate]] the Khan, but couldn't prevent Tegana from killing himself. ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'')


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Revision as of 00:34, 18 June 2013

Ling-Tau was a messenger in Kublai Khan's court. He arrived at Marco Polo's caravan with a message from the Khan.

Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright were amazed that Ling-Tau had left the Khan, 300 miles away, only the day before. He explained to them that couriers changed their horses every league and that their bodies were wound tight to prevent them from being "shaken to pieces".

In Peking, Ling-Tau took charge of Tegana after he had tried to assassinate the Khan, but couldn't prevent Tegana from killing himself. (TV: Marco Polo)