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part_n and_o province_n which_o ancient_o belong_v to_o the_o roman_a empire_n 2._o the_o persian_a rule_v in_o all_o the_o province_n beyond_o euphrateâ—_n possess_v by_o the_o persian_a king_n in_o the_o time_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a or_o the_o 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o roman_n 3._o the_o great_a cham_n of_o tartary_n command_v eve_o all_o the_o north_n part_n of_o asia_n ancient_o know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o seythia_n 4._o the_o king_n of_o china_n govern_v in_o that_o large_a and_o populous_a country_n 5._o the_o king_n of_o barma_n who_o dominion_n comprehend_v all_o or_o the_o great_a part_n of_o india_n beyond_o the_o river_n of_o ganges_n and_o the_o great_a mogor_n who_o empire_n be_v extend_v over_o all_o india_n on_o this_o side_n of_o that_o river_n and_o some_o there_o be_v who_o in_o the_o description_n of_o this_o great_a continent_n follow_v this_o division_n but_o for_o our_o part_n for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o the_o greek_a 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asian_a diocese_n the_o lydian_a asia_n a_o part_n of_o asia_n proper_o so_o call_v and_o the_o proconsular_a asia_n but_o a_o part_n of_o that_o the_o limit_n of_o asia_n the_o less_o and_o the_o several_a province_n contain_v in_o the_o asian_a diocese_n have_v be_v show_v already_o and_o as_o for_o that_o part_n hereof_o which_o have_v the_o name_n of_o asia_n proper_o and_o especial_o so_o call_v it_o contain_v only_o the_o two_o phrygia_n both_o the_o mysia_n aeolis_n jonia_n lydia_n and_o caria_n which_o fall_v unto_o the_o roman_n by_o the_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n of_o attalus_n the_o last_o king_n of_o pergamus_n be_v by_o they_o make_v into_o one_o province_n and_o call_v asia_n after_o the_o name_n of_o the_o whole_a continent_n this_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o earnest-penny_n to_o make_v sure_o the_o rest_n so_o witness_v strabe_n where_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lib._n 13._o and_o for_o the_o lydian_a asia_n that_o contain_v only_o so_o much_o of_o 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