The Nineteen Circuits of the Jin Dynasty, the Fifteen Circuits of the Tang Dynasty, and the Four Capitals and Twenty-Three Routes of the Song Dynasty. original: "晉十九道 唐十五道 宋四京二十三路." This header provides a historical context for administrative geography before introducing the current Yuan system.

Volume Four

Category of Commanderies and Cities

The Unified Map of the Great Yuan original: "大元一統圖." This likely refers to a famous map compiled during the Yuan dynasty to illustrate the empire's vast reach.
Determination of Upper and Lower Circuits Newly added Circuits, or "Lu," were major administrative divisions during the Yuan period.
Upper Counties converted to Prefectural seats Newly revised

The Central Region Circuits Newly added original: "腹裏" (Fuli). This refers to the core territories governed directly by the Central Secretariat, including modern-day Hebei, Shandong, and Shanxi.
Henan-Jiangbei Province Newly added
Huguang Province Newly added

Jiangxi Province New and old The gloss "New and old" suggests this entry combines content from previous editions with updated information.
Fujian Military Command Newly added
Jiangzhe Province New and old

Shaanxi Province New and old
Sichuan Province Newly added
Yunnan Province New and old

Liaoyang Province Newly added
Zhendong Province New and old original: "鎮東行省." This province was established during the Mongol invasions of Japan and was located in the Goryeo Kingdom (modern Korea).
Gansu Province Newly revised

Volume Five

Category of Foreign Lands

Miscellaneous Records of Foreign Lands
The Kingdom of Champa Located in modern central and southern Vietnam.
The Kingdom of Panduranga original: "賓重龍." A principality within the Champa civilization.

The Kingdom of Tambralinga and the Kingdom of Cambodia original: "登流眉真臘國." Tambralinga was on the Malay Peninsula; "Zhenla" refers to the Khmer Empire.
The Kingdom of Srivijaya original: "三佛齊." A powerful maritime empire based in Sumatra.
Tambralinga original: "單馬令." Another reference to a Malay Peninsula city-state.

Beruan original: "佛羅安." Identified by scholars as a port on the Malay Peninsula.
The Kingdom of the Andaman Islands In the Bay of Bengal.
The Kingdom of Greater Java In modern-day Indonesia.

Arabia: Berbera original: "大食弼琵羅." "Dashi" is the general term for the Caliphate or Arab world. Berbera is in modern Somalia.
Arabia: The Kingdom of Mubai original: "大食勿拔國." Likely referring to Dhofar or parts of the Arabian Peninsula.
Arabia: Egypt original: "大食勿斯離." "Wusili" is a phonetic rendering of "Misr," the Arabic name for Egypt.

Malano original: "麻羅奴." Likely referring to the Melanau people of Borneo or a location in the Philippines.
The Kingdom of the Zanj original: "崑崙層期." Referring to the Swahili Coast of East Africa, specifically Zanzibar.
The Kingdom of Huala in the Western Heavens original: "西天華羅." "Western Heavens" usually refers to India.

India original: "天竺."
Mecca original: "默伽."
Egypt original: "勿斯里." A variant transcription of "Misr," possibly referring specifically to Cairo.