Ancient Accounts Of India And China By Two Mohammed An Travellers: Who Went To Those Parts In The 9Th Century; Translated From The Arabic

This book is an English translation of Silsilat alTawarikhthe first part written by Ibn Yazid Sirafi or from his accounts; the second part a supplement by Abu Zayd Hasan. It describes the stories about the sea of Gog and Magog (the Indian Ocean) and its fish species, the cities around the Arabian Gulf and seas that connect it to the Indian Ocean, the great cities and seas of the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka, the landing place of Adam and the precious metals found there, whales and other large man eating fish, details about China, the kings of India and China, the religions of China and India and the wonders of the Kingdom of Zeng, Aleppo, Rome, Hama, Homs, Damascus, Sherekhid, Baalbek, Bosra and the islands. It depicts also commercial routes, customs, social and economic systems with the most important products of India, Srinadeb, Java, China and the relationship of Muslims in China in the third and fourth centuries. It is translated from the French version by Renaudot. According to Renaudot, based on events such as the great revolution which swept across China during their second voyage, there is no reason to doubt that the journeys were undertaken four centuries prior to Marco Polos. Their travels took place in 851 A.D. and 877 A.D., respectively. Later Arabic geographers such as Ibn Khordadhbe and alMasudi relied heavily on this work for their information on India and China.