 But Kyawswa was overthrown nine months later, and the Mongols were forced to intervene, leading to their second invasion in 1300–01.Marco Polo reported the first invasions (1277–87) in his travelogue, "Il Milione".The Burmese referred to the invaders as the "Taruk" (after the central Asian Turkic troops that largely made up the Mongol invasion army); today, the term "Taruk" () refers to the Han Chinese instead.